Sara Lee Corp. reported a strong increase in operating income for the third quarter of fiscal 2010, driven by higher operating segment income in four of its five ongoing business

Consumer Reports Health convened two panels recently to taste 12 brands of chicken nuggets and two made of soy. The good news, according to the magazine, was that some common

More than 140 meat and poultry plants were recognized for outstanding safety performance at the American Meat Institute Foundation’s annual Conference on Worker Safety, Human Resources and the Environment, held

The federal government is conducting its first investigation into whether the country’s largest meatpackers that slaughter the majority of the country’s cattle are illegally or unfairly driving down prices, according

Major livestock and poultry trade associations asked the House Ways and Means Committee on Wednesday to allow a 30-year-old tax credit and a protective tariff for ethanol to expire at

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. announced that it will implement additional beef safety measures designed to further protect customers against foodborne illnesses. The new process controls standards and goals are additions to

China will impose an additional duty on U.S. chicken imports of as much as 31.4 percent in response to what it called unfair subsidies for poultry farmers, threatening to deepen

According to Deloitte's 2010 Consumer Food Safety Survey, while nine out of ten (90 percent) consumers believe food-related recalls are on the rise, or on par, compared with findings from

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