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Should Lab-Grown Meat Be Labeled as Meat? USDA Seeks Public Input
If meat is grown in a lab without slaughtering animals, what should it be called?
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Meat Prices Rise as Grilling Season Kicks Off
The meat industry has been hit with challenge after challenge: a major labor shortage, high fuel costs, the drought and a cyberattack.
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Meat Prices Rise Due to Shortage, Cyberattack
Bay Area restaurants are faced with tough choices as the price of meat soars. Jodi Hernandez reports.
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Meat Industry Could Face Losses of $20 Billion in 2020
The pandemic has caused two major disruptions to the meat supply chain. The first was shifting consumer behaviors including restaurant and school closures that paralyzed an entire distribution channel. The second impacted the industry in an unimaginable way; more than 20,000 meat processing plant workers have gotten sick, 74 have died and dozens of plants have been forced to shut down.
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Meat Supply Chains Disrupted by Coronavirus
The coronavirus pandemic is taking an increasing toll on the nation’s meat suppliers. Last week Tyson’s largest pork plant announced it was suspending operations indefinitely after nearly 200 workers there fell ill. Tyson says millions of pounds of meat will disappear from store shelves until its plants can reopen safely.
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Meat From a Lab? Startups Cook Up Alternative to Slaughter
Uma Valeti slices into a pan-fried chicken cutlet in the kitchen of his startup, Memphis Meats. He sniffs the tender morsel on his fork before taking a bite. He chews slowly, absorbing the taste.
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Meat From a Lab? Startups Cook Up Alternative to Slaughter
Uma Valeti slices into a pan-fried chicken cutlet in the kitchen of his startup, Memphis Meats. He sniffs the tender morsel on his fork before taking a bite. He chews slowly, absorbing the taste.
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2nd Guilty Plea in Northern California Tainted Beef Case
A second defendant has pleaded guilty in a case alleging that a Northern California slaughterhouse at the center of a massive recall processed and distributed tainted beef.
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Meat-Free School Lunches Draw Ire of State Official
The state’s agriculture commissioner says he’s not pleased with a school district that only offers meat-free lunch options every Monday.
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4 at Slaughterhouse Behind Beef Recall Indicted
A federal grand jury has indicted four officials at a Northern California slaughterhouse, alleging they slaughtered diseased cows while inspectors were on their lunch breaks and distributed the cattle.