#beef processing

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US Meat Supply in Jeopardy? Smithfield, Tyson, PerdueFarms Fights to Stay Open

US Meat Conglomerates are struggling amid the COVID-19 pandemic as employees test positive for the virus. Smithfield’s pork processing plant in Sioux Falls, South Dakota closed temporarily after 293 employees tested positive for the coronavirus. A Tyson beefplant in Wallula, Washington had 30 employees test positive with several others listed as “probable” due to their contact with those who have…

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Soya: Review of some health concerns and applications in the meat industry

Soya: Review of some health concerns and applications in the meat industry

Introduction

Vagadia et al. (2015) state that soya “contains a variety of bioactive anti-nutritional compounds including protease trypsin inhibitors, phytic acid, and isoflavonesthat exhibit undesirable physiological effects and impede their nutritional quality. Inactivation of these trypsin inhibitors, along with deleterious enzymes, microbes, bioactive components and increasing the protein…

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A handful of key players dominate the beef processing and supermarket sectors across Europe. They have developed very long supply chains, particularly for their economy lines, which enable them to buy the ingredients for processed foods from wherever they are cheapest at any point, depending on exchange rates and prices on the global commodity markets. Management consultants KPMG estimate there are around 450 points at which the integrity of the chain can break down.

Felicity Lawrence, 'Horsemeat scandal: the essential guide', The Guardian