With a new $275 million beef processing facility being built in Olathe, KS, with an opening of 2025 expected, Walmart plans to take a page from history by producing “case-ready” meat.
A half-century ago, Colorado’s Greeley Beef Plant was the first large-scale producer of what it called “boxed beef,” with
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Wisconsin officials announced a recall of certain pork and beef products this week because of inspection issues.
The Class 1 recall by Prem Meats in Prairie du Sac, WI, impacts some pork and beef products sold at its retail store. The implicated products have establishment number No. 793 printed in
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Elkhorn Valley Packing, of Harper, KS, is recalling 3,436 pounds of boneless beef chuck product that may be contaminated with Shiga toxin-producing E. coli (STEC) O103, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
The problem was discovered when FSIS was conducting routine FSIS testing
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Hoyo, SBC, of Bloomington, MN, is recalling approximately 1,046 pounds of ready-to-eat beef sambusa products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically thin, wire-like metal.
These items were shipped to schools in Minnesota. While the product was distributed to schools, it was through a commercial sale and was not
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USDA Monday likely delighted consumers and cattlemen alike with the release of a proposed rule with new regulatory requirements to better align the voluntary “Product of USA” label claim with consumer understanding of what that claim means.
The proposed rule allows the voluntary “Product of USA” or “Made in the
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JBS is to appeal a decision by Brazilian authorities to fine one of its subsidiaries as part of Operation Carne Fraca.
The Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) verdict relating to Seara Alimentos was officially published this month. JBS said it will appeal the decision.
JBS S.A. is the Brazilian-based parent company
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This is R-CALF USA’s weekly opinion/commentary that describes a letter to Congress sent by 50 diverse organizations and provides a list of reasons MCOOL is valuable to Americans. It is available in three formats: written, audio and video.
By Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA
New Year’s question: What do
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In an effort to improve food safety and reduce the risk of eating spoiled meat, Concordia researchers have designed a new technology that identifies the presence of the toxin putrescine in beef.
Putrescine is responsible for the noxious odors of putrefying meats. If consumed in large doses, putrescine can cause
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Oysters from Ireland have been linked to illnesses in Hong Kong. In other news from the region, China is lifting a 2020 ban on beef exports due to BSE this week.
The Centre for Food Safety (CFS) of the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department in Hong Kong ordered the industry
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BRF S.A. has signed a leniency agreement with Brazilian authorities related to two investigations that came to light in 2017 and 2018.
The deal with the Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) and Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU) was made in late December 2022 and covers Operation Carne Fraca (Weak Flesh) and Operation
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