The National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) raised concerns on Sept. 20 regarding the Biden Administration’s executive order on advancing research with biotechnology and biomanufacturing.
The chief operating officer at Beyond Meat Inc., who also previously held the position of group president of the poultry segment at Tyson Foods Inc., was suspended by the meat alternative company following a physical altercation at an Arkansas Razorbacks football game.
The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) of the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) issued a public health alert for raw, ready-to-cook chicken entrée products that may contain egg, a known allergen, which is not declared on the finished product label.
A Valdosta, Ga., establishment, Sunset Farm Foods Inc., is recalling approximately 4,480 lbs of chicken and pork smoked sausage products that might be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically blue plastic, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
Tyson Foods Inc. announced on Sept. 7 that it would commit $2.5 million to address food insecurity by partnering with Feeding America member food banks to provide greater access to protein in communities facing hunger.
Last week, Representative Andrew Clyde (R-Ga.) and 34 other members of Congress sent a letter to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to postpone a USDA poultry plant safety study deadline of Sept. 1.