BOISE, Idaho – A southwestern Idaho bird farm has been quarantined after a low-pathogenic bird flu strain was found. Idaho officials say it is not the same strain that
LINCOLN, Neb. – Officials in Lincoln, Neb. have said that a malfunctioning air compressor caused a fired at a meat processing plant that sent one person to the hospital.
SPRINGDALE, Ark. – Tyson Foods Inc. announced Thursday that it will offer 20 million shares of Class A common stock in a registered underwritten public offering. The company also
DES MOINES, Iowa – The National Pork Board announced Wednesday that it had named Chris Novak, a state commodity association executive, as the organization’s new chief executive officer. The
My reality Battling scares drummed up by anti-meat activists is nothing new to the industry. At issue this time is a TV ad campaign wrapped in a threat of colon cancer linked
WASHINGTON – The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on Tuesday issued Notice 56-08, which addresses Food Safety Assessments (FSAs) conducted to analyze an establishment’s control of Salmonella. Reports
OTTAWA – Officials on Tuesday said that the worst of a listeriosis outbreak that has killed 12 and sickened 38 may be over. The Public Health Agency of Canada
WASHINGTON – A U.S. appeals court said Friday that the federal government can prohibit meat packers from testing their animals for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), or mad cow disease.
SEOUL – South Korean Prime Minister Han Seung-soo said Monday that U.S. voluntary ban on shipping beef from older cattle will stay until local concerns over bovine spongiform encephalopathy
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