In The UK: Humble Meat Trays Ousted For Snip And Slide Packaging
The way consumers buy meat is set to change forever following the introduction of new style waste reducing eco packaging. …
Meat & Poultry
No Association Between Red Meat & Colorectal Cancer, Analysis Finds
Currently available epidemiologic evidence is not sufficient to support an independent positive association between red meat consumption and colorectal cancer, according to a new review published in Obesity Reviews by researchers D.D. Alexander and C.A. Cushing. …
NSF International Survey Finds U.S. Consumers Practice Inconsistent Food Safety Behaviors
Americans are uncertain about some basic food safety practices in the home, according to a recent survey from NSF International, a not-for-profit public health and safety organization. A phone survey of 1,000 American consumers found that people are in fact doing either too much or too little when it comes to the safe handling and preparation of meals. …
Seaboard Corporation Agrees To Purchase Interest In Butterball, LLC
Seaboard Corporation is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to purchase a 50 percent interest in Butterball, LLC, in partnership with the Maxwell Farms group. …
Dorada Poultry Announces Plans To Open In Ponca City, OK
Dorada Poultry of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma announced it will occupy the former 180,000 square foot Tyson Foods facility located at 2000 Hall Boulevard in Ponca City, Oklahoma. The plant, which is scheduled to become operational in mid-2011, will provide chicken products to McDonald’s(R) U.S. restaurants and is expected to employ approximately 350 employees, five days per week, 24 hours a day. …