Meat & Poultry

In their annual “Best American Lamb Family Recipe Contest” sponsored by the American Lamb Board. From Naples, Florida, Stephanie Ray’s Roasted Holiday Lamb Leg with Sassy Orange Sauce and from Darien, CT, Linda Rohr’s Lamb Strudel with Yogurt Mint Sauce were chosen for their flavor, creativity and diverse use of American lamb. …

Fed up with continued failures at stopping sicknesses related to beef safety, Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, Democrat of New York, has introduced legislation that would require companies to test for a deadly E. coli strain and has introduced the E. Coli Eradication Act of 2009. …

The price of frozen turkeys is helping many shoppers trying to make a dinner on
strained budgets, as retailers work to keep up with the competition and bring in
holiday sales, with some retailers offering price-matching guarantees to gobble up customers. …

Recent legislation required USDA to investigate the use of an alternative source
of data on retail meat prices. A subsequent USDA study analyzed the value of both U.S. Department of Labors Bureau of Labor Statistics and point-of-purchase scanners in grocery stores in forecasting near-term market conditions. …

The worlds largest processor and marketer of chicken, beef, and pork has named senior group vice president of Poultry and Prepared Foods, Donnie Smith, as their new CEO and appointed current senior group vice president of Fresh Meats, Jim Lochner, to COO. …