Twn employees who were exposed to chlorine gas at a Tyson Foods chicken processing plant in Springdale, Ark., remained hospitalized as of Wednesday evening.
Jon Frohling, owner of Frohling Meats Inc., Hecla, SD, was recently elected President of the American Association of Meat Processors at the 72nd American Convention of Meat Processors and Suppliers’ Exhibition in Reno, Nevada.
Mercy for Animals, an animal rights group, has released a video documenting practices at Iowa Select Farms in Kamrar, Iowa. An animal rights activist spent two months working at the producer, recording inhumane practices, reports ABC News.
Exposure to chlorine gas at a Tyson Foods Inc. chicken processing plant in Springdale, Ark., resulted in the evacuation of about 300 workers, 173 of whom were treated as hospitals.
Simmons Foods Inc. will cut 223 jobs at its plant in Siloam Springs, Ark., and move some production to nearby Decatur in an effort to control costs caused by rising corn prices.
The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Farmland Foods Inc., alleging that it engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination by imposing unnecessary documentary requirements on non-U.S.
Perdue Farms Inc. announced the launch of a series of documentary-style TV spots to unveil its first national campaign, We Believe in a Better Chicken.
South Korea announced it is lifting an eight year ban on the imports of Canadian beef. The ban, enacted after a Canadian cow was found to have mad cow disease in 2003, will be lifted to allow imports of beef from cattle aged 30 months or younger.
Employees at Smithfield Foods and its independent operating companies in Missouri and elsewhere are lending a helping hand to the campaign aiding victims of last month's devastating tornado that killed 155 Joplin residents.
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