CBC News Vancouver is examining food safety concerns surrounding meat processing. Below is an interactive map detailing provincially and federally regulated poultry and cattle slaughterhouses across British Columbia.

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ANTIBIOTIC-RESISTANT BACTERIA: Doctors are raising concerns about the levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria found in meat. What is Health Canada doing about this?

IS ORGANIC FOOD SAFER?: There is an assumption that organic produce is "better" for you, but is it really safer, given that the vast majority of food-related illnesses are bacterial?

DANGERS OF LISTERIA: There's a whole new awareness of the dangers of listeria. Find out what happened when we tested local deli meats and seafood at a UBC lab.

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS TOO TIGHT?: Salt Spring Island is known for producing some of the best lamb in the country. But small farmers say they're being squeezed out thanks to tighter government regulations.

FUTURE OF FOOD SAFETY: What's the future of food safety? Smart phones, bar codes and nanotechnology could soon take the guesswork out of whether those ingredients are safe for supper.

TURKEY PREP 101: Tips for safe turkey preparation leading up to Thanksgiving

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"Concentrated raising of animals is the real problem. With enough room to roam chickens do not eat their own waste." - 10JBirch, Quesnel

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