Cost savings for pork processors exporting to the USA are on the cards following an agreement with USDA regarding trichinella testing.
Finished pigs from controlled housing destined to be exported to the US frozen, no longer need to be tested for trichinella. Finished pigs from ‘uncontrolled’ housing, together with boars and sows still need to be tested. Read more
A high-fat breakfast of bacon and eggs may be the healthiest start to the day, a new university report showed.
For the first meal eaten after a night’s sleep appears to programme the metabolism for the rest of the day, the researchers found. Read more
All you pork lovers are in luck. According to a study published in the February journal Obesity, Purdue University researchers found that including protein from lean pork in your diet can help you lose weight while maintaining more lean tissue, including muscle. The pork dieters rated themselves more positively in terms of overall mood and feelings of pleasure during dieting compare to those who ate less protein. Read more
Peer behind the scenes and see how we make some of finest pork products you’ve ever tasted! Our family business has traded as a Pork Butchers in Sheffield for over 50 years. We pride ourselves on providing high quality traditional Pork Pies, Cooked Meats, and Sausages made with produce sourced where ever possible from local Sheffield farmers & suppliers.
Our aim is to provide a quality service to all our customers new and old. Read more
Head cheese or brawn is a cold cut that originated in Europe. A version pickled with vinegar is known as souse. Head cheese is not a dairy cheese, but a terrine or meat jelly made with flesh from the head of a calf or pig, or less commonly a sheep or cow, and often set in aspic. The parts of the head used vary, but the brain, eyes, and ears are usually removed. The tongue, and sometimes the feet and heart, may be included. It can also be made from quality trimmings from pork and veal, adding gelatin to the stock as a binder. Read more
The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS) has slammed the Food Standards Agency (FSA) following the Farmbox Meats verdict over the mislabelling of goat meat as lamb or mutton, earlier this week.
Speaking to Meat Trades Journal, Norman Bagley, policy director at AIMS, said the meat that was incorrectly labelled had already been identified and was not going to be sold. Read more
