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Coronavirus drives increase in meat sales

Ground beef is biggest gainer

March 19, 2020

Meat sales have increased rapidly during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, a new report from the North American Meat Institute (NAMI) shows.

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Duke’s meat snacks recalled for tampering after production

Pork sausage sticks from Monogram Meat Snacks may be adulterated

Rose Shilling

March 14, 2019

Tampering after production led to the recall of about 190,000 pounds of Duke’s Smoked Shorty Sausages.

Food Safety

Frozen Boston Market rib entrees recalled for glass, plastic fragments

The boneless patties from Bellisio Foods went to stores nationwide

Rose Shilling

February 26, 2019

Bellisio Foods is recalling about 173,000 pounds of frozen Boston Market boneless rib meals that may contain glass or hard plastic, the USDA announced.

Seaboard Triumph Foods' Sioux City facility

Fabulous Food Plants

Food quality, employee safety reign supreme at Seaboard Triumph Foods

This Fab Food Plant began operations in September, 2017 with a fully staﬀed ﬁrst shift, processing 10,500 hogs per day

Wayne Labs

August 3, 2018

There is not a single aspect of the Seaboard Triumph Foods pork processing facility in Sioux City, Iowa, that does not pay attention to detail.

Risk Analysis study: Even properly cooked pork chops pose Listeria, Salmonella threat

Leftovers, which could feature just a few pathogens that then had the chance to multiply, were the real concern, according to the research.

Crystal Lindell

September 28, 2017

It turns out that people eating leftover pork chops that have not been cooked well-done are likely putting themselves at risk for Salmonella and Listeria exposure.

Dumplings Recall

Pork dumplings recalled

Som See Neh dumplings were not federally inspected

Casey Laughman

March 22, 2017

Los Angeles-based retail firm J & Y Dasung, conducting business as Som See Neh, has recalled about 178,335 pounds of frozen pork dumpling products that did not undergo federal inspection.

Prestage Farms proposes new pork processing plant in Iowa

March 24, 2016

North Carolina-based pork and turkey processor Prestage Farms announced the formation of a new company, Prestage Foods of Iowa, LLC.

Small bits of metal in pork sausage triggers recall

Jeremy Gerrard

September 3, 2015

Wisconsin-based Kenosha Beef International LTD has issued a recall of approximately 89,235 pounds of pork sausage patties after consumers found small pieces of metal in the products, according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today.

Kapowsin Meats recalls pork due to possible Salmonella contamination

Jeremy Gerrard

August 28, 2015

Washington-based Kapowsin Meats has issued an expanded recall for approximately 523,380 pounds of pork products because the meat may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

FSIS issues public health alert for pork because of possible Salmonella contamination

Jeremy Gerrard

August 3, 2015

USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a public health alert due to concerns about illnesses caused by Salmonella that may be associated with pork products.