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Japan’s health ministry will relax the age limit on U.S. beef to 30 months from 20 months next year after it receives approval from the nation’s Food Safety Commission as early as this month.

The natural casings are sold primarily to sausage makers, wholesale meat distributors and butcher shops.

Zacky emphasized that normal operations and customer service will continue without disruption, including sales, order processing and delivery.

The The Waterkeeper Alliance filed a suit three years ago against farmers Alan Kristin Hudson and Perdue Farms.

The Hong Kong Centre for Food Safety is advising companies to stop selling and to recall what it describes as "a small portion" of beef from XL Foods which had made its way to local shops.

Hatoff was to be inducted into the Meat Industry Hall of Fame later this month.

Operations at a John Morrell plant in Sioux Falls, S.D., were briefly stopped on Sept. 8 after a trucker was seen beating hogs.

FSIS now estimates that approximately 1.1 million pounds of trim and approximately 1.4 million pounds of primal and sub-primal cuts and ground beef were received by U.S. firms.

Stefano Foods, Inc., a Charlotte, N.C. establishment, is recalling approximately 3,744 pounds of a chicken quesadilla product because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen.

XL said it will use video cameras to audit plant processes, will expand washing the sides of beef with high-pressure hot water to eliminate E. coli contamination, and add staff to each shift to monitor sanitary procedures.