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 […]

Saudi Arabia halts some Brazil poultry including JBS plants

sebaubi May 10, 2021

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority said imports from the plants will be suspended from May 23

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 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

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

Food Safety

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

Olymel plans to invest over $31M in poultry slaughterhouse near Montreal

News

sebaubi September 29, 2020

Olymel announced on Monday plans to invest more than $31.5 million in its poultry slaughterhouse, in Saint-Damase (about an hour south of Montreal), which is expected to create more than 80 jobs.

Canada 20200914 – Domestic poultry and swine do not transmit COVID-19

Food Safety

sebaubi September 14, 2020

(Le français suit) Susceptibility studies on domestic turkeys, chickens and pigs confirmed that these animals do not spread SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes the COVID-19 disease, to humans, animals or the environment. CFIA scientists demonstrated that SARS-CoV-2 does not replicate in domestic turkeys and chicken and replicates poorly in domestic […]

Tyson Foods to open medical clinics at some meat plants

Food Safety

sebaubi September 3, 2020

Tyson Foods says it is planning to open medical clinics at several of its U.S. plants to improve the health of its workers and better protect them from the coronavirus

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