Meat & Poultry

The Minnesota Department of Agriculture (MDA) is alerting consumers to avoid consuming smoked pork and beef pepper sticks produced by Belgrade Meat Center, Belgrade, Minn., after routine product sampling discovered the products to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. …

Building on a company commitment to fighting hunger in our communities, Perdue Farms joins the Delmarva Shorebirds in announcing the 2013 Perdue Strike Out Hunger on Delmarva campaign on behalf of the three Delmarva food banks. …

For every 11 people on the planet, at least one of them has checked out their Facebook news feed today. Think about that for a minute. …

The National Pork Board and Beef Checkoff Program received unanimous approval from the Industry-Wide Cooperative Meat Identification Standards Committee (ICMISC) to introduce updated Uniform Retail Meat Identification Standards (URMIS) nomenclature for fresh beef and pork for retailers to use on pack. Changes to the beef and pork common names were the culmination of extensive consumer research which showed an opportunity for retailers to build consumer confidence in how to shop for and prepare beef and pork. …

Johnsonville Sausage today announced the launch of the "Best of US" contest – a nationwide call to identify the individuals, groups and events that reflect the American spirit. Now through May 13, Johnsonville is inviting people from around the country to submit nominations in two categories – Educators and Community Celebrations – that personify the values of America and make this country great. …