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Tyson Foods has announced that it is investing $26m to expand production at its Wright Brand bacon facility in Vernon, Texas.

Australian cultured meat company Vow Food has secured $6m in a seed funding round to further develop its exotic lab-grown meats.

Frontline meat and poultry workers should be included in the next phase of coronavirus vaccinations in the US, according to a CDC advisory committee.

Trump has ordered meat-processing plants to stay open in a bid to protect the US food supply, despite concerns about Covid-19 outbreaks in the country.

Cargill has become the latest company to shut a US meat plant which serves grocery stores due to Covid-19, according to a report by Reuters.

Kerry Foods has expanded its Fridge Raiders portfolio with the launch of limited-edition katsu flavoured chicken bites to meet increasing demand for katsu flavoured products.

Charoen Pokphand Foods (CP Foods) is to acquire Canadian pork producer HyLife Investments for $370m, expanding its presence in North America.

The Irish government has ordered a recall of all pork products linked to pigs slaughtered in Ireland, after laboratory tests found the presence of dioxins in animal feed and pork fat samples.

Food industry supplier Manchester Rusk Company Ltd has announced the launch of a new range of premium quality burger mixes targeted at the butchery sector.