Meat industry news
2022-06-07
Consumers Feeling the Meat Price Sticker Shock have Ways to Save
Grocery and gas prices are on the rise, and sticker-shocked consumers are looking for ways to cope and stick to their budgets.
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2022-06-06
Bipartisan Senate bills seek to diminish corporate squeeze on meat pricing
Two bills would give the federal government more investigative tools and transparency in pricing. Read more
2022-06-04
Pets Choice looks to expand manufacturing capabilities with a new warehouse and retail scheme in Blackburn | Food Business Africa Magazine
UK—Pet food manufacturer Pets Choice looks to expand manufacturing capabilities in the UK and create more jobs with a huge new warehouse and retail scheme i ... Read more
grains, milling, baking & feed
2022-06-03
History Highlight: APHIS Combats Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy
In the mid-1990s, thousands of cattle in the United Kingdom (UK) were affected by an outbreak of a fatal neurological disease, bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), commonly referred to as “mad cow... Read more
2022-06-03
Beef Day, the perfect place to meat!
The wait is over and the smell of grilled beef is in the air as the B.C. government, ranchers and the public celebrate B.C. Beef Day with a barbecue outside the Parliament Buildings. Read more
2022-06-03
Do Tannins Have a Place in Beef Production?
Tannins can be perceived as “antinutritional factors” in ruminant diets. Indeed, they are; however, when they are provided from low to medium concentrations (< 50 g/kg DM) tannins can improve... Read more
2022-06-02
JBS Swift Pork faces wrongful-death claim that cites new congressional report
The family of an Iowa meatpacking plant employee who died from COVID-19 is suing JBS Swift Pork. Read more
2022-06-01
Five groups receive AgriDiversity funding
On Tuesday, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Marie-Claude Bibeau, announced an investment of up to $734,806 to help five organizations increase the participation of under-represented groups in... Read more
2022-05-30
Construction of Pilot Scale Vaccine Manufacturing Facility Nearing Completion
The Director and CEO of VIDO expects a new in-house pilot scale vaccine manufacturing facility to be making vaccines by the fourth quarter of this year. The Vaccine and Infectious Disease... Read more
2022-05-30
Biden-Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Strengthen Food Supply Chains, Level the Playing Field for Growers, and Lower Prices for American Consumers
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced more support, resources, and new rules that will strengthen the American food supply chain, promote fair and competitive... Read more
2022-05-27
Tagatose to be classified as an added sugar when used in foods, US Food regulator rules | Food Business Africa Magazine
US - The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ruled that tagatose — a naturally occurring but rare sugar — will need to be disclosed on prod ... Read more
food safety & regulatory sugar & confectionery supplier news & innovations
2022-05-27
Agricultural Impacts of Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine
Nature.com reports that farmers in Ukraine are extremely stressed because of bombings and fighting the invaders. Truth is that irrespective of where and what, the intertwined nature of food... Read more