Meat & Poultry

Record-high cattle prices could have long-lasting affects on the industry and consumers, experts say. Big paychecks from packers haven't meant a lot of black ink for producers. And people who love a good T-bone steak or cheeseburger are digging deeper to pay for them, government data show. Producers and food retailers say change is the way to buck both trends. …

The American Meat Science Association (AMSA) is excited to announce Gary Taubes, author of Why We Get Fat and What to Do About It (Knopf 2011) and Good Calories, Bad Calories: Challenging the Conventional Wisdom on Diet, Weight Control and Disease (Knopf, 2007), will kick off the AMSA 65th Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC) on Monday morning June 18th with his in-depth presentation on “Why We Get Fat: Adiposity 101 and the Alternative Hypothesis of Obesity.” …

Olde Strasburg Meats, formerly Valley Farm Meats, had its processing license suspended Thursday, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture. …

Han Yang Inc., a Milwaukee, Wisc., establishment, is recalling approximately 25,600 pounds of cooked pork hocks because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The products contain wheat, a known allergen, which is not noted on the label. …

The National Meat Association (NMA) and the North American Meat Processors Association (NAMP) made their consolidation into a new association official, the two associations announced in a joint statement. …