Editor’s note: The following video is part of a partnership with the American Association of Meat Processors. Its American Cured Meat Championships (ACMC) is the only national event of its kind in North America. Hundreds more...
A class action complaint brought by two former Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. employees against the processor has been moved to federal court from California's Superior Court in Fresno County. The plaintiffs, Richard Marin more...
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In the meat processing environment, biofilms can be the cause of food spoilage or the transmission of foodborne pathogens. Biofilms are comprised of a few species of microorganisms embedded in a self-produced matrix that more...
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