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SPAM: A BIOGRAPHY Carolyn Wyman. 1999; 134 PP. $15. Harcourt Brace and Company. The entire history, from Jay C. Hormel to Monty Python and the Internet, spiced tongue in gelatinous [...]

FOR the first time in its 60 year history, Spam has ditched its familiar key opener in favour of a ring pull. The move is designed to lure back to [...]

Mars Inc.'s Kal-Kan division is relaunching its Pedigree Select pet food under the name Cesar, a brand popular in Europe and Asia but new to the U.S. Redubbed Cesar Select […]

At Hormel Foods Corp., financial results for its 1998 fiscal year 'validated many of the company's long-term strategies' to manufacture and merchandise a mix of products that are added-value and [...]

Several jokes are presented including one on an e-mail about the canned-meat diet, the hair above a cow's lip and a boy staring intently at an orange juice's carton.

The article focuses on a study which shows that red meat and processed red meat can increase mortality risks. It states that for every daily serving of red meat, there is a 13% chance of death risks and 20% of processed meat. Dietitian Georgia Giannopoulos says that red meat contains saturated fats while processed meats has saturated fat, sodium, and nitrites that increase the risks of mortality.

The article focuses on Hormel Foods Corp., the maker of the pork product Spam. Information is provided on Hormel's plans for expansion into China due to declining sales in Japan caused by the March 2011 earthquake. Rick Bross, president of Hormel Foods International, explains how he can sell Spam for forty percent more than the price of local products due to the demand for American meat which is perceived as safer than Chinese meat.

El artículo habla de Cinta Azul, S. A., una compañía de Costa Rica que especializa en embutidos, jamones y frijoles molidos enlatados. Tienen una alianza estratégica con la compañía norteamericana de tecnología de carnes Hormel Foods. La compañía es la única empresa en Centro América que exporta productos refrigerados. Se hablan de sus estrictas normas de calidad y de la operación de la compañía.

The article offers information on classifications of the risk of processed meat and red meat for cancer.

The article discusses the health benefits and lean protein convenience from canned meat and seafoods. Clinical dietitian Laura Manganiello reveals the health benefits of canned foods such as high protein, calcium, iron, and a god source of omega-3 fatty acid. However, she suggests that consumers check on the nutritional facts and ingredients lists for sodium, mercury, and bisphenol A content.

Spam fans can bring home the bacon from this month in the form of a limited edition of the canned meat. Spare with Bacon follows a black pepper limited edition, [...]

As a five-decade livestock producer, Jim Farmer wants his son and two daughters to follow in his footsteps. He hopes ready-to-eat beef--in a can--is the ticket. Farmer has joined resources [...]

The article discusses a nutrition label research which involves servings of salmon and Spam canned meat, conducted by University of Houston researchers and published in an issue of "Food Studies" journal.

The article focuses on the growing interest of consumers in ethnic foods and better-for-you products which will help determine what kind of canned meat products succeed. Topics discussed include the increase in sales of canned meats, the search by consumers for sustainable meat choices, and the seasoned beef products launched by meat provider Marfood USA. Insights of editor Susan Viamari of the report "Times & Trends" about the issue, are provided.

The article narrates several stories relayed by the magazine staff. Bill Fink observes the popularity of Spam canned meats in Vieques, Puerto Rico and warned not to go to the far eastern side of Vieques that has buried munitions. Tony Perrottet talks about finding the all-too-rare Hawaiian ceviche dish in Lanai City, Hawaii while photographer Shelly Strazis shares a personal narrative of her experience of riding a small plane in Union Island in St. Barts in the Caribbean.

The article offers information on impact of eating processed meat on health. It informs that eating processed meat daily is linked with a 42 percent higher risk for heart disease and a 19 percent increase in diabetes risk. The use of nuts may block body's absorption of cholesterol from food, and significantly lowered low density lipoproteins (LDL) cholesterols. It further suggests the use of the herb rosemary because of its cancer averting powers.

The article presents responses from several readers regarding the most memorable mishap encountered by them during holidays. Patra Holland, from High Point, North Carolina, describes how the applesauce Bundt cake made by her was so hard it could not be cut with a knife. Stephanie Gilson, from Chicago, Illinois, describes how she burned her oven mitts, and Ruth Crates, from Kenton, Ohio, mentions that a canned ham exploded when she put it into the oven.

The article evaluates Valette's duck confit and duck cassoulet with Toulouse sausage being offered by Essential Ingredient stores.

The article evaluates several canned goods for dieting including Traditional Beef and Baked Potato from Progresso, Beef Stew from Dinty Moore, and Split Pea and Ham Soup from Healthy Choice.

The author reports on steps which people around the world have taken to save money on their food bill. The increased popularity of the canned meat product Spam in the U.S. is mentioned. Steps which have been taken by schools in Japan and people in South Africa and the Philippines to decrease food costs are discussed.

Two letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including "A Wider View," in the September 21, 2006 issue and the book review of "From My Cold Dead Hands: Charlton Heston and American Politics," by Cathy Seipp in the October 23, 2006 issue.

Presents preparations for several canned meats. Vienna sausage; Spam; Potted-meat.

Presents several old products that are expected to make a comeback in 2005 in the U.S. Spam lunch meat from Hormel Foods; White Castle logo in T-shirts; Old Spice deodorants and antiperspirants marketed by Procter & Gamble; Comet household cleaning powder from Prestige Brands.

Presents some techniques in canning foods, such as chicken meat.

Evaluates several canned meat steak products. Braised Steak & Onions from Kraft; Black & Gold Braised Steak & Onion; Braised Steak & Onions from Tom Piper.

The article presents information on the advertising and marketing of food company Hormel's precooked meat product Spam. Topics include a history of the marketing of Spam, statistics on the amount of grocery stores where Spam is sold and the number of Spam cans purchased annually, and details on the marketing strategy of Spam after World War II.