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The owner of a meat company whose products are at the centre of a North Island listeria scare says a staff member could have introduced the disease to the factory.

Leonard's Superior Smallgoods manager and co-owner Richard Kornman…

Officials charged with overseeing public health and ensuring the safety of our food have some explaining to do over their handling of two listeria contaminations this month.

It's bad enough that the contaminations occurred at the…

Farmer control is vital to the creation of a mega meat company, says Alliance Group chief executive Grant Cuff.

The Southland-based co-operative processor this month proposed creating a new entity, with turnover of about $5 billion…

Nearly a quarter of New Jersey’s school districts may have received tainted beef from a California slaughterhouse through a federal school lunch assistance program.

Filed under: Grains, Vegetables, Dairy, Cheese, Comfort Food, Meat, Health & Medical

I’m getting old, Slashfood friends. I’m not quite old yet, but I’m getting old, and I can see the signs of it on my face. I am beginning to see fine lines that will eventually turn into — it makes me sigh — wrinkles.

But maybe I don’t need to worry because aside from all the $500-an-ounce skin serums out there, I just came across a pizza that supposedly reverses the aging process. The pizza, out of Italy, claims “anti-aging” because there is three times more fiber, higher magnesium and iron, and has specially chosen ingredients with anti-oxidant properties that reverse the aging process (tomatoes, spinach, zucchini, basil, mushrooms, carrots). Granted, the “formula” for this pizza was created by a nutritionist and a restaurant owner, so obviously there is a marketing angle to this.

However, I would propose that the thicker the fat layer under your skin, the shallower wrinkles will stay, so simply put, just eat more pizza.

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Filed under: Restaurants, Beef, Food Oddities, Meat

It doesn’t look real, but I assure you the giant cheeseburger that seems to want to eat the man on the right is indeed a real cheeseburger.

It’s the 134 pound cheeseburger from the folks at Mallie’s Sports Grill & Bar, and it broke the Guinness record for the largest commercially available burger. Yup, it’s going to be on the regular menu for $350, not just a one-time deal. And if you think that’s a lot, the price also include fries and soda! No word on whether the fries and soda will be enough to go with the cheeseburger. I’m thinking 75 pounds of fries and maybe around 10 gallons of Coke.

The previous record was 123 pounds.

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A second batch of listeria-contaminated meat was taken from at least one hospital and cafes around the North Island yesterday.

Leonards Superior Smallgoods said listeria contamination had been found in a batch of packaged, cold,…

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Of the 143 million pounds of recalled meat, just over 50 million pounds was bought for use in the federal programs, the department said.

Gyoza dumplings are a very popular Japanese dish traditionally made with pork and shrimp. Los Angeles Sushi Chef Institute head chef and founder Andy Matsuda demonstrates how it’s done, step by step. This recipe makes twenty gyoza dumplings and serves two to three people.