Two companies recalled large amounts for ground beef for possible E. coli, and public health officials are testing the meat to find out whether it’s linked to an ongoing E. coli outbreak. The USDA warned that additional product may be recalled in the continuing investigation.

JBS Plainwell recalled about 43,000 pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with pieces of hard plastic.

Meat processors who brushed up on the latest labeling guidelines at the International Production & Processing Expo learned details about when bioengineered logos might be needed and how FDA’s nutritional panel updates might trickle over to their products.

Journalists and experts from the U.S and Canada visited Poland in November as part of the Union of Producers and Employers of Meat Industry (UPEMI)’s “Meat with European Quality” campaign. During their stay, delegates took part in a seminar for European producers and exporters and then visited leading meat processing plants.