A new year-long experiment by Amtrak will determine if beef-based biodiesel can efficiently run the Heartland Flyer passenger train between Oklahoma City and Ft. Worth, Texas, while reducing emissions. Twenty
Smithfield Foods Inc. said on Wednesday it expects solid fourth-quarter results in its meat segment, even though higher raw material costs will affect margins, while hedging losses will hurt its
Hormel Foods Corp. is closing a canned meat plant in Turlock, Calif., effective October 29. Valley Fresh canned meats are produced at this facility. Affected employees will receive severance pay
Dietz & Watson will spend this Earth Day, Thursday, April 22, giving its refrigerated Delanco, N.J., distribution center an eco-friendly upgrade. The facility’s roof will be equipped with more than
Alfred S. “Al” Kober, retail director for Certified Angus Beef LLC, died on Saturday, April 17 at the age of 72, after a brief illness. He passed away at his
Westlake Food Corp., a Santa Ana, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 140,000 pounds of fully cooked assorted meat products because they contain an undeclared allergen, wheat starch, the U.S. Department
Illnesses from a deadly E. coli bacteria strain fell to a five-year low in the U.S. last year amid government and industry efforts to curb contamination, the Centers for Disease
Federal regulators are set to release the most sweeping antitrust rules covering the meat industry in decades, potentially altering the balance of power between meat companies and the farmers who
Mike Robach, vice president of Corporate Food Safety and Regulatory Affairs for Cargill Inc., encouraged food processors to \push for an effective, modern, global food-safety system that would harmonize efforts
Beef containing harmful pesticides, veterinary antibiotics and heavy metals is being sold to the public because federal agencies have failed to set limits for the contaminants or adequately test for
RSS