Beef

  • FSIS Delays Start of ‘Big 6’ Sampling Until June 4
    USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is extending the implementation date for routine sampling of six additional strains of E. coli, known as non-O157 Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STECs) or “The Big Six," as adulterants to June 4, 2012. ...More
    February 9, 2012
    Posted in News
  • UNL Receives $25 Million Grant to Reduce E. coli in Beef
    The University of Nebraska-Lincoln received a $25 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to develop ways to reduce the occurrence of E. coli strains throughout the beef production chain. The research will focus on the seven most dangerous strains of E. ...More
    January 23, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Eliminating E. coli in Beef Using Low-Voltage Electricity
    E. coli bacteria growing on the surface of heavily contaminated beef can be successfully eradicated by using bursts of low-frequency alternating electric current, according to a study published in the International Journal of Food Safety, Nutrition and Public Health. The ...More
    January 18, 2012
    Posted in News
  • 2012 Restaurant Trends to Drive Traffic
    Improving the healthfulness of kids’ meals and restaurant fare, along with the influence of the growing Asian, Hispanic, boomer and millennial population groups, are factors shaping the restaurant industry in 2012 and beyond, according to The NPD Group. Overall, consumer ...More
    January 17, 2012
    Posted in News, Bakery / Cereal
  • Choosing Poultry Over Beef Cuts Stroke Risk by 13%
    Men and women who eat more than two servings of red meat daily increase their risk of stroke by 28% and 19%, respectively, compared to individuals who consume less than one service a day, according to a new study in the journal Stroke. The findings also reveal people who ...More
    January 13, 2012
    Posted in News
  • WTO Delays Final COOL Rule Deadline
    At the joint requests of Canada, Mexico and the United States, World Trade Organization (WTO) members meeting as the Dispute Settlement Body agreed Jan. 5, 2012, to extend the deadline for the adoption or appeal of the panel reports in the case about country of origin ...More
    January 9, 2012
    Posted in News
  • FDA to Prohibit Cephalosporin Class Drugs in Livestock
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced its intent to prohibit the use of the cephalosporin class of antimicrobial drugs in cattle, swine, chickens and turkeys effective April 5, 2012. The move will preserve the effectiveness of the drugs for treating disease ...More
    January 5, 2012
    Posted in News
  • Beef Remains Biggest Player in the Meat Case
    The latest National Meat Case Study, conducted through a joint effort of The Beef Checkoff Program, the National Pork Board and the Sealed Air's Cryovac Food Packaging Unit, revealed beef remains the biggest player in the meat case, with a typical store featuring about 60 ...More
    January 3, 2012
    Posted in News
  • High Red Meat Consumption Linked to Kidney Cancer
    Individuals who consume approximately 4 ounces of red meat a day are 19% more likely to be diagnosed with a rare form of kidney cancer—renal cell carcinoma (RCC)—compared to people who eat less than 1 ounce a day, according to a new study published in the American Journal ...More
    December 29, 2011
    Posted in News
  • 4Q11 Pork Exports Up 22%
    The U.S. pork industry is expected to ship 1.4 billion pounds of pork products to foreign destinations in the fourth quarter of this year, an increase of more than 22% over the same period in 2010, according to USDA’s Economic Research Services’ Livestock, Dairy, and ...More
    December 27, 2011
    Posted in News
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