Regulatory

TGI Fridays Chicken Bites Recalled Due to Possible Plastic Contamination

Simmons Prepared Foods is recalling 26,550 lb of the frozen, boneless retail product after the company received customer complaints about clear, hard plastic found under the breading of the bites.

December 15, 2023

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Regulatory

Wayne Farms Recalls Potentially Undercooked Chicken Breast

The company is recalling about 1,377 lb of ready-to-eat (RTE) chicken breast products after receiving a customer complaint that the product appeared to be undercooked.

December 11, 2023

Home

Global Food Prices Hold Steady in November

Higher prices in vegetable oils were offset by lower prices in cereals. Meanwhile, record grain harvests are expected in the coming year.

December 8, 2023

Regulatory

Possible Listeria Contamination Prompts Recall of Chicken Fried Rice from Garland Ventures

The problem was discovered by the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) during a review of testing results, which showed the product tested positive for L. monocytogenes.

December 7, 2023

Processing Equipment

Foodmate Acquires Barth Industrial Automation

Foodmate

Poultry processing equipment provider Foodmate expands automation hardware and software solutions with acquisition of Barth Industrial Automation.

December 5, 2023

Processing Equipment

Pacproinc Names Western District Sales Manager and Marketing Coordinator

Pacproinc

Scott Hill and Madison Todd join Pacproinc, which provides automated solutions for food service packaging.

December 5, 2023

Food Safety

Faster Food Safety Results From Farm to Final Product

A recent patent given to Hygiena’s SalQuant system underscores the company’s evolving Salmonella quantification tool for processors.

December 4, 2023

Industry News

Tyson Foods Opens 325,000-sq-ft Fully Cooked Food Production Plant

The new facility in Danville, Va., incorporates the latest technology that brings real-time intelligence to the company’s processes to increase production and protect workers.

November 29, 2023

Industry News

U.S. Egg Producers, Trade Groups Found Responsible for Price Fixing

A jury determined Cal-Maine Foods, Rose Acre Farms, United Egg Producers, and United States Egg Marketers engaged in a conspiracy to raise the cost of eggs from 2004 to 2008.

November 27, 2023

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Alternative Protein Sector, Despite Setbacks, Looks Healthy

A Horizons report from CRB takes an in-depth look at alternative proteins, detailing a still nascent industry that is learning how to succeed at production scale.

November 26, 2023

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Prestage Foods Streamlines Turkey Processing Through Automation

The company’s new air-chilled turkey plant is the largest of its kind in the Western Hemisphere, featuring highly automated efficiencies while reducing labor by more than half.

November 21, 2023

Regulatory

Skyline Provisions Recalls 5,620 lb of Raw Ground Beef Products

U.S. Department of Agriculture

The products are being recalled due to possible foreign matter contamination.

November 20, 2023

Industry News

Tyson Announces the Closing of Yet Another 2 Plants

The planned shuttering of the Florida and South Carolina facilities follows earlier announcements that the company will be closing 6 other sites early next year.

November 14, 2023