A hamburger (or simply burger) is an American sandwich that consists of a cooked patty of ground meat that is fried, steamed, grilled, broiled, barbequed, seared or deep fried and is generally served with various garnish or condiments like ketchup, mustard, mayonaise, lettuce, tomato, onion, relish and cheese toppings, placed inside a sliced bun, often baked specially for this purpose, or pieces of bread or toast. The meat patty is beef, unless otherwise noted.

The US food safety authority (FDA) approved meat and milk from cloned animals, clearing the way for them one day to appear in shops despite opposition on ethical and health grounds.

MINNEAPOLIS - A Minnesota meatpacker has recalled about 188,000 pounds of ground beef patties and some other products because of E. coli bacteria concerns.

Eat All Day I have to admit, I’m totally out of my element here. Australian meat pies? Pies filled with different meats and combinations? The breaded flaky crust that makes any pastry a thousand percent better wrapped around ground sausage meat? With no frame of reference for comparison, I’m left with my own impressions.

The move to kill 50 mule deer in Helena within the coming months likely will involve police officers and net traps, an attempt to get the deer down on the ground before shots are fired. The culling likely will be conducted on public land within the city, and the meat will be turned over to Helena Food Share.

Even as the beef industry spends hundreds of millions of dollars a year to keep harmful pathogens out of the meat it sells to the public, it appears to be losing ground.