State regulators have cited Mountaire Farms with nearly two dozen workplace safety violations, six months after one worker was killed and three others injured after an ammonia leak at its
Elevance Renewable Sciences has plans to build a $15 million plant in Newton, Iowa, adding on to an existing biodiesel operation. When constructed, the plant would use plant oils and
Pilgrim's Pride Corp. announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Texas has approved the amended joint plan of reorganization of the Company and six of
Several fund-raising events and a taste-test hosted by Dietz & Watson were disrupted in Florida by several Boar's Head trucks that blocked parking lots and prevented customers from getting close
Russia has banned imports of pork products from five plants, effective Dec. 15. The plants involved in the ban are Smithfield Foods facilities in Sioux Falls, S.D., Sioux City, Iowa,
Sanderson Farms Inc. reported results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended October 31, 2009. Net sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 were $469.0 million compared with
A woman who was paralyzed after eating an E. coli-contaminated hamburger and who was subsequently profiled by the New York Times in an expose about meat safety is suing Cargill
Hormel makes packaging changes to further reduce paper wasteFollowing its reduction of 5.2 million pounds of product packaging in 2008, Hormel Foods Corp. has announced the results of several new
An article in the USA Today questions why a recall of beef from Beef Packers Inc. this August did not include product that was used for the Federal School Lunch
McDonald's CEO Jim Skinner announced that Ralph Alvarez has decided to retire as president and chief operating officer of the company for health-related reasons. "After more than 30 years in
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