Weber Inc. has invited processors using its slicing systems to attend Sanitation Symposium II, a three-day learning and leadership event at its North American headquarters in Kansas City, Mo., on March 22-24.

A fire in a unopened chicken processing facility in Bastrop, La., required firefighters to drive a fire truck into the building to douse.

A federal judge in Wilmington, Del., has refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that poultry company Mountaire Farms failed to properly pay chicken catchers at its Millsboro plant.

Land O’Frost, America’s third-largest and fastest growing lunchmeat brand, today announced that David G. Funk, 53, has joined the company in the newly created position of senior vice president of sales and marketing.

The number of illnesses tied to tainted Lebanon bologna products has grown to 14 cases across five states.

Nashville’s Second Harvest Food Bank received its largest meat delivery of the season on Wednesday, as Tyson foods Teamed up with Kroger to drop off a semi-truck load full of chicken breasts and tenderloins, adding up to 29,000 pounds.

The American Meat Science Association has announced that Frank Yiannis, Walmart’s vice president of food safety, known for his ability to build partnerships and for his innovative approaches to the issue,

JBS SA, the parent company of JBS USA, reported a fourth-quarter net loss of 539.3 reais ($325 million), compared to a profit of 127.9 reais in the fourth quarter of 2009.

Hot dogs, as well as pepperoni and deli meats, are relatively free of carcinogenic compounds, according to Kansas State University research.

An anhydrous ammonia leak at a JBS USA plant in Louisville, Ky., forced 1,000 employees to evacuate and nearby residents to stay indoors for hours on Wednesday.