Russia decided to ban imports of U.S. beef, pork and turkey starting on Feb. 11 because it was concerned about traces of the feed additive ractopamine in this meat.
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AdvancePierre Foods, an Enid, Okla. establishment, is recalling approximately 15,328 pounds of frozen, fully cooked country fried steak products because they may contain foreign materials.
During its final meeting at the 2013 Cattle Industry Convention in Tampa Feb. 9, the Beef Board unanimously elected Weldon Wynn of Star City, Ark., to serve as CBB chairman for the coming year.
. Ted Rueger, President of Eastern Poultry and Food Distributors and Bill Roenigk, Senior Vice President of the National Chicken Council, were recognized during the NPFDA Annual Convention.