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SHEBOYGAN FALLS, Wis., Jan. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Johnsonville Sausage and Registered Dietitian Sarah-Jane Bedwell are teaming up to bring consumers flavorful new ways to stick to their healthy lifestyle resolutions in 2012. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120120/CG38661) "While it's only been a few weeks, New Year's Resolutions may already seem too overwhelming for people to stick with," said Bedwell, RD and the author of SELF Magazine's 'Eat Like Me' Blog....
In part of an effort to replace animal fat in hot dogs, sausages, hamburgers and other foods with healthier fat, scientists are reporting an advance in solving the mystery of why hot dogs develop an unpleasant tough texture when vegetable oils pinch hit for animal fat. A report on their study appears in ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. Anna M. Herrero and colleagues explain that some brands of sausage (frankfurters) have been reformulated with olive oil-in-water emulsion as...
MINNEAPOLIS, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The embroiled Minnesota-based egg factory farm that found itself at the center of a national animal cruelty expose earlier this month, prompting McDonald's, Target and other retailers to the drop the company, is again under attack for lying to and deceiving customers with false and misleading claims about its animal welfare practices. Today, Mercy For Animals, the animal protection...
IRVING, Texas, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Darling International Inc. (NYSE: DAR) will hold a conference call and webcast on Friday, November 11, 2011 to discuss the Company's third quarter 2011 financial results. The teleconference will begin at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time and will be hosted by Mr. Randall Stuewe, CEO and Chairman of the Board, and Mr. John Muse, Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration. The related press release will be issued after the market closes on...
Hawaii-based stores will no longer purchase pork from pigs shipped live from mainland U.S. BOSTON, Sept. 20, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Two supermarket chains in Hawaii - Foodland Super Market Ltd and Times Supermarkets - have agreed to no longer purchase pork products from pigs transported live from the mainland U.S. to Hawaii for slaughter, citing animal welfare reasons for their change. "We are proud and excited that some of Hawaii's leading supermarkets are taking a stand against...
Kinea Design and Scott Technology today jointly announced that they have been selected by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA) to develop and commercialize HookAssist, the world's first beef boning collaborative robot. The HookAssist co-robot works collaboratively with operators to amplify "“ not replace -- human effort. The innovation, in trials now with one of the world's largest meat companies, is aimed at increasing yield and productivity, reducing workplace injuries, and...
NEW YORK, Aug. 2, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- AgFeed Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: FEED, NYSE Alternext: ALHOG) ("AgFeed" or the "Company"), an international agribusiness with operations in the U.S. and China, today at its annual shareholders' meeting announced its preliminary results for the second quarter of 2011. Today, AgFeed is on the verge of completing its transition from a company whose sole focus was China to one which has the majority of its operations in the United States and views...
Gainco, Inc. has launched a new website that provides user-friendly navigation along with additional content such as videos showing Gainco's yield-enhancing poultry and meat processing equipment in action. Gainesville, GA (PRWEB) July 15, 2011 Gainco, Inc., a leading manufacturer of yield management systems for meat and poultry processors, announces the launch of a new corporate website. The Gainco website address remains the same (http://www.gainco.com), but the site has been...
Site Visits with Farmers Beginning this Month HARRISBURG, Pa., July 11, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Department of Environmental Protection today announced the award of more than $2.6 million in grant awards to 36 conservation districts within the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. These funds, which will support 50 staff positions that provide technical assistance with implementing agricultural Best Management Practices (BMPs), will also allow conservation district staff to begin a...
WASHINGTON, June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) is encouraging grocery store and restaurant chains to monitor the animal welfare record of their meat suppliers and refuse to deal with any company that repeatedly violates humane standards. In a letter to retailers, AWI president Cathy Liss urged retailers to not do business with companies on AWI's list of repeat offenders of the Humane Methods of Slaughter Act, the federal law regulating the treatment...
