FDA Extends Comment Deadline to Submit Information on Expansion of the Rarely Consumed Raw List for Uncommonly Consumed Produce

November 9, 2020 FDA

The Agency plans to use the data and information to consider whether any of these produce commodities should be added to the “rarely consumed raw” (RCR) list and thereby exempt from the Produce Safety rule. The items currently on the exhaustive RCR list are not subject to the requirements in the Produce Safety rule.

Mission Produce to Present at the Stephens Annual Investment Conference

November 9, 2020 Mission Produce

Mission Produce, Inc. announced Steve Barnard, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, and Bryan Giles, Chief Financial Officer, will be participating in the Stephens Annual Investment Conference.

New Cuts of Beef Gaining Popularity For Cost and Flavor

Chuck flap, rib-eye filet, tomahawk steak, Denver or Sierra cuts, flat irons and tri tips — the landscape of the local grocery meat case is changing when it comes to beef cuts, according to a Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service expert.

Foster Farms Steps Up Covid-19 Hunger Relief Efforts With Donation of 96,000 Pounds of Thanksgiving Turkey to Feed More Than 120,000

November 6, 2020 Foster Farms

This week, family-owned Foster Farms is stepping up its COVID-19 hunger relief efforts, increasing its number of donated Thanksgiving turkeys by close to 60 percent over last year to help meet the staggering need for food assistance. The 96,000 pounds of donated turkey will help feed more than 120,000 individuals struggling with food insecurity.

Southern New Mexico’s Stampede Meat Plant Ordered Closed by State Due to Virus Outbreak

November 6, 2020 Jim Parker, KVIA

A meat processing plant in southern New Mexico has been ordered immediately closed for two weeks by state officials due to an outbreak of coronavirus at the facility.