Made in USA News Fridays Ep. 3: Foreign Beef Already Imported, Recalls, and New US Manufacturing

Made in USA News Fridays, Episode 3, aired September 11, 2026. This summary is based on automatic YouTube captions, which can misspell names and drop words.

The episode was also shared on X at @REISERIAM.

Made in USA News Fridays Episode 3 aired on September 11, 2026. The hosts opened by marking 25 years since September 11, 2001, and the Americans lost that day, then turned to the week’s origin and manufacturing news. Adam Reiser and Michelle Tan did not appear; the remaining hosts, including Aaron, said the two were at a conference in Las Vegas meeting manufacturers about bringing work back to the United States.

The lead number was imported lean beef trimmings. The hosts said an earlier allotment was being rolled out in tranches, that the first September window was officially open, and that 34 million pounds had already entered the United States. They also said the first tranche was 100 percent filled as of August 28. They stressed that there was still no clear designation of where that meat was going or where it had come from. Ground beef, they argued, can absorb trimmings whose origin a shopper cannot see on the package.

They also flagged manufacturing headlines: new job postings, major investments they attributed to Ford and Hyundai, and a rare-earth manufacturing plant planned for the United States. On recalls, they said an imported pork recall was already in the news, along with another sprouts outbreak, continuing a thread from earlier Friday episodes. Those manufacturing and recall items were on the advertised rundown alongside the beef quota, and they sit in the same frame the show uses every Friday: a headline is not a verified origin claim.

As on prior shows, they came back to why a USDA mark or a quota announcement is not the same as a Product of USA claim a buyer can verify. They previewed Made in USA Mondays Episode 6 and said they would keep asking whether the United States is actually making more of what it consumes. For a Friday show built on headlines, the through-line was still proof of origin.

Key takeaways

• The hosts said 34 million pounds of lean beef trimmings had already been imported, and that the first tranche was filled as of August 28.
• They argued there was still no clear designation of where that meat originated or where it would be sold.
• Adam Reiser and Michelle Tan were at a Las Vegas conference and did not appear.
• The rundown also included Ford and Hyundai investments, a planned rare-earth plant, an imported pork recall, and another sprouts outbreak.
• The episode aired on the 25th anniversary of September 11, which the hosts acknowledged at the open.

Notable quotes

34 million pounds. It’s a lot of meat. We have no idea where that meat’s going to. We have no idea where it’s come from. There’s no designation.

Made in USA News Fridays Ep. 3, about 04:51, automatic captions

Now what they’re doing is they’re rolling it out in tranches or in phases, and it’s no longer an announcement. Now the first September window is officially open.

Made in USA News Fridays Ep. 3, about 03:51, automatic captions

The [tranche] was 100% filled as of August 28th.

Made in USA News Fridays Ep. 3, about 05:48, automatic captions

FAQ

How much imported beef did the hosts say had already entered?

They said 34 million pounds of lean beef trimmings had been imported, and that the first tranche was 100 percent filled as of August 28, 2026.

Who hosted Episode 3?

The hosts said Adam Reiser and Michelle Tan were at a conference in Las Vegas and could not appear, so the episode was carried by the remaining hosts, including Aaron.

Where can I watch Episode 3?

The full episode is on YouTube at youtube.com/watch?v=Hh8Kw_Z2CYU. It was also posted on X at @REISERIAM.

Related reading

• Made in USA News Fridays Ep. 1
• Made in USA News Fridays Ep. 2
• USDA closes the Product of USA labeling loophole
• How mandatory country-of-origin labeling was rolled back
• National Beef and the Product of USA label