Cyberattack temporarily shuts down Brooks slaughterhouse, exposes ‘vulnerability’ of food system

sebaubi June 9, 2021

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.

Alberta will vaccinate 2,000 employees at Cargill meatpacking plant

sebaubi April 9, 2021

Alberta intends to offer vaccines to about 2,000 meat-packing employees at their worksite this month as part of an effort to target citizens most at risk of contracting the coronavirus and who might otherwise struggle to access or accept shots.

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

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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.

Canada Beef industry to use QR codes to share information with consumers

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sebaubi February 10, 2021

Beef industry to use QR codes to share information with consumers

China finds traces of coronavirus on Russian poultry packaging – Russian watchdog

sebaubi February 4, 2021

Chinese customs office had found coronavirus traces on the packaging of 13 batches of poultry products from companies in three different Russian regions

Meat and Poultry Workers COVID-19 Case Rates 60 Percent Lower than General U.S. Population

sebaubi February 3, 2021

New analysis of independent data shows that reported new COVID-19 infection rates among meat and poultry workers are 60% lower than in the general U.S. population and two-thirds lower than case rates in the sector in May 2020.

China’s Disputed Virus Theory Has Shoppers Shunning Foreign Food

sebaubi January 28, 2021

Bloomberg News 21 January 2021, 11:00 GMT-5 Updated on 22 January 2021, 03:03 GMT-5 A customer looks at imported meat at an Ole supermarket in Shanghai, on Jan. 19. In Beijing and Shanghai, supermarkets are required to have separate shelves and sections for imported frozen food to avoid cross contamination. Photographer: Qilai Shen/Bloomberg At […]

How China Could Change the World By Taking Meat Off the Menu

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sebaubi January 25, 2021

How China Could Change the World By Taking Meat Off the Menu A customer tucks into a meat-free banquet at Green Common café in Shanghai on Jan. 13 Xiaopeng Yuan for TIME TEXT BY CHARLIE CAMPBELL/SHANGHAI | PHOTOGRAPHS BY XIAOPENG YUAN FOR TIME JANUARY 22, 2021 3:10 PM EST It’s lunchtime in Shanghai’s leafy […]

Tracking COVID-19: Meat and Poultry Worker Case Rates Five Times Lower in December Than May

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sebaubi January 15, 2021

Tracking COVID-19: Meat and Poultry Worker Case Rates Five Times Lower in December Than May, General Population Nine Times Higher

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