A bill passed by Maryland’s legislature makes the state the nation’s second to ban the routine use of antibiotics in livestock. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports the Keep Antibiotics Effective…
Ractopamine Found in Pork Shipment from Canada to China
…reported by Reuters. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has temporarily stopped signing certificates that allow the meatpacker in question to export to China and has asked for any other shipments…
FDA Considering Nutrition Facts Panel Delay
The Food and Drug Administration is considering a delaying implementation of a revamped nutrition facts panel on retail goods. Meat industry publication Meatingplace reports the move would follow a request…
Must Have Tool for BBQ Food Safety
…A meat thermometer. Or, if we do, we are not using it as we should, according to Marianne Gravely, with the Ag Department’s Meat and Poultry Hotline. She says one…
Use a Food Thermometer to be Food Safe this Summer
…to ensure meat and poultry are cooked to the correct internal temperature. “The best and only way to make sure bacteria have been killed and the food is safe to…
NPPC White Paper Details Benefits Of NAFTA
…farmers and for the U.S. processing and transportation industries. U.S. pork producers would be particularly hard hit. Iowa State University economist Dermot Hayes calculated that if Mexico placed a 20…
Robust Organic Sector Posts New Records in U.S. Sales
…more encompassing benefits over natural, grass-fed or hormone-free meats and poultry is also spurring consumer interest in organic meat and poultry aisles. A whole lot of dipping – and seasoning…
Brazil Launching Four New Probes Into JBS
Brazil’s securities regulator announced it’s launching four new probes into meatpacker JBS and other companies also controlled by J & F Investments. The probes are looking into suspicious trades made…
White House Budget Proposal Cuts Ag Spending $46 Billion
…costs for federal inspectors at meat plants in two years by adding $600 million in user fees for the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service. From the National Association of…
Proposed Ag Budget Fails Farmers, Ranchers, Farm Bureau President Says
…negatively impact consumer confidence in critical meat and poultry inspection. This proposal would hamper the viability of plant and animal security programs at our borders and undermine the nation’s grain…
Wheat Industry Looks for New NAFTA Opportunities, But Priority Remains Do No Harm
…strongly oppose changes that might limit the current NAFTA’s benefits for wheat farmers and their customers, particularly in the Mexican food processing industries. Since NAFTA entered into force on Jan….
NMPF Facilitates NCIMS Passage of Proposals to Enhance Safety of Dairy Foods
…by the state voting delegates to finalize the alignment of the Pasteurized Milk Ordinance (PMO) – which has regulated the production and processing of Grade “A” milk products since 1924…
NCBA Joins Canadian, Mexican Partners in Presidential Letter
…created massive disruptions in live cattle trade that hurt beef producers across North America and jeopardized the jobs of American workers that depend on processing those cattle.” NCBA has worked…
Grilling Season Poised to Increase Meat Demand
…on food bought away from home decreased 4.8 percent. Meat industry publication Meatingplace says consumers expect beef, chicken and pork prices to drop in the next couple of weeks, compared…