Stephanie Smith, a 23-year-old former dancer that became paralyzed after an E. coli infection caused by a tainted hamburger, has reached a settlement with Cargill Inc., the processor of the

In a letter to Perdue CEO Jim Perdue released today, Animal Welfare Institute (AWI) President Cathy Liss demanded that the company end its use of a label claiming that certain

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced new performance standards to reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter in young chickens (broilers) and turkeys, fulfilling another key recommendation of the President's Food Safety Working Group.

Dietz & Watson was recently awarded the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation’s “Pink Ribbon” for its unique “Pretty in Pig” fundraising campaign and its unwavering commitment to fighting breast

Pilgrim’s Pride reported a net loss in the first quarter of $45.5 million on net sales of $1.6 billion. In spite of the loss, the company announced plans to reopen

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