Category: Meat
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Symrise has expanded smoke alternatives before EU rules tighten again. The portfolio targets reformulation in cold cuts, sauces, snacks, plant-based products, and other savoury applications affected by the phase-out of several smoke flavouring primary products.
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Auburn researchers are linking meat date coding to microbial activity. The work uses machine learning to predict spoilage patterns in ground beef and reduce unnecessary waste from conservative sell-by dates.
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Meatly is scaling cultivated meat with a London pilot facility.
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Co-op has warned that UK meat imports rose 15% year on year to £5bn in 2025, increasing pressure on domestic food resilience and meat supply-chain strategy.
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European farming faces renewed scrutiny over antibiotic use after experts warned that reductions in farm antimicrobial sales are stalling, with food safety and meat supply-chain consequences.
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US lawmakers have urged FSIS to reject proposed rules on pork and poultry line speeds. The dispute centres on inspection flexibility, process control, worker safety, and throughput at plants operating under modern slaughter systems.
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Avara Foods faces High Court action over river pollution allegations.
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Hybrid meat offers food manufacturers a pragmatic route to reformulation. Dr Briony Sayers of ACI Group argues that partial meat substitution can improve nutrition, reduce emissions, and retain the taste and cooking performance consumers expect.
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2 Sisters Food Group is increasing the use of British-grown oilseed rape and beans in poultry feed, reducing imported soymeal exposure and adding a projected £50 million boost to UK agriculture.
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Global pork markets face renewed cost and logistics pressure. RaboResearch says geopolitical disruption, energy, feed, packaging, and trade uncertainty are expected to tighten margins through the second half of 2026.