US food firm OSI has reacted furiously to a Chinese court ruling, which claimed the company had supplied substandard food products to fast-food chains in China, including McDonald’s.
Eagle Product Inspection has created a pipeline X-ray system that it claims can help firms optimise production rates, while complying with safety standards.
Shares in the Brazilian meat company JBS have hit a 15-month low, coinciding with reports that senior figures, including the chairman Joesley Batista, have been accused of financial crimes regarding loan payments made to related companies in 2011.
Equipment manufacturer Admix will unveil its innovative portfolio of meat and poultry equipment mixing machines at the International Production and Processing Expo (IPPE) in Atlanta, US, on 26 January.
The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has said the swift implementation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal is crucial to help American beef reach the world’s growing middle class.
The National Pork Board has launched Pork Crisis Alerts, a text service that delivers breaking virus outbreak and industry-wide emergency news to pork producers in the US.
The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) has said a shortage of 1,000 meat cutters is holding the industry back from operating at full capacity and increasing its exports.
Over 4,000 pounds (lb) of sausages have been recalled in the US after it was discovered the meat was lined with sheep casing, which was not declared on the product label.
California-based Neto’s Sausage has recalled 23 types of beef, pork and chicken products after they were shipped for sale without a food safety inspection.
Should Taiwan import US pork that contains the drug ractopamine? This is the question that Taiwan’s presidential candidates have clashed over in a series of heated televised debates.
The 12 members of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) free trade pact hope to sign a document in February that verifies the wording of the historic trade deal.
The World Trade Organization (WTO) has ordered that Canada and Mexico accept a third of the compensation they were seeking for economic losses caused by the USA’s country-of-origin labelling (COOL) rules for beef and pork.
Beef has been compared with other meats and alternative sources of protein, in order to analyse the most efficient ways of feeding a growing population that wants more, and better, meat.
Details of cuts to tariffs attached to meat and livestock traded between signatory countries of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal have now been released, helping traders identify new market openings.
Long development work in China on an antioxidant chemical found in bamboo leaves has finally yielded an ingredient with intriguing potential for dietary supplement applications.
Nearly 15% of American hot dogs and sausages are contaminated with products other than those listed on the ingredients, including other types of meat and human DNA, analysis of the most popular brands has discovered.
A delegation of US pork industry leaders has travelled to China on a trade mission to learn how to improve trade and build relationships between producers, importers and processing companies.
Processed meat could be classified as a cancer risk as big as cigarettes, in a new report by the World Health Organisation (WHO) due to be published on Monday.
Canada and Mexico should dilute sanctions they want the World Trade Organisation (WHO) to approve in retaliation against Washington’s beef and pork country-of-origin labelling (COOL) rules, the US has argued at a WHO hearing.
The US National Pork Board has announced that Dave Pyburn has been named the new senior vice-president of science and technology. Pyburn joined the Pork Checkoff staff in 2013 and was serving as assistant vice-president in the science and technology department.
US meat, poultry and dairy exports are forecast to be $600m higher in 2016, as higher volumes more than offset a decline in prices, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).
A batch of pork sausage meat that may be contaminated with metal fragments has been recalled by the US Department of Agriculture's (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
Kapowsin Meats has suspended operations after the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) said it hadn’t done enough to tackle sanitary problems leading to the discovery of Salmonella in some of its pork products.
American-based Sealed Air Corporation has created multi-layer coextruded bags, designed to improve food safety in the fresh red meat and smoked and processed meat industry.
Pork continues to be the fastest-growing protein in foodservice in the US since 2011, according to Technomic’s 2015 Volumetric Assessment of Pork in Foodservice.
US exports of pork, beef and lamb declined in the first half (H1) of 2015, data from the US Department of Agriculture, compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) has revealed.
US meat businesses are preparing for antibiotics measures set to be implemented by the end of December 2016 by the US Food & Drug Administration (FDA).
Maple Leaf Foods, the Canadian meat processor, has reported a drop in sales from last year of 1.3% to $820.8 million for its second financial quarter to 30 June, 2015.
SugarCreek, the largest independent processor of bacon in the US, is investing $170 million in two new facilities, including what it claims is the nation’s largest sous vide line.
US-based Monogram Foods, the processed meat manufacturer, has lodged a successful bid for Golden County Foods in Wisconsin, a frozen appetiser business.
Korea offers hope to US beef and pork exporters after international trade lost momentum in May, falling below levels for last year in both volume and value.
The European Livestock and Meat Trades Union (UECBV) has welcomed the securing of trade promotion authority (TPA) by US President Barack Obama, which will allow him to negotiate trade deals and present the results to the US Congress for yes or no votes,...
Turkey producers in the USA are bearing the brunt of multiple outbreaks of avian influenza (HPAI) currently infecting the country, while broiler producers have largely been sheltered from the effects, according to June’s livestock, dairy and poultry outlook,...
Tyson Foods, the US food company, has welcomed a ruling by the Supreme Court, which has agreed to review limits on how workers band together to dispute pay and workplace issues.
