Meat & Poultry

The U.S. Department of Agricultures Food Safety and Inspection
Service (FSIS) today announced it will hold a public meeting to discuss and
receive public input on the Agencys product tracing efforts related to E. coli
O157:H7. The public meeting will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on March 10,
2010, in the USDA South Building, Jefferson Auditorium, 1400 Independence
Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20250. …

Terri Carstensen, beef producer from Odebolt, Iowa, and chairman of the
industrys Joint Advertising Committee, recently led producers in a discussion
about the new beef checkoff advertising approach, called Profiles, including
reviewing and discussing recent consumer market research, new print concepts and
radio spot scripts. …

Taking the time to stop at a butcher shop can pay off with higher-quality meats. When buying steaks, consumers should consider many factors. …

The National Pork Board announced today that it has selected
Schafer|Condon|Carter as its new agency of record. The agency will be
responsible for all consumer branding and advertising efforts. …

During the next few months, the Wisconsin Beef Council, a producer-funded,
producer-directed organization, will be profiling different beef producers
across the state, in an effort to better introduce the faces behind the states
growing beef industry. As an introduction, here are four common types of beef
now produced in Wisconsin: …