Plant-based meat producer issues open facility challenge to chicken processors
Beyond Meat, a developer of plant-based products that replicate the texture and taste of meat, offered a facility transparency challenge to large-scale poultry processors, in light of the recent disclosure about Salmonella in chickens distributed in California, Oregon and Washington.
Ethan Brown, CEO of Beyond Meat, issued an open letter on the company's blog asking poultry producers to be more transparent about their food production plants. Brown has adopted an open-door policy at the company's facility in Columbia, Mo., effective immediately, pledging to open Beyond Meat's production plant for anyone who wants to come and see it.