Purchasing decisions, nutrition and expectations of meat products: consumer perception, labelling, advice and substantiated product claims.
Weekly chicken advertising in US retail shows that commercial availability should be read by product format, not just by species. The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service report published on October 30 tracks promotions at major …
The US National Pork Board has established an Innovation and Pork Quality Advisory Committee bringing together industry leaders from twelve states. The 30 October announcement explicitly places consumer demand at the centre of the …
British origin has a strong presence in fresh-pork retail facings, but it does not automatically carry through to out-of-home consumption. That is the central finding of AHDB’s October update from its Pork Sector Council. …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reported on 30 October that eight additional meat and poultry companies have adopted the voluntary “Product of USA” claim. According to the agency, more than thirty companies have now committed …
Alpha-gal syndrome is a food allergy that can occur after bites from certain ticks and can trigger reactions to mammalian meat and other products containing alpha-gal. Beef Checkoff notes that beef, pork, lamb, venison, gelatin …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced its intention to purchase chicken and pork products for several food-nutrition assistance programmes. The purchases will be made under Section 32, a long-standing legal authority …
On October 26, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued an advisory concerning two lots of frozen cat food made with raw chicken after its testing detected Salmonella. The advisory concerns specific lots of Natural Selections …
British retail data published on 21 October show that red meat does not follow one single demand trend. In the 12 weeks to 4 October, total volume fell by 1.9% year on year. Within categories, however, movements diverged sharply: …
The recall of frozen OUMATY Tenders Strips in France puts veterinary-drug residues at the centre of raw-material management. France’s official RappelConso platform states that an antibiotic was detected in chicken meat used to …
Knowledge about meat gains credibility when it makes the full chain visible rather than merely repeating promotional messages. Spain’s “Detectives de la Carne” programme takes pupils in the third to fifth years of primary school …
Defra’s new experimental statistic estimates the nutrient contribution of UK agricultural production before processing and waste. For 2025 it puts supply at the equivalent of 101% of the population’s energy requirement and about …
The UK Food Standards Agency and Crown Prosecution Service have announced that seven people appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 14 October. The charges authorised by the CPS allege conspiracy to supply unfit meat; …
The U.S. Department of Agriculture revised its support sheet on serving meats and meat alternates at lunch and supper in the Child and Adult Care Food Program, CACFP, in October. The document does not itself establish a new legal …
England’s new Organic Action Plan does not set a meat-specific specification, but it can change the sourcing and marketing conditions for organic livestock products. The UK government launched the plan on 14 October around three …
Nutrition communication about red meat becomes credible only when it clearly distinguishes information, recommendation and commercial messaging. Meat & Livestock Australia launched its Iron Awareness Week campaign by stating that …