In recent meetings with industry, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has been sharing how the agency will continue to use whole genome sequencing (WGS) to help meet its public health mission.
I joined The National Provisioner in 2004, and after a couple weeks of learning the lingo and conducting a few phone interviews, I made my way out to my first-ever visit to a meat plant.
As someone with decades of experience on several trade magazines, including five years with The National Provisioner early in my career, I can attest to my mother’s genuine love of the meat industry.
A look at recalls shows improvement in some areas, but deterioration in others — and the presidential election ought to be interesting to watch from a regulation angle.
When Andy recruited me to relive my tenure as a journalist covering the meat industry for a special issue commemorating The National Provisioner’s 125th anniversary, I knew squeezing an abundance of memories, experiences, joys and sorrows into a few hundred words of copy would be challenging.
Venison processing can be very profitable if you manage it correctly. Before the start of each venison season it is appropriate to review your procedures and pricing from the previous year and determine if there are any changes that you need to make.
One of the many effects of our recent experiences with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) has been the difficulties that the primary breeding industry in the U.S. has had in exporting its products and also moving breeding stock within the United States.