Meat & Poultry

Pork tenderloin has a new accessory – the iconic Heart-Check mark from the American Heart Association. To celebrate this stylish new recognition of the cut’s extra lean, nutritious profile, America’s pork producers are putting the spotlight on pork tenderloin at the Ninth Annual Woman’s Day Red Dress Awards. The event honors outstanding individuals who have made significant contributions to the fight against heart disease. …

The Canadian Meat Council (CMC) will help AMI promote the 2012 AMI International Meat, Poultry & Seafood Industry Convention and Exposition, to be held April 30 – May 3, 2012, at the Dallas Convention Center in Dallas, Texas. …

The National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA) and the Beef Checkoff Program partnered with Merck Animal Health to launch Better Beef Sales, a new web-based retail training program to help boost knowledge about today’s beef and how it’s produced. …

The union representing Park Farms workers has approved a new contract as the company transitions to Case Farms. The deal is expected to lead to Case Farms reopening the plant next month. Case Farms has said it continues working on an agreement to purchase the assets of Park Farms. Both companies process poultry and supply retail stores. …

Philanthropist and football legend Doug Flutie will share his life experiences on and off the field during the keynote address at the 2012 Annual Meat Conference, to be held February 19-21, 2012, at the Rosen Shingle Creek, Orlando, Fla. …