Cargill Meat Solutions Corporation, Wichita, Kan., is recalling approximately 36 million pounds of ground turkey products that may be contaminated with a multi-drug resistant strain of Salmonella Heidelberg.
Perdue Incorporated, Salisbury, Md., said it is the nation's first poultry processor to receive a federal seal of verification for its chicken feeding practices.
Advantage Capital Partners, Chicago, said it provided $7.8 million in financing to Protein Solutions, a processor and distributor of portion controlled meat products.
USDA's fresh produce chief will join FDA to help develop new food safety rules as part of a cooperative initiative between FDA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
Four dairy and government entities have formed the National Dairy Research Program (NDRP), billed as a “significant step forward” to coordinate and leverage research involving future dairy products and ingredients.
The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) asked the Child Nutrition Division of the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) to include frozen products in the reauthorization of the Child Nutrition Programs and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC).