Month: August 2016

So far, none of these synthetic foods has reached the marketplace. But a handful of startup companies in the United States and elsewhere are trying to scale up production. Historically, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) regulates meat, poultry, and eggs, whereas the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) oversees safety and security for food additives. FDA also approves so-called biologics, which include products made from human tissues, blood, and cells, and gene therapy techniques. But emerging biotechnologies may blur those lines of oversight. …

We redesigned and launched this website in June 2016, with three big goals in mind: 1. Make it user-friendly. 2. Highlight House of Raeford’s commitments to our employees and growers, to our communities, our animals, food safety, and the environment. 3 Give visitors access to information on all of our products, services, job opportunities, and more. …

Like a diamond in the rough, a small cut of beef that meat cutters throw in with ground meat is now being looked at as a high-end delicacy by researchers at the University of Nevada, Reno. …