Tag: beef
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Mechanically Tenderized Beef Labeling Takes Effect in Canada
Health Canada has announced the implementation of new rules requiring mechanically tenderized beef (MTB) products to be labeled as such. Effective August 21, 2014, the mandatory labeling requirements—which previously applied only to federally registered producers of MTB cuts—now cover “all industry sectors selling uncooked MTB to other industry members or consumers,” including retailers, butcher shops,…
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Slaughterhouse Owners, Employees Charged with Distributing Diseased Cattle
Federal charges have been brought against two owners and two employees of Rancho Feeding Operations, a Petaluma, California-based livestock slaughterhouse, for distributing condemned and diseased cattle in violation of the Federal Meat Inspection Act. United States v. Amaral, No. 14-cr-437 (N.D. Cal., filed August 14, 2014); United States v. Singleton, No. 14-cr-441 (N.D. Cal., filed August…
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USDA Announces New Traceback and Recall Procedures for Beef
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced plans to implement “new traceback procedures when FSIS or another agency finds raw ground beef or bench trim presumptive positive for Escherichia coli O157:H7.” Under the new system, which takes effect October 14, 2014, the agency will ask suppliers to recall…
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FSIS Proposes Rule Requiring Ground Beef Records
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has proposed a rule requiring that “all makers of raw ground beef products keep records” that would allow FSIS to conduct timelier recalls of potentially contaminated meat. The proposed rule would require retailers that mix meats from multiple sources to keep more detailed…
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Class Action Challenging Source of Restaurants’ “Kobe” Beef Settled
A California state trial court has approved the settlement agreement in a class action against Innovative Dining Group LLC (IDG), owner of the Boa Steakhouse and Sushi Roku chains, alleging that the restaurants falsely advertised their menu as containing Kobe beef. Hall v. Innovative Dining Grp. LLC, No. BC493144 (Cal. Super. Ct., Los Angeles Cty.,…
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South Dakota Supreme Court Allows “Slime” Suit to Proceed
According to news sources, the South Dakota Supreme Court has denied the defendants’ petition seeking review and dismissal of a lawsuit filed by Beef Products, Inc. alleging that the ABC network and news anchor Diane Sawyer, among others, defamed the company by their coverage of the company’s lean, finely textured beef, which has been dubbed…
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Court Allows Most Claims in LFTB Suit to Proceed
A South Dakota court has determined that most of the claims filed by the makers of lean finely textured beef (LFTB) against ABC News, certain news correspondents, including Diane Sawyer, and former U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) employees may proceed. Beef Prods., Inc. v. Am. Broadcasting Cos., Inc., No. 12-292 (Union Cty. Cir. Ct., S.D., order…
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California Meat Processor Recalls 8.7 Million Pounds of Beef
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced that Petaluma, California-based meat processor Rancho Feeding Corp. has recalled nearly 9 million pounds of beef products—all of the beef processed by the company from January 2013 through January 2014 and shipped to California, Florida, Illinois, and Texas. According to FSIS, “the…