#Salmonella outbreak linked to Italian meats found in 17 states

#Salmonella outbreak linked to Italian meats found in 17 states

“#Salmonella outbreak linked to Italian meats found in 17 states” Having salmonella in your charcuterie board is not cute. A salmonella outbreak is currently sweeping the nation in connection to Italian-style meats. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is investigating the case after 36 people across 17 states have fallen ill. “Until we…

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#Thanksgiving turkeys may be harder to come by this year

#Thanksgiving turkeys may be harder to come by this year

“#Thanksgiving turkeys may be harder to come by this year” What’s Thanksgiving without a juicy, fresh turkey? More Americans may soon find out. Meat producers and distributors are sounding the alarm over a turkey shortage that has supermarkets and other food retailers scrambling to get ready for the holiday, The Post has learned. The shortfall…

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#With 3D printed ‘steaks’, Spanish startup eyes the mass market

#With 3D printed ‘steaks’, Spanish startup eyes the mass market

“#With 3D printed ‘steaks’, Spanish startup eyes the mass market” BARCELONA, June 29 – As demand for plant-based alternatives to meat rises, Barcelona-based startup Novameat is using its 3D printing technology to manufacture vegetarian “steaks” that it hopes will reach the mass market next year. Novameat plans to sell its “steaks” directly to consumers and…

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#JBS to reopen operations after hack shut its US beef plants

#JBS to reopen operations after hack shut its US beef plants

“#JBS to reopen operations after hack shut its US beef plants” JBS Foods, the world’s largest meat supplier, said it has made “significant progress in resolving the “cyberattack” that shutdown all of its US beef plants on Tuesday, easing fears of further meat price increases.  The “vast majority” of the company’s plants are expected to…

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#5 of America’s largest meat plants shuttered after JBS cyberattack

#5 of America’s largest meat plants shuttered after JBS cyberattack

“#5 of America’s largest meat plants shuttered after JBS cyberattack” Five of America’s largest beef plants were shut down Tuesday, following a cyberattack, further throttling a pandemic-ravaged supply chain, reports said.  The closure of the JBS SA plants, which collectively handled 22,500 cattle a day, instantly wiped out nearly 20 percent of America’s beef production…

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#World’s largest meat processor JBS Foods hit by cyberattack

#World’s largest meat processor JBS Foods hit by cyberattack

“#World’s largest meat processor JBS Foods hit by cyberattack” The world’s largest meat supplier, JBS Foods, has been crippled by a cyberattack, the company announced, the latest hit to an already rattled supply chain that’s sent food costs soaring at grocery stores and restaurants.  JBS said Monday evening that it shut its North American and…

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#Vegan fake-meat takes China by storm

#Vegan fake-meat takes China by storm

“#Vegan fake-meat takes China by storm” The country that currently consumes about half of the world’s pork is rapidly moving toward a vegan revolution.  China has an $86 billion meat market and is responsible for eating 28% of the global supply, with the average Chinese person devouring 11 pounds of meat annually. But that may…

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#Bill Gates thinks we should start eating synthetic beef

#Bill Gates thinks we should start eating synthetic beef

“#Bill Gates thinks we should start eating synthetic beef” Bill Gates believes the wealthiest countries should switch to eating “100% synthetic beef” in order to help combat climate change. The second-richest man in the world floated his ideas to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in a new interview with MIT’s Technology Review. “I do think all…

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#Man busted smuggling 194 pounds of bologna into US

#Man busted smuggling 194 pounds of bologna into US

“#Man busted smuggling 194 pounds of bologna into US” A man was fined $500 for trying to smuggle 194 pounds of Mexican bologna across the southern border, federal authorities said. The 49-year-old New Mexico resident was caught by authorities at the Columbus port of entry at about 8 a.m. Sunday, according to Customs and Border…

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