By Gary Jay Kushner Regulatory reform-"reinventing government," if you will-continues at FSIS. The agency sent a New Year's greeting to the meat industry in the form of a package o

By Larry Aylward, Managing Editor The Absolute Wurst There's nothing like a cold beer on a hot day. Likewise, there's nothing like a hot sausage sandwich on a hot

By Bryan Salvage, Editor A Truly Impressive Career In 1948, a tall 16-year-old started working on the "extra gang" for a company known then as Geo. A. Hormel & Co.

Link-to-link strategies are needed to ensure meat safety By Bryan Salvage, Editor When it comes to maintaining the safety of meat, think of the links in the meat chain (fro

Fizzling to Sizzling By Larry Aylward, Managing Editor The supermarket meat case is packed with low-fat meats, but somebody is bringing home the bacon. In 1994, estimated r

J. Patrick Boyle president, AMI On significant issues facing AMI members: Of major concern is the transition to a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point-based inspecti

Once Upon a Time, An Army of White Coats Ruled the New Product Kingdom. Now, the Word Is Out: R&D Has Just Left the Building. By Dan Murphy, Contributing Editor Go

By John W. Allen Future developments in food packaging is a provocative topic. Since none of us knows for sure what the future will bring, here are trends that seem reasonable to m

Producer association heads discuss challenges and opportunities for beef and lamb producers Editor's note: Meat Marketing & Technology Editor Bryan Salvage visited Australia more

Many Exporters down under are quickly charting a course for a brighter future Although located thousands of miles from its major export customers, and despite global competition co