This week’s Weekly Audio Report from the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) discusses the recent announcement from USDA that Peru has lifted all remaining BSE-related restrictions and granted full market access for U.S. beef. In the Report, Senior Vice President for Global Marketing Dan Halstrom explains that Peru is already a well-established destination for U.S. beef exports, and that allowing … Read More
Key Speakers for 69th Reciprocal Meat Conference
The American Meat Science Association’s (AMSA) 69th Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) will be held June 19-22, 2015 at the Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas. Drs. Elsa Murano, Judith Capper and Mindy Brashears will be the featured speakers at the event focused on Food Security: Re-defining Sustainability Symposium. They will discuss the need for animal-based protein sources around the … Read More
AMSA Announces Reciprocal Meat Speakers
The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) is pleased to announce, Drs. Amanda Blair, Anna Dilger, and Surendranath Suman will be the featured speakers at the AMSA 69th Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) Recent Advances in Applied Muscle Biology: What Meat Scientists Should Know Symposium, on June 19-22, 2015, in San Angelo, Texas. In this symposium, active researchers will share their current … Read More
Cargill Antibiotic Use Drops 20 Percent
Cargill is eliminating 20 percent of shared-class antibiotics, which are deemed important for both human and animal health uses, from its four feed yards in Texas, Kansas and Colorado, and from four additional feed yards operated by Friona Industries, a strategic business partner that supplies cattle for the company. The decision follows evaluation of both existing third party research and … Read More
NMPAN Hosting Waste Management Webinar
Managing, treating and removing solid waste and wastewater often comes at a significant cost for small-scale meat processing facilities, and the Niche Meat Processor Assistance Network (NMPAN) will be hosting a free webinar on waste management for processing plants on March 30th. The webinar will begin at 1 pm ET and will last approximately one hour. The webinar will provide … Read More
Cargill Acquires FPL Food
Cargill recently announced that the company has finalized the acquisition of the FPL Food, LLC ground beef processing plant in Columbia, S.C. The purchase of the 100,000-square-foot plant, which employs more than 200 people, complements Cargill’s meat processing facilities in Georgia and Pennsylvania, and greatly enhances the company’s ability to serve eastern retail and foodservice customers. “Cargill ground beef customers … Read More
Grant Opportunity for Retail Meat Testing
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a Funding Opportunity Announcement (FOA) intended to enhance NARMS surveillance, one of the key activities in the National Action Plan to Combat Antimicrobial Resistance Bacteria. NARMS, launched in 1996, is a partnership between the FDA, the CDC and the USDA that tracks resistance to intestinal bacteria from retail meats, human clinical … Read More
USMEF Weekly Audio Report
In this week’s U.S. Meat Export Federation’s (USMEF) audio report, we again hear from John Brook, USMEF regional director for Europe, Russia and the Middle East. Gulfood 2016 is underway this week in Dubai, United Arab Emirates and is attract more than 90,000 people from 160 countries. Considered one of the world’s largest food exhibitions, Gulfood provides exporters an opportunity … Read More
2016 IPPE Set New Records
The 2016 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) had 30,277 poultry, meat and feed industry leaders from all over the world in attendance. The event brought a record 1,301 exhibitors with more than 464,750 square feet of exhibit space. IPPE is sponsored by the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association, American Feed Industry Association and North American Meat Institute. There were … Read More
USMEF Reports on The Dominican Republic
This week’s audio report from the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) covers the Dominican Republic, one of the fastest-growing markets for U.S. beef and pork, and how food service training programs for Dominican chefs and other restaurant staff have helped create new opportunities in this promising market. The report is led by Julieta Hernandez, USMEF foodservice manager for Mexico and … Read More