Purchasing decisions, nutrition and expectations of meat products: consumer perception, labelling, advice and substantiated product claims.
The U.S. investigation into an E. coli O157:H7 outbreak associated with chilled ready-to-eat multi-ingredient chicken wraps underlines a critical distinction: a product containing chicken does not, by itself, identify chicken as …
British foodservice data show that red-meat performance cannot be adequately explained by an overall trend for each species. AHDB published figures on 8 October covering the 52 weeks ending 6 September. Beef, lamb and pork all …
The UK’s AHDB is launching a new October phase of its British-pork campaign. Its focus is pork mince and the promise of affordable, quick and versatile family meals. The campaign combines television, social media, supermarket …
The presentation of findings from the 2026 National Meat Case Study again frames the chilled meat case as an assortment-design issue rather than a replenishment issue alone. The Meat Institute’s event notice highlights four …
The 29 September operation in Leicester against the online sale of “smokies” shows that traceability does not end at slaughter or on a distributor’s label. The UK Food Standards Agency’s National Food Crime Unit worked with police …
Contaminant measurements in beef become meaningful for consumers only when they are linked to consumption data and exposure assessment. An Italian study published on 27 September combined analytical results with national intake …
The phrase “animal-free” oversimplifies the debate around cultivated meat. An agricultural and environmental ethics article published on 26 September points out that current cell-based production does not begin in a bioreactor. It …
UK retail data for the 12 weeks to 6 September show a change in demand by format and use occasion rather than a uniform retreat from red meat. Total volume declined 1.6% year on year. In beef, spend rose 1.9% because average …
On 23 September, the UK Food Standards Agency published revised guidance aimed at reducing listeriosis risk for particularly vulnerable people. It is addressed to health and social-care organisations as well as retailers and …
Vienna’s new Chickz outlet combines international fried-chicken formats—Nashville, Buffalo and Korean style—with chicken sourced, according to the operator, exclusively from Austria and sold as Steirerhuhn. Beyond the restaurant …
The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service has recalled about 167,639 pounds of raw pork, beef and goat products from Star Meat Delivery Inc. The issue is not a reported microbiological finding, but a fundamental break in the …
Hospital catering shows why meat provenance gains practical value only when it can be translated into a workable kitchen solution. AHDB contributed to the latest edition of The Healthcare Chefs’ Knowledge Book with material on …
A U.S. executive order published on 17 September explicitly places wild-game donation and processing within federal policy on hunting access and population management. The Department of Agriculture is directed to issue guidance …
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency reported on 14 September the recall of two Co-op Gold frozen chicken products because egg was not declared. The products concerned are chicken burgers and maple-and-brown-sugar bacon-wrapped …
USDA’s Economic Research Service updated its meat price-spreads data offering on 11 September. The portal brings together series for livestock, wholesale meat and poultry prices, and retail prices for beef and pork cuts, turkey …