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

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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

Home

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

Home

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

Industry News

Tyson Voluntarily Recalling 30,000 lb of Dino Chicken Nuggets

The frozen, fully cooked chicken “Fun Nuggets” may contain small, pliable metal pieces, posing a risk to consumers, especially young children.

November 6, 2023

Industry News

Johnsonville Appoints Don Fussner as Next CEO

Johnsonville LLC

Fussner will assume his leadership role on Jan.1, 2024, following the retirement of current CEO Nick Meriggioli.

October 24, 2023

Industry News

Department of Labor Investigating Child Labor at Tyson, Perdue

The move follows a New York Times Magazine article that disclosed cleaning contractors have been employing migrant children to work overnight shifts at Tyson and Perdue plants in Virginia.

September 24, 2023