Branded beef products are marketed by a company based on the product specifications or production standards required for their brand. A brand could be based on the breed of cattle or a name given to a beef program that follows set specifications. "Certified Angus Beef" or "Cattleman's Collection" are examples of branded beef.

Branded beef is sold at restaurants and grocery stores. Some familiar types of branded beef include "Certified Angus Beef" and "Cattleman's Collection."

Yes. All U.S. cattle are inspected by a USDA inspector or veterinarian. Some companies request government approval of their product label through the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) while others ask the government to verify their brand specifications through the Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) process verification.

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Program deliverables and materials funded by USAID that don't qualify for an exception. But, we are not requiring marking of recipient's offices, vehicles, or items and supplies used by recipients for administration of the award. Yes. To ensure that the marking requirements "flow down'' to subrecipients, recipients of USAID- funded grants and cooperative agreements are required to include a USAID-approved marking provision in any USAID-funded subaward. (See AAPD 05-11)

Numbers are put on with either a hot or cold brand. Hot brands are done with a heated metal number and cold brands are a copper number chilled with liquid nitrogen. With both procedures, sea lions must be held still. Hot brands take seconds to leave a mark, while cold brands may take about a minute. Hot brands are easier to do, but they destroy fur follicles and can cause deep damage. Cold brands are not as damaging, and the fur grows back white in color making the numbers clearly visible.

For best results, it is recommended that the product be repackaged by wrapping in freezer paper or tin foil to ensure the product avoids exposure to air. As a customer convenience, a sticker is attached to each package, which contains tips for freezing the product. While the high amount of oxygen in the package can slightly darken the color of the meat, a natural antioxidant (an extract of rosemary) is used to protect the color against the negative impact of oxygen.

After shopping, groceries should be refrigerated as soon as possible. Customers should wash their hands before and after handling raw meat, cook ground beef thoroughly and avoid cross-contamination. Ground beef must be cooked to an internal temperature of 160 degrees F to ensure complete elimination of bacteria. For more information on food safety, please see our website.

Media reports about the human form of "mad cow disease," v-CJD, in Europe may cause fear among consumers in the U.S. The risk of acquiring v-CJD from eating beef in the U.S. is extremely low due to the safeguards in place. To date, there has been one probable case of v-CJD identified in a U.S. resident; however, this person had lived in the United Kingdom for an extended period of time before emigrating to the U.S.

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Not a Chance! Beef, Poultry, Pork, and Dairy all contain PCB's, While some Seafood contains PCB's, It is still a lean protein that offers Vitamins, mineral and nutrients, NOT found in other proteins. Salmon in Very Low in Saturated Fat, and Cholesterol , and is High in Anti-Oxidants, including Vitamin E, and C, reducing buildup of plaque in your arteries.

Yes. U.S. beef remains the safest in the world. BSE infectivity is found primarily in central nervous system tissue such as brain and spinal cord. After the first U.S. case of BSE in December 2003, USDA and FDA took extra precautionary steps to prohibit from the food supply parts of the animal that could carry the BSE agent.

Orders received Wednesday afternoon through 12:00 noon Monday will be shipped on Monday afternoon. Orders received before 12:00 P.M. on Tuesday and Wednesday will go out the same day. Federal Express will be the principal carrier. Our standard shipping protocol is to ship priority overnight, which allows most orders to arrive by 10:30 A.M. in most U.S. cities. After appropriate aging, meat is vacuum packed in state of the art cryovac packaging.

Beef is aged to add characteristic flavor and increased tenderness. In the “dry ageing” process, beef is held at temperatures from 34? F to 38? F for 10 days to 6 weeks.

Beef contains high quality protein with all the necessary amino acids to make a complete protein source. Most plant protein sources are missing at least 1 of the essential amino acids.

The USDA definition of "Natural" is "minimally processed, no artificial ingredients, USDA permits no preservatives in the product". Greener Pastures Beef takes this a step further by using no antibiotics or added hormones in the production of our beef. The USDA permits these production claims, which refer to cattle management practices before harvesting.

Greener Pastures Beef is available in limited quantities because we will only merchandise our own beef to ensure you get the highest quality. We harvest multiple times a year. We almost always have ground beef, roasts and brisket available. The steaks go fast so we encourage our customers to pre order. Please call ahead to determine the next time beef will be available.

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The term "Branded" relates to the page that displays a complete story. If you add a link to your page that shows a story from the New York Times, and your visitor clicks on that link, they go to the New York Times website. With Branded News, they go to your page. You design it so that it contains your text, your images and links - plus the story - and you retain your visitor.

A co-branded card is different from an “affinity” card. With a co-branded UATP card, air and rail tickets are charged against the UATP lodged card, and all other non-air expenses are charged to a Visa® or MasterCard®. This gives the corporate subscriber one card for all T&E expenses, while retaining the benefits and data offered by a UATP program.

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The Market Access Program is a cost-sharing, matching funds program that supports the promotion of branded and private label food and agricultural products in foreign markets. Under the Branded Program, eligible companies can be reimbursed up to 50% of their approved promotional expenditures in a foreign market. The funding of this program comes from USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS).

Fillout the online branding application on this website or contact the ATA office and request that one be sent by US mail. Complete the top half of the form and mail the entire form to the ATA office with the branding fee of $60. (Please also include the one-time license fee of $50 if you have not had a horse branded before. The license fee for use of the double moose antler brand is necessary because the German Trakehner Verband holds the copyright to the double moose antler design.)