Several meat industry authorities were featured on last night's Larry King Live show on CNN as part of a panel discussion on meat safety and nutrition. According to CNN’s Web site,
Japan has suspended beef shipments from a Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. plant in Lexington, Neb., because of a beef shipment that contained banned cattle parts. Japanese inspectors found bovine spinal
A spokesman for the European Union says that it regrets the United States' decision to appeal to the World Trade Organization to settle the ban over U.S. chicken imports to
Costco announced that it has reached an agreement with Tyson Foods for testing all incoming beef trimmings for E. coli. Craig Wilson, Costco’s food safety director, announced that the company
Iowa Premium Pork's Hospers, Iowa, plant was damaged after an apparent electrical problem sparked a fire in one of the plants coolers on Sunday, damaging the plant. However, a spokesman
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack has issued a statement on the New York Times article about E. coli contamination in ground beef. The article covered the illness of one person who
The New York Times ran a expose over the weekend about an E. coli-tainted hamburger that left dance instructor Stephanie Smith paralyzed from the waist down. The ground beef was
Members of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture have created a “Meat the Need” proposal to help feed the needs, and it is calling for $900 million in
The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative is being jointly urged by four concerned groups to have the World Trade Organization (WTO) determine if a major barrier to U.S. poultry
Cargill Pork announced today the new 100 percent vegetarian diet for hogs that supply its Good Nature pork line of products. The vegetarian diet is Cargill’s most recent addition to
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