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U.S. consumers have a lot on their minds besides food, even as they&rsquo;re standing in front of the supermarket&rsquo;s display of meat or alt-meat packages. They&rsquo;re keeping an eye on their ki

Executive vice president, practice leader

EP187: 7 to 17 seconds to choose

Dr. Konrad Ahlin, senior robotics researcher at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, provides updates on the use of flexible automated systems, robotics, artificial intelligence and virtual reality in

Senior robotics researcher

EP186: From the Vault: Flexible automation, robotics updates

Just in time for Thanksgiving 2024, Butterball LLC Chief Operating Officer Neal Walsh updates MeatingPod on the turkey processor&rsquo;s recent automation upgrades and addresses supply questions in th

EP 185: Talking turkey with Butterball

Maintaining proper food safety protocols can directly impact a processor&rsquo;s profitability because it makes managing operations more efficient overall as well as affecting brand protection efforts

Food safety consultant/president

EP184: The food safety/profitability link

Several companies across several continents are blazing a trail to a future cultivated meat market for consumers &mdash; and they&rsquo;ve run into slippery slopes and rock slides. One company that ha

EP 183: How to forge a new alt-meat path

A special panel of three specialists in virology and veterinary medicine will offer specific updates on how various forms of the H5N1 strain of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) have affected U

EP182: A deep dive into H5N1 issues

USDA&rsquo;s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued its final ruling designating&nbsp;Salmonella&nbsp;as an adulterant in raw, breaded and stuffed chicken products. In this episode, Dr. John

Virginia Tech School of Animal Sciences

EP181: From the vault: Meeting the FSIS challenge

Food safety veteran Sharon Beals provides her perspectives on what food manufacturers need to know about continuing the learning process when it comes to protecting workers and customers from foodborn

EP 180: Food safety lessons post-Boar’s Head

A Texas federal judge set a trial date for September 2025 for a civil lawsuit, in which STX Beef accused its former CEO and CFO of embezzling more than $2 million.
The company alleged an audit confirm

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Technical Articles

Civil trial date set for ex-STX Beef execs accused of embezzlement

All meat analogue companies face a potentially huge hurdle right out of the gate: the cost of the physical plant necessary to make their particular foodstuffs, whether in the form of bioreactors or ex

From the Vault: Episode 179: The lowdown on asset-light

As robotics, automation and artificial intelligence (AI) move into more prominent roles in meat processing and other industries, our guest this week is predicting that using virtual reality equipment&

EP178: How VR changes the processing game

Food safety officials in Canada recently announced separate recalls for chicken and beef products sold in hotels, restaurants and institutions both nationally and regionally.
The national chicken reca

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Two recent Canadian recalls involve chicken, beef products (update)

Preliminary data on the use of a vaccine against African Swine Fever (ASF) in the Philippines indicates that the two-week-old program is making a difference against the deadly virus, which has a nearl

Progress reported in Philippines’ ASF vaccination effort

One man died in a truck accident at the Triumph Foods facility in St. Joseph, Mo. on Friday.
According to a police statement shared with local news, the incident occurred early Friday when Aaron Ruela

Traffic-related fatality occurs at Mo. processing facility

As cooler weather approaches in the U.S., officials warn of increased risk from the H5N1 bird flu virus and are taking measures to prevent a more infectious strain from emerging. Fall and winter bring

Experts keeping eyes on H5N1 as fall, winter approach: report

JBS USA is preparing to launch a collaboration that is expected to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at several of its beef and poultry processing plants while producing renewable natural gas (RNG

JBS USA sets partnership to reduce GHG emissions

Research scientist

With new USDA rules on Salmonella in frozen and raw poultry taking effect, the fight to address microbial infection actually is also being waged on the hatchery level, using research that ultimately c

Associate dean for research and graduate studies

EP177: Advancing the Salmonella challenge

This episode focuses on a specific category of food products that includes meat that is marketed to consumers following strict Jewish dietary laws or those who appreciate the value of foods that carry

Founder and CEO

EP176: From the Vault: Advances in Kosher meat production

Companies across several continents are blazing a trail to a future cultivated meat market for consumers. They have, invariably, run into slippery slopes and rock slides. One company that has run into

Podcast

EP187: 7 to 17 seconds to choose

Chris DuBois

EP186: From the Vault: Flexible automation, robotics updates

Dr. Konrad Ahlin

EP 185: Talking turkey with Butterball

Neal Walsh

EP184: The food safety/profitability link

Tim Vlcek

EP 183: How to forge a new alt-meat path

George Peppou

EP182: A deep dive into H5N1 issues

Panel of three virologists and veterinary medicine specialists

EP181: From the vault: Meeting the FSIS challenge

Dr. John Maurer

EP 180: Food safety lessons post-Boar’s Head

Sharon Beals

Civil trial date set for ex-STX Beef execs accused of embezzlement

Interviewee

From the Vault: Episode 179: The lowdown on asset-light

Tony Moses

EP178: How VR changes the processing game

Two recent Canadian recalls involve chicken, beef products (update)

Progress reported in Philippines’ ASF vaccination effort

Traffic-related fatality occurs at Mo. processing facility

Experts keeping eyes on H5N1 as fall, winter approach: report

JBS USA sets partnership to reduce GHG emissions

EP178: How VR changes the processing game

Colin Usher

EP177: Advancing the Salmonella challenge

Dr. Margie Lee

EP176: From the Vault: Advances in Kosher meat production

Felipe Kleiman

EP175: How to forge a new path to cultivated meat

George Peppou