Meat & Poultry News

1. FDA Approves PhageGuard-E As New Food Processing Aid Against E. Coli O157
   9/18/2018

   FDA & USDA announced they have approved Phageguard-E as a "GRAS" (Generally Recognized as Safe) food processing aid against E.coli O157. The new product consists of natural phages against E.coli and is produced by Micreos ofThe Netherlands. The company confirms that industrial scale projects with US meat processing companies are set to start shortly

2. New Discoveries On A New Journey For Kerchin Cattle Industry
   9/16/2018

   In 2018, Inner Mongolia Kerchin Cattle Industry Co., Ltd. ("Kerchin Cattle Industry" for short) is still transforming its business from traditional retail to a more modern sales model. It has successfully moved on from simple offline sales to a new retail concept that combines both online and offline logistics, and has set up a wide-reaching online and offline sales network

3. Cargill's European Poultry Business Expands Into Poland With Acquisition Of Konspol
   9/14/2018

   Cargill has reached an agreement to acquire Konspol, one of Poland's leading value-added food companies, providing an array of products in the chilled convenience, frozen and cold cut categories

4. AAFP Conference Update- Please join us to honor Dr. Michael G. Johnson with the Lifetime Achievement award
   9/12/2018
5. Amlan® To Present Emerging Alternative To Antibiotics In Poultry Disease Management At WVPA Asia Meeting
   9/10/2018

   Maximillian Sim, DVM, Commercial and Technical Consultant for Amlan International, will present research on bacterial quorum quenching as a valuable alternative to bactericidal treatments in managing poultry disease at the World Veterinary Poultry Association (WVPA) Asia Meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on October 1-2, 2018

6. USDA And FDA Announce Joint Public Meeting On Use Of Animal Cell Culture Technology To Develop Products Derived From Livestock And Poultry
   9/10/2018

   U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue, DVM and U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, M.D. recently announced a joint public meeting to be held on Oct. 23-24, 2018 to discuss the use of cell culture technology to develop products derived from livestock and poultry

7. Black Soldier Fly Larvae Ingredients Receive FDA Recommendation For Poultry Diets
   9/10/2018

   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has recommended amendment of the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) ingredient definition of dried black soldier fly larvae (BSFL) to include feeding to poultry

8. New Glass Walls Video Details Variety Of Worker Safety Practices In Meat And Poultry Plants
   9/5/2018

   The U.S. meat and poultry industry employs more than 500,000 workers and keeping those workers safe is one of the top industry priorities. For the last 25 years, worker safety has been a non-competitive issue, meaning companies openly share best practices to help improve safety for all

9. PENETRON Technology Provides A Chicken And Egg Solution
   9/5/2018

   When the largest poultry company in Kurma, Kazakhstan, needed a durable, industrial-grade solution for its new concrete bioreactor tanks, Penetron had the answer

10. Frontmatec Enters Into Partnership With AIRA
    8/30/2018

    Frontmatec has entered into an agreement to acquire 40% of the shares in ASSESSORAMENT INDUSTRIAL ROBÒTICA I AUTOMATITZACIÓ, S.L. (“AIRA”), a leading supplier of advanced robotic solutions for the meat industry