China has opened its markets to Irish beef exports, ending an 18-year ban that was imposed on Ireland following the outbreak of mad cow disease. The Asian country had banned beef imports from Ireland and other European Union countries and ...
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US-based Sandridge RMH Acquisition has issued a recall of nearly 1,222 pounds of ready-to-eat beef products owing to misbranding and undeclared allergens. According to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection ...
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Cargill is set to provide EZ Peel packaging for ground beef chubs in retail stores across the US States from January 2017, in a bid to minimize contact with raw ground beef when preparing meals. The technology developed by Bemis Company, ...
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Sobeys announced that the beef on its shelves on Prince Edward Island is now primarily supplied by local beef farmers through Atlantic Beef Products' (ABP) Island View Farms brand. Processed at ABP's plant in Albany, P.E.I., Island View ...
Meat processor Atria has received approval from the Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority to acquire Kaivon Liha Kaunismaa. In June, Atria announced that it would purchase 70% stake in Kaivon Liha to expand its business in Finland. ...
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Jack Link’s Protein Snacks has acquired meat snacks unit of Grass Run Farms, which produces grass-fed beef snacks and fresh meat products. The deal also includes trademark and distribution rights for Grass Run Farms beef snacks. ...
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US-based agricultural and food company Cargill has announced to cut the use of antibiotics in its US cattle supply by 20%, a move which is likely to impact 1.2 million cattle annually. From now, Cargill plans to reduce the shared-class ...
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US-based Huisken Meat Company has issued a voluntary recall of around 89,568 pounds of beef products over suspected contamination with extraneous wood materials. The Sam's Choice Black Angus Vidalia Onion products were manufactured ...
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UK-based meat company BEEfit has launched a new range of beef biltong in the dried beef snack category. BEEfit biltong is a high protein, spiced, sliced and dried product which caters to customers who are on the move. The product ...
Tags: High-Protein Beef, Low-Fat Beef
Lamb producer Superior Farms has opened a new processing facility in Dixon, in the US state of California. Located adjacent to the current facility, the new plant will become completely operational by the end of August this year. The ...
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Australian meat processor Bindaree Beef has agreed to merge with meat marketing and distribution company Sanger Australia. The combined company will be known as Bindaree Beef Group and will cater to the increasing consumer demand for meat ...
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US-based establishment Lombardi Brothers Meats is recalling close to 26,975 pounds of tenderized steak and ground beef products as they may have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s ...
The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has finalized rule to label mechanically tenderized raw or partially cooked beef products. The new requirements, when put into effect in May 2016, ...
US-based company Premier Distribution Center is recalling nearly 50,953 pounds of pork and beef products over misbranding, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). The recall has ...
In the wake of the hepatitis A outbreak in Australia, the government has supported plans for the introduction of country-of-origin labeling. Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott had asked his cabinet members to draft a legislation ...