Beef

Federal authorities have issued a public health alert about more than two dozen beef, pork and poultry salad and wrap products as a precaution due to possible parasite contamination.

A new Nusr-Et steak house in Istanbul, which has hit worldwide fame thanks to its eccentric founder known as "Salt Bae," has been fined by Turkish authorities for its advertisement that was recently slammed as an "insult to history." 

The Turkish Food, Agriculture, and Livestock Ministry has denied recent reports that beef imported from Poland during 2011-2012 contained bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly known as mad cow disease.

U.S. astronaut John Young, who walked on the moon in 1972 and even smuggled a corned beef sandwich into orbit during a career that made him the only person to fly with three NASA space programs, has died at age 87, officials said on Jan. 6.

The European Parliament may veto the European Commission's legislative proposal to allow the use of phosphate additives in frozen meat (including Döners) because of health concerns. Serious concerns about the health effects of phosphates used as food supplements were expressed by members of the EP's Public Health and Food Safety Committee, reports actualno. 

The doner kebab, one of the most popular and affordable fast food dishes in Europe, might soon be banned, German media reported.

The issue has been raised following the European Commission's proposal to allow the use of phosphates in lamb, beef and veal sold in supermarkets.

Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Virgin founder Richard Branson decided to invest together with former General Motors president Jack Welch in a start-up business with artificial meat, Bloomberg reported.

Canada’s federal government has finalised the details of an additional import quota that will allow 18,500 tonnes of European cheese to enter Canada, but EU dairy producers aren’t happy. EURACTIV Italy reports.

The quota is part of the CETA trade agreement between Canada and the EU, which will enter into force on 21 September.

Unidentified suspects have shot seven water buffalos dead, chopped their heads off and stole their bodies in Istanbul's Şile district. 

The owner of the water buffalos, Cengiz Akdeniz, started searching for his animals when they did not return after five days, saying that he released his animals to a meadow for grazing.

India's Supreme Court suspended on July 11 a government ban on the trade of cattle for slaughter, a boost for the multi-billion dollar beef and leather industries mostly run by members of the Muslim minority.