• unacceptable food

    Applebee's Food Comes With Delicious "Use By" Sticker

    Reader Jamie's Applebee's dinner came with an interesting ingredient: an expiration date sticker. Understandably grossed out, Jamie asked Applebee's for some new food. They agreed, fished out the sticker and brought the old food back. Ick.
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    9:50 AM on Wed Aug 27 2008
    By Meg Marco
    91,699 views, 144 comments

  • smartserve

    "Whole Chicken Breast" Actually Chicken Part Composite

    Why not try a SmartServe Chicken, brought to you by Sysco:

    Our fully cooked Classic Brand SmartServe glazed chicken breast fillets have the appearance, taste and texture of a whole chicken breast at a much lower cost, plus they offer better portion control, consistent quality and easy preparation. Boneless, skinless, 100% chicken breast pieces shaped into natural breast fillets. Glazed flavoring. Unique 3-D technology gives you the look and texture of a solid muscle chicken breast, at a fraction of the cost.

    Mmm...particle chicken! According to tipster Phil, it's a popular item among restaurants.

    9:00 AM on Wed Jul 9 2008
    By Ben Popken
    5,788 views, 67 comments

  • chickenready

    Entire Chicken Fits Into 50 oz Can

    Science has taken us to Mars, plumbed the twilight depths of the ocean, and manipulated the very fibers of existence on the subatomic level, and now, minus giblets, put an entire chicken into a can. Commenter AlexTNOA alerts us that you can get it on Amazon, too, where the writeup says it's, "...ready for soups, stews and quick dinners...Great to have on-hand in your pantry for emergency dinners." Hm, how might those instructions read...something like: Open can, plop contents on plate, cover with plastic wrap, cook in microwave on high for 60 seconds, remove plate and wrapper, sculpt contents into shape of chicken. Serves 3-5...

    (Thanks to Robert!)

    3:57 PM on Mon Jul 7 2008
    By Ben Popken
    10,916 views, 78 comments

    Latest by Breach: It can take its place next to the Hamburger in a can more »

  • fast food

    McDonalds Wants To Feed You Fried Chicken For Breakfast

    It's morning in America and McDonald's is pretty sure you want to eat fried chicken on a biscuit. The Chicago Tribune is reporting that McDonald's has seen so much cash from their chicken menu items that they're adding some to the breakfast menu. Get ready to sink your teeth into the Southern Style Chicken Biscuit and the Southern Style Chicken Sandwhich. Chicken sandwich experts (or whatever) accuse McDonald's of copying Chic-Fil-A which apparently has been offering a chicken breakfast biscuit since 1986. More »

    10:37 AM on Wed May 14 2008
    By Meg Marco
    14,152 views, 167 comments

    Latest by citykids: I tried their new chicken biscuit last week. Chic-fil-a has nothing to worry about. more »

  • fast food

    KFC Is Sneaking Extra Profit From Bigger Orders

    If you're planning on buying some Hot Wings from KFC in Colorado Springs, Colorado, your cheapest option is to buy them in sets of six no matter how many you want. KFC charges you slightly more per wing as you buy more—"Guess they just hope nobody's good at quick math," our reader Jay writes. More »

    5:49 PM on Thu Feb 7 2008
    By Chris Walters
    9,360 views, 50 comments

    Latest by groverexploder: Good for KFC! If the customer can't be bothered to learn basic math, why should KFC help them? more »

  • food

    Tyson Foods To Raise Prices "Substantially"

    Eat that chicken and your wallet takes a lickin. The CEO of Tyson Foods, makers of fine chicken, beef, and pork products, said in a conference call yesterday, "We have no other choice but to raise prices substantially...We are raising prices because we can't absorb these costs. Despite concerns about the economy, people have to eat, and they will continue to eat protein." 2008, the year of tightening wallets... and belts?

    Tyson Foods To Raise Prices As Profit Suffers [Dow Jones]

    12:00 PM on Tue Jan 29 2008
    By Ben Popken
    2,672 views, 70 comments

    Latest by Mom2Talavera: People don't seem to be concerned with their health till its too late. They don't have enough foresight. We need to more »

  • unacceptable food

    This Frozen Publix Chicken Was "Never Frozen"


    Reader Richard writes to tell us that he found the "never frozen" label hilarious... More »
  • grocery

    "Injected Pork Water" Is Completely Out Of Control At Kroger

    "At our local supermarket chain (Kroger), it is now impossible to buy any fresh pork product (except sausage and bacon, but what's in them is a whole other story) that has not been "enhanced" by the injection of "up to 15%" of some kind of saltwater solution. Pork chops, pork loin, everything. And now chicken is getting this way, too - it is getting harder and harder to find any fresh chicken that has not been injected with "up to 15% chicken broth." Even bone-in legs and thighs, now. When did this happen?" More »

    12:52 PM on Tue Dec 18 2007
    By Meg Marco
    7,440 views, 68 comments

    Latest by Nemesis_Enforcer: @boxjockey68: I am so glad you took the time to step off your pedestal to read a bunch of comments more »

  • health

    Teenager Discovers Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria In Chicken

    A 17-year-old student in New Zealand has discovered antibiotic resistant bacteria that could be difficult to treat in humans... in a bunch of grocery store chickens. More »

    11:24 PM on Fri Nov 30 2007
    By Meg Marco
    3,853 views, 31 comments

  • food safety

    Russia Bans Import Of U.S. Chicken, Pork

    Russia has banned the import of chicken and pork from 30 U.S. facilities in the wake of a midsummer audit. Russia has not disclosed what, if anything, the audits uncovered, according to a concerned spokesman from the USA Poultry and Egg Export Council.
    All of the banned poultry plants were major suppliers of U.S. poultry to Russia and are some of the most efficient facilities in the country, the export council said.
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    11:30 AM on Sat Oct 20 2007
    By Carey
    2,503 views, 31 comments

    Latest by Nemesis_Enforcer: @Beerad: I agree. more »