Two slaughterhouse workers charged with abuse (USA Today) Two former slaughterhouse workers were charged Friday with abusing ailing cattle in a case based on undercover video footage showing crippled and sick animals being shoved with forklifts. [News Source]

Schools pull risky beef from menu (The Tennessean) Tennessee schools have put a hold on 414,000 pounds of beef because the California slaughterhouse it came from is suspected of using cattle with a greater risk of mad cow disease. Districts across Tennessee, including Metro Nashville and surrounding areas, received meat from Hallmark/Westland Meat packing company, which was shut down Feb. 4 by the USDA for allegedly slaughtering "downer cows" ... [News Source]

Cruelty charges filed against slaughterhouse boss (Los Angeles Times) A video taken at the Chino facility prompted schools nationwide to pull beef from their menus. San Bernardino County prosecutors today filed felony charges against a former Chino slaughterhouse manager who allegedly used cruel methods to force at-risk cattle into the slaughter box. A videotape taken at the facility has led to schools nationwide pulling beef from cafeterias. ... [News Source]

World’s Scientists Converge on Boston for AAAS (Wired News) The annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science attracts more than 8,000 scientists for discussions and presentations of all types. Wired Science provides full coverage from Friday through Monday. [News Source]

School districts in Georgia hold questionable beef. USDA inspectors say they won't know whether or not the meat was tainted until next week, when the investigation will be finished. [News Source]

Scientists find way to scan for cloned meat. Scientists said yesterday that meats can be certified clone-free with DNA-tracking, a fast and cheap technique already used in some countries to certify beef and chicken as organic or hormone-free. [News Source]

Removing risk of products from China. Trader Joe's announced this week that they would no longer carry single ingredient items that are imported from China. [News Source]

Officials call for safety probe of school meat supply. A California congressman and other lawmakers today called for an independent investigation into the safety of food supplied to schools across the nation through a federal program. [News Source]

In remote valley, a grim redefinition of ‘fishing.’ Shrimp are getting harder to find on the Rio Grande in Jamaica, and those who live by its banks now eat more chicken and goat. When they do eat the shrimp, they must inspect them carefully inside and out for signs of poison. [News Source]

100 Years After Discovery: First Industrial Production Of PharmaPLET - A Breakthrough For Pharma Applications At DSM (ChemicalOnline) DSM Pharma Chemicals, a business unit of DSM Pharmaceutical Products, has successfully launched PharmaPLET during the Informex tradeshow in New Orleans [News Source]