Meat & Poultry

Undeclared allergens have become the top reason for processed meat recalls this year, topping even pathogens. According to FSIS, so far this year 39 percent of the meat recalls were initiated due to undeclared allergens, compared to 32 percent caused by pathogens. …

New England Patriots fans watching the game from home now have a chance to taste what it's like to be inside Gillette Stadium. Kayem Foods, official brand of both Franks and Sausage of the New England Patriots and Gillette Stadium, announced a new multi-year sponsorship and licensing agreement to manufacture and distribute Kayem Patriots Franks at retail markets throughout New England. …

Efficient cattlemen and women are a boon for the environment. “I am absolutely not anti-grass-fed beef. There is a place for every single kind of system: grass-fed, grain-fed, local, organic and so on,” said Jude Capper, Washington State University animal scientist at the Certified Angus Beef LLC (CAB) Annual Conference last week. “What I am ‘anti’ is mis-marketing and the perceptions that are passed on to the consumer about what is and isn’t environmentally friendly.” …

Representatives from the livestock and poultry industries joined forces today, Oct. 5, 2011, to commend U.S. Representatives Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Jim Costa (D-Calif.) for introducing the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) Flexibility Act. The legislation calls for a twice annual review of the corn stocks-to-use ratio. If the ratio falls below a threshold of 10 percent, the RFS could be reduced. The groups said the legislation will provide relief in times of tight corn supplies while also ensuring there is enough corn to meet the demand from all end-users. …

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has begun testing on retail meat products processed and packaged by Reis Meat Processing, in Jackson, Missouri. …