Meat & Poultry

Kosher food inspectors for New York State will find themselves out of work beginning on January 1, 2011, leaving the borough and the rest of the state without government-regulated kosher standards, said State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky. …

The American Angus Association invites you to begin the New Year by tuning in Monday, Jan. 3, 2011, as it airs a new I Am Angus television program. …

For 125 years, Pate Dawson Company has provided foodservice establishments along the east coast with the quality products they need to satisfy customers. Now the century-old distributor can add the worlds best beef to its portfolio. …

Meyer Natural Foods has announced today the acquisition of Dakota Beef, one of the largest and oldest certified organic beef brands in North America. As part of the transaction, Meyer Natural Foods has secured a long-term supply of organic Angus calves born on Dakota Beefs historic, 150,000-acre, open-range organic ranch in Oregon. This acquisition further strengthens Meyer Natural Foods industry leadership among natural and premium beef offerings. …

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced that it will be making important nutritional information readily available to consumers on 40 of the most popular cuts of meat and poultry products. Under a new rule, packages of ground or chopped meat and poultry will feature nutrition facts panels on their labels. Additionally, whole, raw cuts of meat and poultry will also have nutrition facts panels either on their package labels or available for consumers at the point-of-purchase. …