“Assuming the packaging has swollen due to the growth of microorganisms, it may still be safe to eat, although perhaps not a pleasant experience,” says Jacob Tuell, assistant professor of animal ...

You've probably seen packages of ground beef at the grocery store encased in bloated plastic packaging. Maybe you purchased a nice steak or pack of chicken thighs, and when it came time to cook them, ...

Several grocery chains have tested new case-ready meat packaging from Tyson Foods that’s more eco-friendly and extends product shelf life. Called “flow wrap,” the packaging uses about 50% less plastic ...

If you do want to freeze meat directly on its styrofoam tray, take these precautions: Wrap tightly: Coat the package with an ...

For 23 years, my grandma’s routine was the same. From the time she moved to Sioux City, Iowa, until the day she retired, she would wake up, put in her dentures, eat a small breakfast of instant coffee ...

The meatpacking industry employees and their families are on my mind as the closure of the Lexington, Nebraska, Tyson plant nears its closure date in January. More than 3,200 employees will lose their ...

Since President Donald Trump’s comments last week, a lot has been discussed on social media and at the coffee shop about increasing beef imports from Argentina, beef retail prices, the cattle market ...

JONESBOROUGH, Tenn. (WJHL) — A local agriculture cooperative’s quest to build a local meat-packing plant will get a major boost Monday if the Washington County Commission finalizes approval of $2 ...

Nobody was physically injured when an August 2019 fire broke out at a Tyson Foods’-owned beef packing plant in Holcomb, Kansas, but plenty of wallets were. The resulting four-month shutdown of the ...

STAPLES, Minn. — Parker Witulski grew up in agriculture in southeast Nebraska and wanted to find a way to stay in agriculture in his career path. When he turned 16, he landed a job at a local meat ...

“There’s no playbook” on how to move forward. This is what Chad Hartmann of Glenn Valley Foods told NBC News after Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers raided his meat-packing plant in Omaha, ...

Reader question: Haen Meat Packing was sold. Who, when, where, why? Answer: The owners of Haen Meat Packing Inc., a family-owned butcher shop since 1959, announced last week they’ve sold the business ...