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The facilities in Amarillo, Texas; Garden City, Kan.; and Waterloo, Iowa had been manufacturing lean finely textured beef, which has come under fire as “pink slime” from consumer news media and anti-meat industry activists.

J Bar B Foods, a Waelder, Texas establishment, is recalling approximately 64,020 pounds of a smoked sausage product because it contains whey and casein, known allergens that are not declared on the label.

The campaign, which began in April 2010, has successfully enabled Vienna Beef restaurant vendors to participate in the Vienna Beef mobile marketing program at no cost to the restaurant.

The United States has appealed a World Trade organization ruling Friday against its Country of Origin Labeling law.

Sysco Seattle Inc., a Seattle, Wash. firm, is recalling approximately 16,800 pounds of ground beef patties imported from Canada because they may have been contaminated with E. coli O157:H7

One of Wendy’s chicken suppliers, O.K. Foods Inc. of Ft. Smith, Ark, has installed an innovative system that significantly improves the welfare of chickens.

The Kroger Co., the country's largest retailer, announced that it will no longer purchase ground beef containing lean finely textured beef.

JBS's Argentine subsidiary, Swift, has closed five of its six slaughterhouses in Argentina, the last one as recently as February.

Consumers opposed to keeping pregnant sows in tight cages can expect to pay for their clearer consciences with higher food prices.