McDonald's Corp., Burger King Holdings Inc. and Friendly Ice Cream Corp. are being sued in state court in Hartford, Conn., by Washington-based and PETA-backed Cancer Project. The restaurant chains have

The furloughs that began in June for about 400 Premium Protein Products workers will be extended for at least two more weeks. The company's plants in Hastings and Lincoln, Neb.,

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced that USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratories (NVSL) has confirmed the presence of 2009 pandemic H1N1 influenza virus in a pig sample collected at the Minnesota

The USDA announced that its National Veterinary Services Laboratories will conduct confirmatory testing on swine samples collected at the 2009 Minnesota State Fair between August 26 and September 1. The

ConAgra Foods Inc. announced its pledge to reduce salt across its portfolio of food products by 20 percent by 2015. Since 2006, the company has already removed more than 2

JBS SA said on Wednesday that the U.S. Department of Justice has approved the company's takeover of Pilgrim's pride. The company had announced in September that it intended to buy

National Beef Inc. announced that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of shares

Several meat industry authorities were featured on last night's Larry King Live show on CNN as part of a panel discussion on meat safety and nutrition. According to CNN’s Web site,

Japan has suspended beef shipments from a Tyson Fresh Meats Inc. plant in Lexington, Neb., because of a beef shipment that contained banned cattle parts. Japanese inspectors found bovine spinal

A spokesman for the European Union says that it regrets the United States' decision to appeal to the World Trade Organization to settle the ban over U.S. chicken imports to