South Korea has imposed ban on the imports of beef from the US after finding a banned feed additive, zilpaterol, in a 22-ton meat shipment. Zilpaterol is a feed ingredient used to boost marketable meat in cattle. Due to raising concerns ...
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Lee Kum Kee, a manufacturer of Chinese sauces, has developed a range of five flavorful Panda Brand Ready Sauces. The line includes Mongolian BBQ Stir-Fry, Lettuce Wrap, Broccoli Beef, Orange Chicken and Kung Pao Chicken varieties. The ...
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Where Food Comes From (WFCF), a resource for third party verification of food production practices, has signed a joint marketing agreement with Micro Technologies to perform verification audits for approximately 1,000 new customers. As ...
Tags: Beef Supply Chain, Food
Canada-based Maple Leaf Foods is hopeful of closing sale of Rothsay, its rendering and biodiesel business, to Darling International of Irving, Texas for C$645m on 28 October. Rothsay is the leading rendering company in Canada and a ...
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Cargill Food Distribution, a unit of Cargill Meat Solutions, has signed an agreement with Teys Australia to launch Australian beef in American markets. As part of the deal, a wide range of Teys beef products, including Angus beef will be ...
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Alfa, a Mexican conglomerate engaged in car parts and petrochemicals, is looking at options to launch an initial public offering (IPO) for its processed foods division Sigma Alimentos. Sigma produces dairy and meat products under Fud and ...
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JBS USA, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Brazilian meat processor JBS, has opened a new distribution center at its beef processing facility in Grand Island, Nebraska, increasing its storage and product handling capabilities. The 83,000ft2 ...
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Central Valley Meat, a California-based slaughterhouse, is recalling about 89,720 pounds of ground beef as it may contain small pieces of plastic, the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) said. ...
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Cargill has teamed up with TEVA Energy to install a solar energy system at a meat processing facility in Fresno, California. The company has added solar energy at the facility to pre-heat water used throughout the plant for food safety ...
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Creekstone Farms Premium Black Angus Beef, a US-based beef company, has finalized terms of its supply agreement with Canadian distributor C&C Packing to expand its products into the country. Through this agreement, C&C Packing is sianed ...
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Zambeef Products, a Zambia-based meat products company, is set to invest $250m to boost locally-sourced produce, as the country suspended beef and poultry imports from Europe over contamination concerns. The company plans to establish a ...
The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has signed a £100m deal with Russia to export beef and lamb to the latter in the next three years. The deal, which was finalized by Russian Deputy Prime Minister ...
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Martin's Abattoir & Wholesale Meats has suspended operations at its beef slaughterhouse in North Carolina, ending nearly six decades of business and putting 180 jobs at risk. The company stated that the decision was taken due to a lack of ...
Environment secretary Owen Paterson has succeeded in his mission to persuade Russian authorities to sign an export deal for British beef and lamb, expected to be worth £100M over the next three years. The DEFRA boss has signed a ...
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Siberoni, a frozen food manufacturer, is recalling 169,655 pounds of raw and frozen meat and poultry ravioli products, which were produced without the benefit of inspection, according to the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and ...
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