<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Meat Industry - 'THE' site for meat industry professionals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Articles]]></description><link>http://www.meatindustry.org/</link><copyright><![CDATA[Copyright Meat Industry - 'THE' site for meat industry professionals]]></copyright><generator>sNews CMS</generator><item><title><![CDATA[Turkey switches to Uruguayan cows]]></title><description><![CDATA[  Uyum Gıda, a Turkish supermarket chain, has imported 2,000 cattle from Uruguay to fight high domestic Turkish meat prices.   
  The retailer plans to slaughter the 4.5 million Turkish Liras worth of cattle after feeding them for up to 180 days, it said in a written statement Tuesday.   
  The cattle were loaded on ships on Jan. 22 at a port in the Urugayan capital of Montevideo and are to be delivered at Turkey’s İzmir Port between Feb. 12 and 15, the statement said.  
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:28:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.meatindustry.org/europe/turkey-switches-to-uruguayan-cows-922011/</link><guid>http://www.meatindustry.org/europe/turkey-switches-to-uruguayan-cows-922011/</guid><author>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:28:00 +0000</author><comment></comment></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arnold Meat Packers gets up and running]]></title><description><![CDATA[  A Kitchener meat packing facility that sat empty for almost three years is now up and running, about two months ahead of schedule.  
  Arnold Meat Packers, located on Arnold Street, took its first test shipment of 42 cows on Tuesday and plans to eventually increase production to as much as 200 cows per day, said vice-president and co-owner Mihaela Ciuciureanu.  
  The plant has been certified by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and plans to sell beef products to such customers as Maple Leaf Foods, Cargill Meat Solutions and Piller’s Sausages &amp; Delicatessens, she said.  
  Ciuciureanu and her husband, Claudiu, purchased the 40,000-square-foot plant last fall for $1.6 million from Farm Credit Canada, the main creditor for previous owner Gencor Foods, which closed the facility in April 2008.  
  Arnold Meat Packers will slaughter and process cull cows, which are dairy cattle that are more than 30 months old and can no longer be milked. Previously, such cows had to be shipped to Quebec or the U.S.  
  The facility currently employs about 40 people, but could grow to almost 100 workers when it achieves full production. Farmers looking to supply cows to the facility should call 1-855-744-7182.  
  Seeing the first shipment of cows arrive at the plant on Tuesday was a big thrill for Ciuciureanu. “We’re so happy,” she said.  
  The couple operated a slaughterhouse and two sausage factories in their native Romania before immigrating to Canada in the early 2000s. They have spent about $500,000 renovating the Arnold Street plant to get it ready.  
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:26:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.meatindustry.org/north_america/arnold-meat-packers-gets-up-and-running-922011/</link><guid>http://www.meatindustry.org/north_america/arnold-meat-packers-gets-up-and-running-922011/</guid><author>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:26:00 +0000</author><comment></comment></item><item><title><![CDATA[Horse slaughter bill on the agenda]]></title><description><![CDATA[  A legislative committee is considering a bill that would set up a state meat inspection agency, which would also pave the way for horse slaughter in Nebraska.  
  On Tuesday, several people spoke in favor of O'Neill Sen. Tyson Larson's bill (LB305), including horse owners, meat processing operators and ag groups like the Nebraska Cattlemen, Nebraska Farm Bureau Federation and Nebraska Farmers Union.  
  Proponents of the bill said that without slaughterhouses, old and marginalized horses are often neglected or abandoned.  
  Critics who testified against the bill Tuesday say slaughtering horses is inhumane.  
  The last three horse slaughterhouses in the U.S. closed in 2007. Horses are now exported to Mexico and Canada for slaughter. Much of that meat is exported to countries in Europe and Asia for human consumption.  
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:25:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.meatindustry.org/north_america/horse-slaughter-bill-on-the-agenda-922011/</link><guid>http://www.meatindustry.org/north_america/horse-slaughter-bill-on-the-agenda-922011/</guid><author>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:25:00 +0000</author><comment></comment></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ground beef recalled for E.Coli fear]]></title><description><![CDATA[
  The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service has announced a recall of 3,170 pounds of fresh ground beef patties and other bulk packages of ground beef products that are feared contaminated with E. coli.  
  The affected meat was produced by American Food Service, of Pico Rivera, California. The beef was distributed to restaurants throughout southern California, though none of the eateries has been identified.  
  
  Inspectors discovered the problem after they were contacted by another federally regulated establishment that reported receiving what they believed to be a “suspect product.&quot;  
  The products subject to the recall bear the establishment number &quot;Est. 1913&quot; inside the USDA mark of inspection. Affected items, all sold in bulk, include 30-pound cases of American Companies 100-percent pure ground beef; 60-pound cases of American Companies ground beef bulk, (80 percent lean taco grind); and 30-pound case of American Companies 100 percent pure ground beef for chili (coarse grind), among others. The products were produced on January 31.  
  Consumers are advised to inquire about the origins of ground beef products before ordering restaurants foods prepared with ground beef, particularly in southern California.  
  E. coli is a potentially deadly pathogen that can cause bloody diarrhea, dehydration, and, in the most severe cases, kidney failure.  ]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:25:00 +0000</pubDate><link>http://www.meatindustry.org/north_america/ground-beef-recalled-for-ecoli-fear-922011/</link><guid>http://www.meatindustry.org/north_america/ground-beef-recalled-for-ecoli-fear-922011/</guid><author>Wed, 09 Feb 2011 01:25:00 +0000</author><comment></comment></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meat on the menu, in EU visit to Jordan]]></title><description><![CDATA[  A team of experts from the European Union visited on Tuesday the Jordan Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to evaluate its food monitoring policy and veterinary inspection steps at border points.  
  The team will also have a closer look at meat processing and industry in the Kingdom as well as government's steps to ensure safety of processed meat to meet European markets' standards.  
  Jordan seeks to become an exporter of processed meat to the European Union, said FDA director general Mohammed Rawabdeh, who also underscored the importance of the visit to approve exports to the EU markets.  
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