Category: Meat
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Researchers have automated broiler feeding analysis with high-speed machine vision. A study from São Paulo validated a YOLOv8-SAM pipeline that converts beak motion into live kinematic data, linking feed particle size to ingestion effort and opening a route toward digitally modelled poultry feeding.
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Barakat began building a halal baby food plant in KEZAD. The AED 150m, 10,000 sqm Abu Dhabi facility is designed for 90m units a year, producing fruit, vegetable, meat, and fish purées in pouches and glass jars via a JV with Pure Baby Food Industries.
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Südpack has launched new films for vacuum and MAP fish. The SKINPro system and Multifol Extreme thermoforming films target shelf-life extension, seal integrity, and downgauging for seafood packs.
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Waitrose will stop selling mackerel as stocks fall sharply again. Fresh, chilled, and frozen lines will be removed by 29 April 2026, with tinned products following once existing stock sells through.
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Major restaurant groups have formed a new Sustainable Chicken Forum. Eight businesses covering 18 brands will exit the Better Chicken Commitment, citing supply resilience and environmental constraints alongside welfare goals.
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New research maps allergy hazards in cultivated beef cell samples. The study found lower levels of many known beef allergens, but stronger IgE reactivity in blood samples from people with alpha-gal sensitivity, pointing to targeted testing needs before commercial launches.
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AIMS is challenging the FSA’s planned 2026 meat charge rise. The association says the new charging model will add significant cost to official controls in slaughterhouses, and has filed for a High Court judicial review expected to be heard in April.
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Boparan Private Office has agreed to buy Germany’s Heidemark poultry. The deal adds a €760m-revenue turkey and chicken processor to Storteboom Food Group, pending European Commission clearance.
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Smithfield is planning a $1.3bn automated facility in Sioux Falls. The company has started approvals for a combined fresh pork and packaged-meats plant, with production targeted for end-2028.
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The US expanded tariff-free Argentine lean beef imports for 2026. The move adds 80,000 metric tons of lean trimmings, aimed at easing tight ground beef supply and record retail prices.