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Northern Beef Packers laid off 108 workers last week because of a lack of working capital to buy and process cattle, plant officials said.

Canada's beef industry is about to ask the federal government to approve the use of irradiation in meat-processing plants to kill E. coli bacteria in a full range of meat products.

Ground beef and chicken pose the greatest likelihood of hospitalization, according to a new report by the Center for Science in the Public Interest.

The new facility began production last week and includes a modern distribution center and 16,000 square feet of the latest high-tech equipment and systems available.

The investment will increase the plant’s efficiency and improve its product quality and ergonomics for workers.

Cargill is reintroducing Spencer Beef to the marketplace following Japan’s announcement in January that it would allow into the country imports of U.S. beef products from cattle under 30 months of age.

San Angelo Packing had announced in March that it would shut down because it was no longer able to obtain the sufficient number of cattle to continue operating.