Meat & Poultry

The Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced today additional details regarding the public workshop that will be held on May 21 at Alabama A&M University in Normal, Ala., to explore competition and regulatory issues in the agriculture industry. The focus of the workshop will be consolidation and contracting practices of the poultry sector. The first joint public workshop was held last month in Ankeny, Iowa. …

Continuing her commitment to keep all families safe from contaminated food, U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand today urged U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack to include six additional strands of E. coli as hazardous adulterants that need to be tested by the USDA.
Next Large-Scale Outbreak Could Come From Six Untested E. Coli Strands …

Butterball LLC. has appointed Steve Swan as the new Complex Manager for its Mt. Olive plant and also announce the addition of Anita Colglazier who will be serving as the director of quality further processing, responsible for quality and food safety at the Mount Olive, N.C., Kinston, N.C., Longmont, Colo., and Jonesboro, Ark. plants. …

Austin-based meat truck Ranch House Quality Meats Inc. was given an “F” rating from the Texas Better Business Bureau for failing to respond to consumer complaints, among other violations. …

In a sign of difficult economic times, a massive line of people formed in South Philadelphia on Monday to receive free frozen meat, frozen dinners, and dairy products being distributed by Philabundance, the nonprofit organization devoted to providing free food to people in need. …