Wendy’s asks pork industry to submit updates
As part of its committment to phase out pork from suppliers that use gestation crates by 2022, quick serve restaurant Wendy’s is asking manufacturers to give progress reports on the … Continue Reading →
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New Label Names Approved for Beef, Pork
The ICMISC has approved new URMIS common names for consumer-facing labels on beef and pork cuts. read more Supermarket News
New URMIS Common Names for Pork, Beef Cuts
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Beef Checkoff program and the National Pork Board released a list of new, proposed common Uniform Retail Meat Identity Standards (URMIS) names for consumer-facing labels at … Continue Reading →
Pork Prices Stay Low
WASHINGTON — While consumers started to see the effects of the drought on retail food costs in the last quarter of 2012, pork prices dropped and are expected to stay … Continue Reading →
Smithfield Packing recalls pork sausage product that may contain foreign materials
Smithfield Packing Co. is recalling approximately 38,000 lbs of pork sausage that may contain small pieces of plastic, likely from gloves, the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection … Continue Reading →
Pork Shoppers Look to Phone
Most pork shoppers, 78%, make a shopping list before going to the supermarket and 64% use smartphone apps when planning a shopping trip, according to a video released by the … Continue Reading →
Berkshire Pork Featured at Kowalski’s Tasting Event
ST. PAUL, Minn. – Kowalski’s Markets received its first ever shipment of Berkshire pork this week and will feature it Dec. 8 at its chain-wide, annual Taste of the Holidays … Continue Reading →
Report: Pathogens Found in Pork Products
YONKERS, N.Y. — A Consumer Reports study found strains of harmful bacteria in different cuts of pork. read more Supermarket News
Technology enhanced to evaluate pork tenderness, color stability in other meat
A system designed by U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) scientists to predict superior beef tenderness is just as effective at predicting tenderness in pork and color stability in other meat. … Continue Reading →