The North American Renderers Association (NARA) recently testified before the US House of Representatives on the sustainability benefits of rendering and its impact on climate change.

A superior court judge in the District of Columbia denied Smithfield Food Inc.’s motion to dismiss a lawsuit that alleges the meat producer misrepresented to consumers that a US meat shortage was imminent at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020. 

The Minnesota Farmers Union (MFU) announced the findings of a recent report on the state of Minnesota’s small meat processors.

A cooperative agreement signed by the US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and the state of Oregon will permit state inspection of meat products produced for shipment in Oregon.

E&H Foods, an organic grass-fed and grass-finished beef company, announced on July 26 that it promoted Danielle McDonald to the role of chief operating officer. 

After the capital arm of Tyson Foods Inc., Tyson Ventures, held its first Demo Day event, where entrepreneurs and startups pitched solutions for ecofriendly practices for the food industry, the company selected six of the 20 participants to be its partners as part of its future sustainability programs.

The US pharmacy chain, Rite Aid, announced its commitment to selling 100% cage-free eggs has accelerated progress toward that goal.

Perdue Farms recently released its Fiscal Year 2022 Company Stewardship Report highlighting some areas of the company, including food, environment, people and partners. 

On July 22, NextGen Beef Co., a NextGen company, announced former career-long Kansas City Royal and Major League Baseball first ballot Hall of Famer, George Brett joined the company as a strategic partner.

The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) reported a confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on a turkey farm in Sanpete County.