Meat & Poultry

Don’t be surprised to encounter a friendly face at the meat counter of your local grocery store eager to talk to you about beef. Ranchers in BC are making their consumers a priority by investing in this new, interactive consumer education program called Behind the Beef. …

Once again, in partnership with The American GrillMaster Experience, the Beef Checkoff Program is kicking off a summer-long grilling tour in 2012. The American GrillMaster Experience is a beef barbecue demonstration and educational tour – including beef grilling demonstrations, product samples, recipes and other checkoff-funded resources – designed to educate and inform consumers about grilling techniques. …

National Turkey Federation (NTF) today teamed up with the nearly 6,000 USDA partners to make March 8, 2012, “What’s on MyPlate?” Day, to heighten public awareness of the importance of choosing foods for a healthy meal. NTF is committed to promoting a diet that reflects the latest recommendations in the 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans and highlights the message behind the new MyPlate food icon. Turkey is a perfect choice as it is a nutrient-rich protein, low in fat, and is available in a wide variety of different cuts and products. …

The West Coast's premier Fresh Chicken Cooking Contest is inviting home, amateur and professional chefs to stir up locally-inspired cooking creativity with the call for entries for the third annual Foster Farms Fresh Chicken Cooking Contest (entries accepted beginning February 29). The winner will receive a grand prize of $10,000 plus a one-year supply of Foster Farms fresh chicken*. The deadline to enter is June 3, 2012 at 11:59:59 p.m. PDT. …

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Glatt's Kosher Meat Products are warning the public not to consume the Glatt's brand Beef Frankfurters Jumbo BBQ described below because the product may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. …