Safeway says in a statement “considerable consumer concern” led to its decision even though the chain believes its beef with the controversial filler in it is safe.
Beef Products Inc. founder Eldon Roth has issued a statement in the wake of the recent controversy over the company's boneless lean beef trimmings product, dubbed by some as “pink slime.”
SuKarne, the leading company in the Mexican market for meat, began construction of its latest facilities in Tlahualilo, Durango, launching the first phase of "Ganadera Integral La Laguna" and created a new model of alliance with regional producers.
Exports of U.S. pork, beef and lamb set new records across the board in 2011, reaching all-time highs in both volume and value and exceeding $11.5 billion in total value.
The USDA reported last week that there about 91 million head of cattle in the United States, a decrease of 2 percent from a year ago and the smallest cattle herd since 1952.