The operator of a "yakiniku" barbecue restaurant chain involved in a spate of food poisoning deaths believed it did not need to trim raw beef before serving it, contrary to common practice, due to information contained in an e-mail from its supplier, its executive said, reports the Mainichi Daily News.
Cattlemen's Beef Board (CBB) officers Tom Jones, chair, Wesley Grau, vice chair, Weldon Wynn, treasurer, Dan Dierschke, immediate past chair, and Executive Committee member Ted Greidanus met with National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) officers Bill Donald, president, J.D. Alexander, president-elect, Scott George, vice president, Steve Foglesong, immediate past president, and David Dick, Federation Division chair, to discuss their mutual commitment to the beef checkoff and to working together in the future.
Branded and private label food giant ConAgra is making a $4.9 billion offer to buy private label powerhouse Ralcorp, reports National Provisioner sister publication PLBuyer.
Smithfield Packing Company of Clinton, NC and Tar Heel, NC is recalling approximately 216,238 pounds of Portobello Mushroom flavored pork loins because some of the product may contain an undeclared allergen.
Taylor Farms Pacific, a Tracy, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 22,000 pounds of ready-to-eat fresh salad products that contain meat and poultry because the grape tomatoes used in these products may be contaminated with Salmonella, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced.
The American Meat Institute (AMI), in conjunction with the American Meat Science Association (AMSA), launched its “Meat MythCrushers” campaign in an effort to reconnect Americans to modern food production and to “crush” some of the more popular myths associated today with meat and poultry.
Bolstered by solid improvements in same-store sales and customer traffic levels, the outlook for the restaurant industry continued to strengthen in March.
The U.S. Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from Arkansas poultry processor OK Industries, which was ordered to pay a $14.5 million judgment to approximately 300 Oklahoma farmers who raised chickens for the company.