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Wall Street bankers are trying to drum up interest in Sara Lee Corp.'s North American meat business, according to Smithfield Foods Inc.

Sales for the third quarter of fiscal 2012 were $3.5 billion, up 9%, resulting from higher average unit selling prices and volumes in the Pork segment.

An ABC News feature questioning the use of boneless lean beef trimmings – or “pink slime,” as the report dubbed it – has led the meat industry to defend its use in ground beef.

American Proteins, Cuthbert, Ga, and Sanderson Farms, Flowood, Miss., were selected as winners of U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’s 2012 Clean Water Awards.

Hormel Foods Corp. announced a donation of 55,000 Hormel Compleats microwave meals and more than 11,000 cases of Hormel turkey pepperoni packs to Feeding America.

Thousands of Taiwanese farmers staged a raucous protest Thursday against a government plan to allow the import of U.S. beef containing a growth drug.

Despite financial stress caused by the weakened economy, chicken establishments appear to be maintaining food safety procedures necessary to control Salmonella contamination.

Performance by segment was as follows: U.S. up 11.1%; Europe up 4.0%; Asia/Pacific, Middle East and Africa up 2.4%.

The United States on Tuesday began action at the World Trade Organization to open India's market for poultry meat and eggs, saying an Indian ban on U.S. imports intended to stop the spread of bird flu was not based on sound science.

Tyson Prepared Foods Inc., a South Hutchinson, Kan. establishment is recalling approximately 12,060 pounds of pizza topping products because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen.