A strain of superbug MRSA has been found in pork sold in several British supermarkets, according to a Guardian investigation. The MRSA CC398 originates in animals due to excessive use of powerful antibiotics on factory farms. As part of ...
Tags: Pork Products, MRSA CC398
Great Plains Holdings has agreed to acquire controlling stake in Bonjoe Gourmet Chips for an undisclosed amount. Earlier in December, Great Plains signed a letter of intent to acquire a 30% stake in Bonjoe Gourmet Chips which is now ...
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Clemens Food Group is planning to invest $255.7m in the construction of a new pork processing facility in Coldwater Township in Michigan. The proposed investment is expected to create 810 jobs in the region. Commenting on the ...
Tags: bacon, ham, pork chops, Agriculture
After 85 years, antibiotics are growing impotent. So what will medicine, agriculture and everyday life look like if we lose these drugs entirely? A few years ago, I started looking online to fill in chapters of my family history that no ...
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Last fall I flew halfway across the country to go grocery shopping with Everly Macario. We set out from her second-story apartment in Hyde Park near the University of Chicago and walked to the supermarket to buy a couple of?rib?steaks?that ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Most people in this country, when they sit down to eat one of the several meals they are likely to enjoy tomorrow, will never think about where the protein, vegetables and grains they consume came from. Many will probably pause a few ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food
Byron Center Wholesale Meats of Michigan is recalling approximately 6,586 pounds of ham products as they were produced without a Hazard Analysis & Critical Control Points (HACCP) plan, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s ...
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Food giant Heinz has extended its UK sauces range with the introduction of a range of ketchups in a jar. Designed with adults in mind, Heinz said the range aims to drive new usage occasions by allowing consumers to "spoon a generous ...
US firm Land O'Lakes has launched Saute Starter, a seasoned butter and olive oil product that can be used to both cook and flavour meats. The company said that the product is aimed at "moms with growing families", providing a quick and ...
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US-based farmer-owned food and agricultural cooperative Land O'Lakes has launched Saute Express Saute Starter at leading food retailers in the US. The new Saute Express Saute Starter features seasoned butter and olive oil saute starter ...
Tags: leading food retailers, farmer-owned food and agricultural cooperative
US-based food company Heinz has launched a new range of ketchups in a jar which has been designed with adults in mind. The new range of ketchups are made with quality ingredients and a tomato taste. Heinz Tomato Ketchup Balsamic ...
Tags: ketchups, quality ingredients, tomato taste