OSI Group celebrated the opening of its new dry sausage plant located in West Jordan, Utah. This 50,000-square-foot facility will allow OSI to serve its customers’ west coast needs for pepperoni, Genoa salami and other dry sausage products.
The United States claims that China violated international trade rules when it imposed tariffs on about $1 billion of U.S. chicken exports. In a complaint filed with the World Trade Organization, U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk says the tariffs threaten 300,000 jobs in the U.S. poultry industry.
The U.S. Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs announced that Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. has entered into two consent decrees to settle allegations of sex discrimination.
M & P Food Production Ltd., a Brooklyn, N.Y. establishment, is recalling approximately 11,000 lbs. of chicken, beef, veal, and pork dumpling products because they may contain an undeclared allergen, milk, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.
Polly Ruhland is the new Chief Executive Officer of the Cattlemen's Beef Board, as hired today by the Beef Board Executive Committee. Ruhland has been serving as the interim CEO since June 28, and the chairman of the Executive Committee in charge of hiring her said she more than proved herself in her three months in that position.
As the drought in Texas worsens, more and more ranchers are sending their cattle to slaughterhouses earlier than normal, due to the rising costs of trucking in hay from other states. As a result, the increase in beef supplies may lead to decreased costs for retail beef in the fall and winter, says the USDA.
As consumers are becoming savvier and increasingly concerned with understanding the ingredients in their food, Perdue Farms Inc. has introduced Simply Smart chicken, a convenient frozen food option designed to meet the growing demand for products that are both healthy and flavorful.