Meat & Poultry

Wal-Mart is slashing prices, selling 12-pound turkeys for less than $5 each as the discounter looks to appeal to shoppers preparing for the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday, building on its plan, announced last month, to slash prices in its U.S. Wal-Mart stores every week until Christmas. …

Kosherfest 2009 has named Kosher Valley’s new line of chicken breast cutlets a New Products Competition Winner in the “Best New Meat, Seafood or Poultry” category. Kosher Valley’s chicken and turkey products are certified kosher antibiotic-free (ABF), vegetarian fed, humanely raised and all-natural. …

Researchers have found that more restaurant-quality prime- and choice-grade steaks are being served on family dinner tables. With restaurant business on the decline, meat companies are now shipping more of their restaurant fare to grocery stores and consumers are buying it. …

New York firm Fairbank Farms is recalling approximately 545,699 pounds of fresh ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recall was prompted by illnesses in Connecticut, Maine and Massachusetts. …

27 markets participating in Cargills More to Share program which will donate 80,000 pounds of turkey to hunger-fighting organizations during the upcoming holiday season. …