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Thursday, November 12, 2020
US meat company sues state health department to stay open following COVID-19 cases
United States meat company Stampede Meat, which supplies Costco and Walmart, is suing the New Mexico state Department of Health to stay open after the department ordered them to close for 14 days following several COVID-19 cases detected am ...
Monday, November 9, 2020
COVID-19 restrictions on meat processors in Victoria, Australia, lifted
The Australian Meat Industry Council has welcomed the lifting of workforce level restrictions on abattoirs and meat processors in the Australian state of Victoria.
Tuesday, November 3, 2020
UK's first vegan butcher launches, meat alternative industry in UK growing
Rudy's, the first permanent vegan butcher in the United Kingdom, has opened as demand for vegan products and alternative meats grow in Britain, Reuters reported.
Monday, November 2, 2020
Significant growth of Russian meat exports in first nine months of 2020
Russia's meat exports for the first nine months of this year have grown significantly, with meat and by-products worth $610 million delivered to foreign markets - up 79% compared to the same period in 2019, according to Russia's Minister of ...
Friday, October 30, 2020
South African-based Tiger Brands sells processed meats business
The largest food producer in South Africa, Tiger Brands, said it has sold its value-added meat products business to Silver Blade Abattoir, a unit of Country Bird Holdings, Reuters reported.
Tuesday, October 27, 2020
Perdue Farms chairman elected to Meat Industry Hall of Fame class of 2020
Jim Perdue, chairman of Perdue Farms, has been named to the Meat Industry Hall of Fame, honoring industry excellence in business leadership and community service.
Monday, October 26, 2020
USPOULTRY: Food safety, meat quality focus of 2020 poultry processor workshop
USPOULTRY recently held its 2020 Poultry Processor Workshop in a shortened, virtual format to maintain its commitment of offering educational opportunities to the poultry industry despite abnormal circumstances.
Tuesday, October 20, 2020
US indigenous groups to operate meat plants in Oklahoma next year
The United States' Cherokee, Osage and Creek nations are planning to open separate meat processing plants in Oklahoma in early 2021.
Monday, October 19, 2020
JBS: Brazil meat production increased but land used is less
Gilberto Tomazoni, global chief executive of JBS SA, the biggest meatpacker in the world, said Brazilian livestock suppliers have increased production but used less land, as concerns amplify on the overuse of natural resource to produce foo ...
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
USDA-FSIS alerts public of meat, poultry products potentially containing glass
The US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has alerted the American public this month of ready-to-eat meat and poultry bowl products that could potentially contain foreign material, specifically glass.
Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Strauss Brands meat processing plant in Wisconsin, US, gets approval, needs one more
The Franklin Plan Commission (Franklin, Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, the United States) has recently endorsed Strauss Brands' proposal for a 152,000-square-foot meat processing facility.
Friday, October 9, 2020
USMEF: US red meat muscle cut exports strong in August; variety meats trend lower
August exports of US beef and pork muscle cuts were above last year's strong volumes, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF).
Monday, October 5, 2020
Shiok Meats investor unsettled by founder's dubious claims about shrimp farms
A misleading claim made early this year by the founder of Singapore-based Shiok Meats -- which develops lab-cultured shrimp cells as a substitute for natural shrimp meat -- has provoked a strong response from Aqua-Spark, the lead investor i ...
Thursday, October 1, 2020
Australia's Victoria mandates COVID-19 testing for all meat plant workers
Authorities in Australia's Victoria state have mandated that COVID-19 tests must be carried out on all high-risk facilities such as meat, poultry and seafood processing facilities and supermarket distribution centres, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, September 30, 2020
US meatpacking workers affected by COVID-19 denied compensation claims
Major United States meatpackers JBS USA and Tyson Foods have denied workers benefits and compensation claims for COVID-19 related deaths or illnesses, Reuters reported.

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