This is R-CALF USA’s weekly opinion/commentary that describes a letter to Congress sent by 50 diverse organizations and provides a list of reasons MCOOL is valuable to Americans. It is available in three formats: written,
Continue Reading 2023 is the year for MCOOL
In an effort to improve food safety and reduce the risk of eating spoiled meat, Concordia researchers have designed a new technology that identifies the presence of the toxin putrescine in beef.
Putrescine is responsible
Continue Reading Concordia researchers design biosensors to identify toxins in beef
Oysters from Ireland have been linked to illnesses in Hong Kong. In other news from the region, China is lifting a 2020 ban on beef exports due to BSE this week.
The Centre for Food
Continue Reading Irish oysters blocked in Hong Kong; beef exports to China resume
BRF S.A. has signed a leniency agreement with Brazilian authorities related to two investigations that came to light in 2017 and 2018.
The deal with the Controladoria-Geral da União (CGU) and Advocacia-Geral da União (AGU)
Continue Reading BRF agrees on leniency package with Brazilian authorities
Morasch Meats Inc. of Portland, OR, is recalling 3,930 pounds of raw frozen diced beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
Continue Reading Oregon company recalls frozen beef after test shows E. coli contamination
Nebraska Beef Ltd. and two of its former employees are severing some probation time and paying some fines for falsifying USDA grading records.
U.S. District Court for Nebraska has apparently concluded the case with a
Continue Reading Long, strange Nebraska Beef case settles with some minor fines and probation
New Universal Nourishment LLC, a Miami Beach, FL. firm, is recalling 368 pounds of beef burger patty products that were repackaged, relabeled and distributed without the benefit of federal inspection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s
Continue Reading Beef patties distributed in Florida recalled over lack of federal inspection
Major problems remain in the Polish control system for beef and poultry meat, according to the European Commission’s health and safety agency.
A remote DG Sante audit, in October 2021 in Poland, followed-up two audits
Continue Reading EU return audit to Poland finds unresolved issues; Salmonella in poultry still a problem
Researchers have assessed the role of certain food types in causing illness from different pathogens in three African countries.
They presented attribution estimates for Campylobacter, enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC), Shiga-toxin producing E. coli, Salmonella, Cryptosporidium, Brucella, and Mycobacterium bovis for
Continue Reading Experts estimate foodborne disease burden in African nations
A group of cattle ranchers is pushing hard for reforms on country-of-origin-labeling, known as COOL, and the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture says he is already working on the situation.
R-CALF United Stockgrowers of America is
Continue Reading USDA secretary says he is working on ‘made in the USA’ labeling for beef; cattlemen want faster action