The U.S. Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning about the use of antibiotics in livestock and urged meat producers to cut back on them because they pose a serious threat to public health. The issue is not that the meat itself is harmful to health or that consumers are ingesting antibiotics with their protein, but that the overuse of antibiotics is diminishing the efficacy of crucial medications needed for human use.
According to the Los Angeles Times, for years, evidence has been mounting that extensive use of antibiotics in livestock, particularly to promote growth or prevent the spread of disease in crowded pens, has resulted in the development of drug-resistant bacteria. The FDA wants meat producers to consult more closely with veterinarians to determine when it is prudent to use antibiotics and which ones to use.
Keystone Processors recognizes and agrees with this concern of using antibiotics on livestock, which is why our Natural Prairie Beef brand is hormone-free and antibiotics are only used when necessary. Keystone Processors is focused on raising the best quality cattle with the benefit of top notch farming practices. Our number one concern is to deliver top quality steaks, tenderloins, roasts, ground beef, burgers and wieners to you and your family.
Let us know what you think of this issued warning. Do you think it will be effective?
Food safety, Government policy, Nutrition
antibiotics, concern, humans, meat producers, medications, Natural Prairie Beef, warning
Don’t enter the season without spring cleaning your most important cooking tool – the barbeque.
Here’s how to tune your grill up on a budget.
Remember how much you used your barbeque last summer? Before you start grilling away to the same extent this year, it’s important to show your grill a little tender love and care. Here are quick, easy and inexpensive tips to give your barbeque the perfect tune up so you can get your grill on!
You’ll need:
• A strong bristle brush
• Mild soap and water
1. Give it a good scrub
With last year’s remnants hanging on to your grill for dear life, it’s due time to give it a good scrub with some mild soap and warm water. If your grill is in bad shape and hasn’t been replaced in a while, consider investing in a new one. Fixed-sized grills and expandable ones are easy to find at any hardware store. If you have cast iron cooking grids, be sure to season them will oil. The oil will help protect the porcelain coating, decrease sticking, and protect damaged or worn grids from rusting.
2. Take it apart
Take apart as much of your barbeque as you can and give the inside (and outside) of your barbecue oven a good scrub with some soap and water and a strong bristled brush, paying extra attention to those spots with lots of grease. For those really tough spots, use a strong degreaser.
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Barbeque, Food safety
BBQ tips, brush, grill, scrub, spring cleaning, tune up
We’ve put all of our roasts on sale for 15% off until December 14th. With the holiday season just around the corner, we hope you’ll enjoy a pot roast or prime rib from Keystone Processors. You can buy them online, in our store at 663 Marion St., or by phone (204) 235-0454.
All the beef we sell to the public is Natural Prairie Beef brand, which means it’s raised hormone-free right here in Manitoba. And, we’ve taken a huge step forward in food safety with the Natural Prairie Beef brand because it’s fully traceable. That means for any piece of beef you buy, we know which farm it came from.
And once you buy a roast, here’s a great three-tomato pot roast recipe for you to try. You can find dozens of great beef recipes online at www.beefinfo.org. Read more…
Food safety, Manitoba cattle, Natural beef, Online shopping, Recipes, Traceability
Canadian Beef Information Centre, Natural Prairie Beef, pot roast, Sale
Keystone Processors Ltd. is very pleased to announce that we’ve joined the Better Business Bureau of Manitoba. The BBB and its members have a vision of: ”An ethical marketplace where buyers and sellers can trust each other.”
The BBB promotes marketplace trust by:
- Creating a community of trustworthy businesses
- Setting standards for marketplace trust
- Encouraging and supporting best practices
- Celebrating marketplace role models, and;
- Denouncing substandard marketplace behavior
At Keystone Processors, we’re dedicated to developing a strong, credible brand for selling high quality Manitoba beef. We already meet or exceed all provincial standards for food safety and are in the process of upgrading our plant to meet Canadian, U.S. and European standards for export too. Meanwhile, we are already a leader in our field on traceability, an important food safety and customer service protocol that allows us to trace each product we sell back to its original farm.
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Food safety, Kosher and Halal, Manitoba cattle, Traceability, Uncategorized
Better Business Bureau
