Meat Archive
Japan not Ready to Modify U.S. Beef Export Standards
WASHINGTON -- Japan is not yet ready to accept meat from U.S. cattle older than 20 months until the two countries conduct audits, confirm results and make the results public for the verification period to be completed, said Japan's Agriculture Minister Toshikatsu Matsuoka during a meeting last week with U.S. Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns. ...
USDA Proposes to Expand Canadian Beef Import Rules
WASHINGTON -- Consumer and industry groups criticized a plan, put forth by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, to allow additional beef and cattle imports from Canada. ...
Morton Williams' Holiday Food Sales Surge at Suburban Store
NEW YORK -- Morton Williams Associated racked up huge holiday sales at its newest store, the retailer's first outlet in the suburbs, officials said. ...
USDA Says No Talks Scheduled With South Korea
WASHINGTON -- Contrary to earlier reports, U.S. Department of Agriculture officials said there are no talks scheduled with South Korea regarding beef imports. ...
South Korea, U.S. to Discuss Beef Imports Next Week
SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea and the United States are scheduled next week to hold "technical" talks here in an attempt to resolve problems related to U.S. beef imports, according to South Korean officials. ...
FDA Opens Cloning Assessment for Public Comment
WASHINGTON -- As expected, the Food and Drug Administration yesterday issued a "draft risk assessment" indicating that the meat and milk from cloned cattle, pigs and sheep and the offspring of such animals is safe to eat. The public has 90 days to comment on the findings. ...
FDA to Rule on Meat From Cloned Animals
WASHINGTON -- The Food and Drug Administration is expected to rule as soon as today on whether producers can make meat and milk derived from cloned animals available to consumers. ...
Meat Costs Rise at Costco
ISSAQUAH, Wash. - Costco Wholesale here experienced inflated prices and costs associated with fresh meat during its fiscal first quarter, but swallowed the increase rather than pass it on to shoppers, company officials said yesterday. Those increases, accompanied by dropping prices for electronic items, caused an overall margin decrease of 2 basis points, to 10.56% of sales, for the 12-week quarter ending Nov. 26. ...
'Natural' Claims for Meat, Poultry Under Review
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced it will initiate a new rulemaking process for "all-natural" product claims made by meat and poultry suppliers, as a result of a petition filed by Hormel Foods in October. ...
Tesco to Use DNA System to Trace the Origin of Beef
LONDON - Tesco here will use IdentiGen's DNA TraceBack tracking system as a means of guaranteeing the source, quality and safety of its beef products, IdentiGEN, Dublin, Ireland, announced yesterday. Under terms of the agreement, Tesco will use the DNA TraceBack brand on all beef sold in its supermarkets and specialty stores in Ireland....
