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Thursday, September 17, 2020
University researchers to study methods to combat COVID-19 inside meat and poultry processing plants
A team of researchers from Kansas State University (K-State), the United States, is using a US$1million grant from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and an additional grant from the state of Kansas to study how to effective ...
Tuesday, August 25, 2020
Alberta, Canada's new meat inspection regulations opposed by unions
While producers have praised Alberta's new meat inspection regulations, union groups are concerned that the regulations could lead to sales of tainted meat, the Edmonton Journal reported.
Wednesday, August 19, 2020
Philippines meat processor unsettled by government's ban of poultry meat imports from Brazil
The Philippine Association of Meat Processors Inc. (PAMPI), one of the largest groups of meat processing companies in the Philippines, has expressed concerns of a potential shortage of mechanically deboned meat (MDM) of chicken following th ...
Tuesday, August 11, 2020
Mr. Wok Foods recalls meat, poultry products due to misbranding, undeclared allergens
Mr. Wok Foods, Inc., an establishment based in Las Vegas, Nevada, the United States, is recalling approximately 200,000 pounds of meat and poultry products due to misbranding and undeclared allergens, the US Department of Agriculture's Food ...
Thursday, July 16, 2020
China's January-June meat imports soar 73.5%
In the first six months of 2020, China imported 4.75 million tonnes of meat including offal, up 73.5% on the same period from last year, according to customs data on Tuesday, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, July 8, 2020
17,000 COVID-19 casesin US meat and poultry processing until end-May
A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report said in April and May this year, COVID-19 has infected more than 17,000 workers in the United States meat and poultry industry, with 91 deaths, Reuters reported.
Monday, June 29, 2020
US meatpacking workers union says 93 meatpacking and food-processing workers dead from COVID-19
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union said 65 meatpacking workers and 28 workers in food-processing died from COVID-19, Reuters reported.
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
US meatpackers union report many absent workers
Even after US President Donald Trump issued an executive order for meat plants to stay open, the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW) said workers are either fearful of returning or are placed in quarantine, Reuters ...
Tuesday, June 16, 2020
US meatpacker recalls nearly 43,000 pounds ground beef
Lakeside Refrigerated Services recalled on Saturday thousands of pounds of ground beef sold at Walmart and other stores across the US due to potential E. coli contamination, the USDA says, NBC DFW reported.
Monday, May 11, 2020
US meatpacking workers union protests reopening of meat plants
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union (UFCW), which represents 250,000 workers in the meatpacking and food processing industry said 10,000 workers have contracted COVID-19 and 30 have died from the virus, reported Reute ...
Friday, April 24, 2020
US meatpacking union says 5,000 workers exposed to COVID-19
The United Food and Commercial Workers International Union said 13 workers have died from exposure to the virus, as workers work shoulder to shoulder at meat and food processing facilities, reported Reuters.
Saturday, April 18, 2020
Lithuania seizes 75 tonnes unsafe poultry meat
In the first quarter of 2020, officials in Lithuania have confiscated the supply of 75 tonnes of what they described as "unsafe" imported poultry meat.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
US government under pressure to buy more meat, dairy and produce for aid
UK cattle markets are constantly swinging up and down amid the volatile COVID-19 economy.
Wednesday, April 15, 2020
US government under pressure to buy more meat, dairy and produce for aid
With demand from foodservice and the restaurant industry at all-time lows from COVID-19, there are calls for the Trump administration to buy more meat, dairy and produce for the needy as farmers destroy agriculture goods, reported Reuters.
Wednesday, February 12, 2020
Alternative meat company Alpha Foods raises US$28 million in funding
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