Beef recall hits Central Texas schools (KVUE-TV Austin) The USDA says that beef from a nationwide recall could have made its way into school cafeterias. Round Rock ISD reported 625 cases of the affected beef. [News Source]

Calif. schools struggling with beef scare (EARTHtimes.org) Allegations that a California slaughterhouse used at-risk cattle for beef products have left some schools struggling to maintain safety standards. The Los Angeles Times said Sunday that since the Hallmark Meat Packing was accused of creating beef products... [News Source]

Calif. schools struggling with beef scare (Moldova.org) Allegations that a California slaughterhouse used at-risk cattle for beef products have left some schools struggling to maintain safety standards.The Los Angeles Times said Sunday that since the Hallmark Meat Packing was accused of creating beef products from so-called downer cattle, school officials across southern California have been trying to determine if they had purchased any contaminated ... [News Source]

Calif. schools struggling with beef scare (UPI) Allegations that a California slaughterhouse used at-risk cattle for beef products have left some schools struggling to maintain safety standards. [News Source]

Swiss sausage fans fret over demise of a favorite (International Herald Tribune) The Swiss were confronted this winter with a dire prospect: the possible extinction of cervelas, the national sausage. [News Source]

Ritter Travels To See Emergency Wildlife Feeding (CBS4 Denver) Winter storms are taking a toll on wildlife in northwest Colorado and state wildlife biologists are monitoring conditions to determine if emergency feeding for big game should be expanded from the west-central part of the state. [News Source]

Schools scramble to find questionable meat. Many districts have stopped serving ground beef products in response to allegations that a packing house used 'downer' cattle. [News Source]

School districts react to beef ban. More than 150 school districts nationwide — including Fremont, Newark and New Haven — have stopped serving meat from a Chino slaughterhouse that's under federal investigation for alleged animal cruelty. [News Source]

Dumpling scare exposes Japan’s food dependency. A nationwide alarm in Japan over toxic Chinese dumplings is a wake-up call for an agriculture policy that has left the nation at the mercy of imported food, analysts say. [News Source]

School districts react to beef ban (The Argus) More than 150 school districts nationwide — including Fremont, Newark and New Haven — have stopped serving meat from a Chino slaughterhouse that's under federal investigation for alleged animal cruelty. [News Source]