Category: Meat
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Boparan has completed its Heidemark acquisition after EU competition clearance. The deal adds five German poultry sites to Storteboom Food Group as processors sharpen automation, traceability, and productivity plans.
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US authorities have linked Daisy Brand headcheese to a Listeria outbreak in Illinois, putting renewed pressure on ready-to-eat meat controls, retail slicing hygiene, and cold-chain handling.
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The EU is preparing to block Brazilian meat and animal-product imports from 3 September unless Brazil can demonstrate compliance with antimicrobial-use rules across the full animal lifecycle.
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Dawn Meats has acquired German chilled and frozen meat importer Alexander Eyckeler, deepening its customer access in Germany as the business continues to integrate New Zealand processor Alliance Group.
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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.