Another Seafood Expo Shut Down by Coronavirus Concerns

March 13, 2020 Associated Press

The Maine-based organizer of an international seafood expo is indefinitely postponing the event because of concerns about coronavirus.

Feds Release More Crab Worker Visas

On the heels of a plea from the Eastern Shore’s crabbing industry, the federal government has released more temporary foreign worker visas.

NAMI Cancels the 2020 Meat Industry Summit

The North American Meat Institute (NAMI) continues to monitor the evolving situation regarding coronavirus both domestically and internationally.

Beyond Meat Announces National Retail Launch of Latest Product Innovation, Beyond Breakfast Sausage

March 13, 2020 Beyond Meat

Beyond Meat, Inc. announced its latest product innovation, Beyond Breakfast Sausage™, will start to hit retail shelves by the end of March.

China Proposes Standards on Hormone Residues in Beef After U.S. Trade Deal

March 13, 2020 Dominique Patton, Reuters

China has drawn up food safety standards on residue limits of growth hormones in beef, a move seen as a further step towards opening up its market to American imports of the meat.