C. Larry Pope, president and CEO of Smithfield Foods Inc,., told his employees that the company has run further tests on animals at its Veracruz, Mexico, pig herd, near the
Russia has expanded its ban of raw pork products to include Indiana and New Jersey, and the country said it will maintain its ban until June 1. It did lessen
A total of 10 countries have now banned U.S. pork imports, despite the fact that government officials and food scientists have maintained that pork products are safe to eat during
The Farmerville, La., chicken processing that was the subject of a acquisition debate between Pilgrim’s Pride, Foster Farms and the state of Louisiana is still scheduled to be idled May
The swine flu that may have killed as many as 100 people in Mexico and has been confirmed in the U.S. and Canada has led to several countries banning North
Several industry leaders testified before the House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Livestock, Dairy and Poultry to speak on the industry’s commitment to food safety. The number of processing plants
Missouri residents in Cameron and Gallatin have sued Prime Tanning Corp., claiming the company introduced cancer-causing agents to farms. Prime Tanning is owned by National Beef Leathers LLC, which National
Police in Kansas City are trying to track 34,000 pounds of frozen chicken that was stolen from Simmons Foods in Arkansas and ended up in Missouri. The chicken was valued
After testing its one-third-pound Angus burger in Southern California, New York and Columbus, Ohio, McDonald's may be ready to roll out the burger nationwide, maybe as early as this summer.
A fire at North Star Foods on Friday destroyed the company's facility in St. Charles, Minn., and caused the evacuation of the town's 3,600 residents. The evacuation was caused by
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