Tag: meat
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Advocacy Groups Challenge Smithfield Foods Sustainability Marketing
A coalition of advocacy groups has filed a complaint with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) asserting that Smithfield Foods misleadingly markets its pork products as “produced in an environmentally responsible and sustainable way” despite the company’s production methods allegedly falling “far below the level of environmental sustainability that a reasonable consumer would expect based on…
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Poultry Processing Speeds Executive Order Withdrawn
President Biden has withdrawn an executive order that would have allowed 25% faster processing speeds on poultry lines in meatpacking plants. The policy change would have allowed plants to process 175 slaughtered birds per minute, up from 140, in accordance with a proposal by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service. Criticism…
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Smithfield Foods “Safe Pork” Lawsuit to Continue
A D.C. Superior Court has denied Smithfield Foods’ motion to dismiss a lawsuit alleging it misleads consumers by marketing its products as “safer pork.” Organic Consumers Assn. v. Smithfield Foods Inc., No. 2020 CA 2566 B (D.C. Super. Ct., entered December 14, 2020). The lawsuit, filed by the Organic Consumers Association (OCA), alleged that Smithfield “employs…
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Genetically Engineered Pigs Approved for Food Use
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced the approval of GalSafe pigs, which have a “first-of-its-kind intentional genomic alteration (IGA),” for use in food. “This is the first IGA in an animal that the FDA has approved for both human food consumption and as a source for potential therapeutic uses,” the announcement states. “The…
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FSIS Partially Grants CSPI Petition on Nitrites
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has partially granted a petition filed by the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) about the use of “No Nitrate or Nitrite Added” and “Uncured” on labels for “products that have been processed using any source of nitrates or nitrites.” FSIS indicated…
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Turkey Welfare Challenged at Ranches
A plaintiff has filed a putative class action alleging Diestel Turkey Ranch falsely markets its turkeys as “thoughtfully raised on sustainable family farms with plenty of fresh air and space to roam.” Wetzel v. Diestel Turkey Ranch, No. 20-1213 (D.N.M., filed November 19, 2020). The plaintiff argues that Diestel “sources the overwhelming majority of its turkeys…
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Lab-Grown Meat Approved in Singapore
Singapore has reportedly approved for sale a lab-grown meat product to be sold as “cultured chicken.” The product, created by Eat Just, has been approved for use in chicken nuggets following a safety assessment submitted to the Singapore Food Agency’s “novel food” working group. The cultured chicken will reportedly sell for a price comparable to…
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Meat, Cultured Meat Groups Jointly Send USDA Letter
The National American Meat Institute and the Alliance for Meat, Poultry and Seafood Innovation have urged the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to seek more information on cultured or cell-based meat and poultry products. The organizations recommend that USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service issue an Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to obtain information about…