Meat & Poultry

The National Cattlemens Beef Association submitted comments yesterday to the USDA’s Food Safety Inspection Service regarding a proposal that would establish a new cooperative state programas directed under section 11015 of the 2008 Farm Billto permit the sale and shipment of certain meat and poultry items across state lines. …

Consumers predilection for eating at home has obviously been beneficial for
retailers as they are spending more money on proteins such as beef. …

Smithfield Foods, Inc. announced that it has completed the sale of substantially all of the assets of RMH Foods, LLC to an investor group led by the Rocke family. At the same time, the company announced that it completed the sale of Maverick Food Company Limited, its Chinese joint venture, to COFCO Limited. …

When USDA approved of an ammonia treatment to kill e. coli in beef products, it was considered so effective, that the company who created the process, Beef Products Inc., was exempted from routine testing of product sold to the public. But mandatory school-lunch testing has revealed Beef Products Inc. products to be contaminated, challenging the safety claims of the process. …

Pilgrim’s Pride Corporation today announced that the company and six of its subsidiaries have emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after a 13-month restructuring. The reorganized company’s common stock will begin trading tomorrow on the New
York Stock Exchange under the symbol “PPC.” …