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The National Provisioner sits down with Dr. Elisabeth Hagen, USDA Under Secretary for Food Safety, to assess the state of food safety in the meat- and poultry-processing industries.

In the complex landscape of meat packaging trends, two drivers that have long-term “legs” stand out as much in this segment as they do most packaged product categories: sustainability and convenience.

What TFC Poultry may lack in experience, it more than makes up for with determination.

JBS USA, held a press conference this afternoon to discuss details of its agreement with Canadian beef processor XL Foods, regarding the XL Lakeside facility in Brooks, Alberta, Canada.

The National Meat Association (NMA) and the North American Meat Processors Association (NAMP) joined together to help meet the demands of change by establishing a bold, entirely new association: the North American Meat Association (NAMA).

Sustainability has become a common word at business meetings across the country, and it is rapidly becoming an expectation for today’s production systems.

Record-high feed costs during the second half of 2012 and undoubtedly at least for the first half of 2013 make any predictions about the chicken business in the new year more difficult and precarious than usual.

Julie Ackerman, PMMI senior director PR and Communications, offers a preview of the valuable features available to attendees at PACK EXPO in Chicago later this month.

This summer, let alone the past year, has been a busy one for new programs and guidelines from the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

Today, there are approximately 80,000 sheep ranches and farms in the United States that produce about 200 million pounds of lamb each year for the U.S. market.