San Francisco’s Board of Supervisors approved legislation declaring Mondays to be meat-free. The first day of the week is now known as Vegetarian Day or Veg Day, reports the San

Brazil's JBS SA, the world's largest beef processor, may raise as much as 2.16 billion reais ($1.23 billion) with the sale of new shares to fund its direct distribution business.

Ten Oklahoma poultry growers have won a $7.3 million judgment against Tyson Foods Inc., which the growers claimed used unethical practices. The three-week trial in McCurtain County ended Friday, with

The American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP) has developed a Web page specifically for the FSIS proposed HACCP validation issue. Individuals can go directly to the www.aamp.com. From the homepage

Hormel chairman, president and CEO Jeffrey Ettinger sat down with Andy Hanacek, editor-in-chief of The National Provisioner, for a brief one-on-one interview shortly after the grand opening of Hormel’s new

The government of Japan’s Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, which took office in September, may be ready to provide an opportunity to resolve the dispute between Japan and the United States

Sanderson Farms Inc. announced that it plans to locate a potential new poultry complex near Goldsboro, N.C. The construction of the new complex is subject to various contingencies, including obtaining

Eighteen additional U.S. pork plants will be able to resume shipments to Russia, and reports state that more plants could follow, after the U.S. agreed that its supplies would be

Seven associations were recognized for more than 10 years of participation and $2.5 million in cumulative contributions to the nonprofit U.S. Partnership for Food Safety Education (PFSE) at the 2010

U.S. Senator Jon Tester (D-Mont.) has introduced his Meat Safety and Accountability Act to significantly improve the ability to trace the original source of contaminated meat. Currently, contaminated meat products