Should You Wash Raw Chicken?

sebaubi June 28, 2021

It may seem counter-intuitive to some people, but washing your chicken can actually lead to an increased risk of illness.

Tyson Says Labor Shortage Hits Poultry, Lifts Sales View on Beef

sebaubi May 12, 2021

Michael Hirtzer –Mon., May 10, 2021, 5:34 p.m.·3 min read Tyson Foods Inc. warned it’s struggling to meet rebounding chicken demand because of a worker shortage and slow hatchings, even as a strong beef market will boost overall sales. The biggest U.S. meat company is seeing robust demand as the world […]

Hong Kong suspends more imports of European poultry

sebaubi April 14, 2021

Hong Kong has suspended imports of poultry meat and poultry products from additional areas of the United Kingdom and Germany on bird flu fears.

Cold storage report points to lower overall levels of meat and poultry

News

sebaubi March 31, 2021

USDA’s latest cold storage report shows the animal protein supply chain still struggling with the impacts of COVID-19. At the end of February, total cold storage stocks of meat and poultry (excluding duck) came in at 2.12 billion pounds, approximately 330 million pounds, or 13%, below a year ago.

China Floats Covid-19 Theories That Point to Foreign Origins, Frozen Food

Food Safety

sebaubi January 11, 2021

China is stepping up coronavirus inspections on imported food packaging after it linked several cases to refrigerated and frozen products.

COVID starts to hit North American meat plants again

Food Safety

sebaubi December 19, 2020

Producers of everything from beef to chicken are looking to prevent the sort of disruption that shut several plants during the spring.

When Will Beef And Chicken Return To The Local Supermarkets?

sebaubi July 22, 2020

You’ve noticed it. Beef prices up. Chicken prices up. A month ago, they were selling all sorts of make-shift packages of chicken by the bulk, if you could even find it. The coronavirus pandemic has taken a hammer to the U.S. food supply, if not the world’s.

Cargill extends blockchain benefits to China

sebaubi June 17, 2020

To ensure global traceability of its products utilizing blockchain technology, Cargill is launching three new chicken products to customers in China.

China orders mass slaughter of poultry after bird flu outbreak

Food Safety

sebaubi February 3, 2020

Chinese authorities are facing a fresh disease outbreak – this one mostly affecting animals – but also potentially deadly among people.

U.S. wants the EU to accept chemical-washed chicken as part of trade deal

sebaubi January 28, 2020

The U.S. will push hard to include politically sensitive subjects such as chemical-washed chicken in a transatlantic trade deal with the EU, President Trump’s secretary of Agriculture has insisted.

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