But now the imam he normally uses to approve his meat is sick with a suspected case of dengue fever.
Around the corner, at the only other store here that sells halal meat, approved for use by orthodox Muslims, patrons said several thousand Muslims lived in the area, only a small portion of whom were Lebanese.
The F.D.A. has already approved irradiation of meat, poultry, spices, oysters, clams and mussels with no noticeable adverse effect on the small minority of consumers willing to try the products.
And since many stores won't carry non-U.S.D.A.-approved meat, rabbit is harder to find.
The federal government is the appropriate institution to inspect U.S.D.A.-approved meat.
There's also a wood-burning oven that does wonders with asparagus and octopus, animal-welfare-approved meat, and a minimalist dining room so cool and spacious that it looks like an imagined Los Angeles.
Separately, the department announced its approval for horse slaughtering at a plant in Iowa, the second facility approved for processing equine meat in less than a week.
The Agriculture Department has approved a label for meat and liquid egg products that includes a claim about the absence of genetically engineered products.
The U.S.D.A. has approved a label for meat and liquid egg products that includes a claim about the absence of genetically engineered products.
If approved under EU law, meat could be branded as "West Country" and promoted on the basis of the region's unique rearing.
They were healthy at ante-mortem inspection, passed post-mortem inspection, and their meat was approved for human consumption.
