Meat & Poultry

WinCo Foods announced today that it is issuing a voluntary Class I recall on all ground beef products sold at its Modesto, California store between the dates of Saturday, April 3, 2010 and Friday, April 9, 2010. The store is located at 2200 Plaza Parkway in Modesto. At this point the recall pertains only to the Modesto, California store. …

In February 2010, the USDAs National Organic Program released the long-awaited organic pasture rule, specifying that ruminant livestock, such as dairy cows and beef cattle, must obtain a minimum of 30% of their feed from pasture during the grazing season. Rather than take a position either supporting or opposing the new rules exemption, The Cornucopia Institute proposes a three-tiered labeling system for meat from ruminants. …

The company, which emerged from bankruptcy in December, said it expects to close it headquarters and a satellite corporate office in Atlanta within 60 days. …

Dry aging, far from being the exotic ritual we make it out to be
today, is what pretty much all beef that wasn’t cured or canned used to be 30
years ago. What happened? Why is properly hung beef such an oddity today if it
was the industry standard such a short time ago? …

Pound for pound, pork continues to be one of the most economical buys in the
meat case, offering an excellent way to slim down consumers waistlines and
their wallets. To spread the word, the Pork Checkoff teamed up with the Price
Chopper supermarket chain earlier this year to develop a magazine article
centered around pork and healthy living for the new year. …