Australia’s King Island beef brand has received a farm-quality accreditation, boosting its chances of access to premium international markets. With this accreditation, the meat processing company JBS Australia has included the brand ...
Tags: beef brand, Agriculture
Russia’s veterinary and phytosanitary watchdog has banned the import of meat and dairy products from eight Belarussian companies. The banned companies include Agrokombinat Skidelsky, Vitebsk Broiler Poultry Plant, Servolux Agro, ...
Tags: Meat, dairy imports, Agriculture
Finland-based meat specialist HKScan has announced plans to invest in new production facilities in western Finland and Rakvere, Estonia. The proposed facility in western Finland will see an investment ranging from €35-65m, while the ...
Tags: HKScan, Operations, Food
A computer interface that works on vibration rather than electrical circuit board; an emergency programme that tackles the loss of coral reefs from ocean acidification; a camping equipment rental system to reduce festival waste; and a pot ...
Tags: Design Festival, Furniture, Furnishing
US-based Columbus Foods has announced a new partnership with Harris Ranch Beef Company, as part of the plans to expand its deli meat production capabilities. The development follows Columbus' $28m investment in its Bayfront facility last ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today announced a settlement with the owner of a meat processing plant in Lancaster, Pa., for allegedly failing to properly pre-treat its industrial waste before discharging it to the City’s ...
Tags: Meat Processor, EPA, certification
Producers looking to take advantage of the growing consumer demand for local foods but having difficulty in finding methods to process their poultry, rabbit and fish for retail sale may want to consider setting up their own processing ...
Tags: consumer demand, Mobile processing units, potential market
Flavorseal continues the expansion of their netting solutions for the meat processing industry with a combination of new product development and a full line of knitted netting manufactured in their own knitting facility. Combined with ...
Tags: Netting Products, Meat Processors
Flavorseal has expanded its portfolio with the combination of new product development and a full line of knitted netting manufactured at its plant for meat processing industry. Integrated with the company's elastic and plastic extruded ...
Tags: Meat Processing, Flavorseal
Consumer demand for locally-grown foods and locally-raised meat, poultry and eggs has grown. After a decline of small farms and slaughter houses in the 1990s, the U.S. has seen a resurgence in small, locally-owned operations. According to ...
A project funded by the Indiana Soybean Alliance (ISA) is helping to encourage Mexican meat processors to diversify their ready-to-cook and ready-to-eat meal offerings to include more U.S. poultry as a main ingredient. ISA – the ...
Tags: Soybeans, U.S.Soybeans, Value-Added Poultry, Egg Exports
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) received an "adequate" rating – the lowest passing grade – in the latest audit by the U.S. government to determine its equivalency on food safety standards, according to documents ...
Tags: Food Inspection, Canada's Food Inspection Agency, Lowest Passing Grade
Israel Chemicals (ICL) has signed an agreement to acquire Germany-based spice blends and food ingredients maker Hagesued Group, for an undisclosed amount. As part of acquisition, ICL will purchase Hagesued's existing business, modern ...
Tags: Spice Blends, Israel Chemicals
The firm said all metal detectors are certified to this level and it was important for food safety that the machines could be washdown properly. The machine uses IP69K certified casing and an epoxy chute to make it water resistant. ...
Salaison Levesque Inc. is a ready-to-eat meat processing establishment located in Montreal, Quebec. CFIA said that adequate controls for food safety related to pre-operational inspections of sanitation procedures were not being reliably ...