A World Trade Organization (WTO) panel circulated a report on Aug. 2 regarding the dispute of China's anti-dumping and countervailing duty measures on chicken products from the United States. The panel upheld the U.S. claims that China ...
Tags: Anti-Dumping, Chicken Inconsistent
The US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a public notification regarding a a recall issued by the Chilean Ministry of Health for chicken products as they may be contaminated with Dioxin. This ...
US-based meat processing firm Pilgrim's Pride is set to shut down its cooking and cold storage facilities in Chattanooga, Tennessee within the next two weeks, eliminating 200 jobs at the facilities. The planned closure is a part of the ...
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The UK's Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has approved a takeover of the Vion UK's poultry business by 2 Sisters Food, following an extensive review of the transaction. The OFT fully reviewed the transaction, including the combination of the ...
Tags: Poultry Business, Agriculture
US agribusiness firm Cargill has opened a $40m chicken processing facility at its complex in Efremov, Russia, marking the company's first primary chicken processing operations in Russia. The facility will primarily supply McDonald's ...
Tags: Chicken, Food, chicken products
Dutch food firm Vion has completed the sale of its red meat and poultry activities to UK-based 2 Sisters Food. The sale included 11 processing facilities, including those in Coupar Angus, Cambuslang and Portlethen. The deal is expected ...
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Global protein manufacturer BHJ Ingredients has unveiled SCANPRO FCP 75/SF, a new functional chicken protein for the poultry and chicken meat processors. The company stated that the new ingredient will be particularly appealing to meat ...
Tags: BHJ Ingredients, Functional Chicken Protein, Meat Processors
US-based Tyson Foods is recalling approximately 127,000 pounds of uncooked breaded chicken tenderloins and uncooked chicken tenderloin fritter products as they contain soy that is not mentioned on the product label. According to the US ...
Posted by Rick Lingle, Technical Editor -- Packaging Digest, 3/18/2013 2:51:40 PM Family-owned Foster Farms today announced last week that its fresh chicken products have earned humane certification from American Humane Association. The ...
Hot Springs Packing of Arkansas is recalling approximately 6,120 pounds of chicken polish sausage and chicken breakfast as they may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food ...
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Since the turn of the 21st century, there have been efforts to create organizations such as the Muslim Consumer Group that certify food products as halal for Muslim consumers. Since 1991, some mainstream manufacturers of soups, grains, ...
Tags: halal, Halal Certification, Muslim, food products
2 Sisters Food, a UK-based chicken meat processing company, has entered into an agreement to acquire Dutch food firm Vion's red meat and poultry activities for an undisclosed sum. Under the terms of the deal, 2 Sisters Food will acquire ...
Sara Lee Premium Meats, owned by US-based Hillshire Brands, has revamped the packaging of its turkey, chicken and ham deli meats in the deli segment and now feature the Heart-Check mark in the celebration of American Heart Month. The new ...
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C & H Meat is recalling approximately 79,400 pounds of marinated pork and chicken products as they contain monosodium glutamate (MSG), which is not declared on the label, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and ...
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Gold'n Plump Poultry, the Midwest's largest fully integrated chicken producer, announced a new line-up for fresh boneless, skinless breast lovers. Using feedback from a panel of consumers who said they were looking for both packaging ...
Tags: Vacuum Packs, Chicken Breast, Plump products