"We are asking our pork suppliers to present actionable plans by 2017 that address both the elimination of gestation stalls and creation of traceability systems within the pork supply chain."
The National Pig Association in Britain is stating that “a world shortage of pork and bacon next year is now unavoidable,” due to drought severe conditions and a shrinking number of hogs in the European Union.
The company's plan is to source all pork from suppliers who use housing that provides the animals the opportunity for adequate movement and comfort, while also ensuring their safety.
Makowski’s Real Sausage Co., a Chicago, Ill., establishment is recalling approximately 1,305 pounds of cooked bratwurst sausage products because of misbranding and the undeclared allergen, milk, that is not declared on the label.
Cargill can confirm that it is in exclusive discussions with Royal DSM, the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company, which may, or may not result in the sale of Cargill's global cultures and enzymes business.
The intent is to make the program more risk-based and to enable FSIS to calculate on-going statistical prevalence estimates for E. coli O157:H7 in raw beef manufacturing trimmings.