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... plans by mcdonald’s corporation to expand its store network in china could spell good news for australia’s beef producers ... the fast food chain plans to bring the number of its restaurants in china from 1,356 to 2,000 by 2013 and, according to mcdonald’s australia, australia’s beef producers are well placed to benefit from the expansion ... mcdonald’s australia’s skye oxenham told australian food news, “australia is already one of the largest beef suppliers to the mcdonald’s system worldwide, especially in asia ... so naturally there is potential for australian beef producers to sell more ... “it is worth noting that while china has 1,356 restaurants today (supplied mainly from australian and local beef), we have 3,275 restaurants in japan currently supplied almost solely with australian beef ... “mcdonald’s australia has been using australian beef for more than 30 years and we are committed to continue to support australian beef farmers ... ” meat and livestock australia’s cattle industry projections economist, tim mcrae said, “from an industry point of view, mcdonald’s is a very big customer for our beef suppliers ... our beef supply complements mcdonald’s desires ... “mcdonald’s takes manufactured beef for its patties ... the company’s investment increases the value of each beef carcass because it demands not a specific cut of meat, but also takes the lower value product ... ” according to mcdonald’s australia, 26 million kilos of australian beef is used by mcdonald’s australia every year, while almost double this amount – 46 million kilos – is exported to mcdonald’s operations in asia, japan, the middle east and the united states

... coles supermarkets have switched their fresh beef offerings entirely to beef produced without the use of hormone growth promotants, or hgps, as of january 1st ... hormone growth promotants are small implants containing various hormones, such as oestradiol, progesterone, testosterone and trenbolone acetate, which are implanted into a beef cow’s ear ... in addition to being hgp-free, all coles fresh beef will be 100% australian produced ... coles general manager of meat, allister watson, said coles worked cooperatively with its beef suppliers over the last 18 months to build a dedicated supply chain free of added hormones ... “we’ve worked closely with our livestock suppliers to ensure our customers get the best quality fresh food possible,” watson said ... watson said a key outcome for coles was that neither customers nor suppliers would be financially disadvantaged by the move to better quality meat ... “we’ve agreed with our suppliers that coles will absorb any additional production costs that arise from moving to hgp-­free beef and we’ll ensure that coles’ on-­shelf beef prices are not affected by this move,” he said ... the changeover affects only fresh cuts of meat, and packaged and processed beef items may still contain hgp-treated beef

... the coles supermarket chain has confirmed that it will phase out beef from animals treated with hormone growth promotants, or hgps ... ” coles to discontinue hormone-treated beef coles yesterday announced a plan to remove hormone-treated beef from its shelves by november, with the supermarket giant absorbing the extra cost of the meat ... coles general manager of meat, allister watson, said coles had worked cooperatively with its beef suppliers over the last 18 months to build a dedicated hormone-free supply chain ... “coles is working with our livestock suppliers to ensure our customers get the best quality fresh food possible,” watson said ... ” watson said a key outcome for coles was that neither customers nor suppliers would be financially disadvantaged by the move to better quality meat ... “we’ve agreed with our suppliers that coles will absorb any additional production costs that arise from moving to hgp-free beef and we’ll ensure that coles on-shelf beef prices are not affected by this move,” he said ... coles finest hgp-free beef range is already available in selected coles stores ... coles butcher beef will be progressively converted to hgp-free in stores from january 2011

... uab baltreka exports to the uk, scandinavia, germany, holland, austria and china, works with poultry, pork and beef suppliers in lithuania, russia, ukraine, bulgaria, latvia and poland and also sources product in the uk, scandinavia, germany, india and china

... wal-mart announced today that it will implement additional beef safety measures designed to further protect customers against foodborne illnesses ... the new process controls standards and goals are additions to a food safety program that already requires ground beef suppliers to test for e ... ” “in light of recent beef recalls, we determined it was prudent to require an additional layer of protection for our customers,” he said ... the new program requires walmart and sam’s club beef suppliers to implement controls that would significantly reduce potential contamination levels and validate that the measures they’ve implemented are effective through specialized testing ... suppliers who do not operate slaughter houses must be in compliance with the new standard by june 2011 ... for beef slaughterhouse suppliers, there is a two-step approach with the first step to be completed by june 2011 and the second by june 2012 ... walmart and sam’s club will work closely with beef suppliers to ensure that the new requirement is implemented without additional cost to customers ... the protocol has been reviewed with numerous stakeholders including consumer groups, regulators, academicians, beef suppliers, and industry associations ... james marsden of kansas state university stated, “walmart has taken steps to provide its customers with the safest possible beef products ... this is a win for the consumers, the beef industry in general, and walmart ... the lessons learned from walmart’s approach will be applicable to ground beef sold everywhere

... the retailer was advised by a principal of a food testing laboratory that, as a part of an independently funded survey of ground beef sold in supermarkets, it had found two samples of ground beef purchased at the modesto store to be positive for e ... the company said that as soon as it was notified, it pulled all ground beef products at the store, broke down and sanitized all processing equipment and contracted with analytical laboratories to conduct follow up sanitation verification testing ... winco foods has also notified its ground beef suppliers and will continue to work with them to try to pinpoint and to eliminate any source of contamination

... the european commission's plan to relax the bloc's rules on mad cow disease provides hope to food companies that they will have wider access to beef suppliers, including those in the uk ... under 1996 rules british beef cannot be exported to the rest of europe from any animal more than 30 months old ... the embargo, in effectsince 1996, also prohibits the uk from exporting beef on the bone ... before the bovine spongiform encephalopathy (bse) crisis in 1986, the uk's beef exports were worth about £1bn (€1 ... citing the steep decrease in the incidence of bse within the uk and throughout the rest of the eu, the commission proposes lifting the additional restrictions the bloc put on imports of live cattleand beef products from the uk ... other possible amendments include: relaxing the total ban on processed animal protein in feed, which was introduced in 1994 and extended in 2001; a move to more targeted testing of animals for bse or transmissible spongiform encephalopathy (tse), the general name for the disease in all animals, including sheep and goats; finding alternatives to the current requirement that a whole beef herd must be slaughtered when one case of bse is detected; and using country specific measures if some members fall behind in eradicating the disease