FSIS has confirmed that the agency will extend the comment period on its Draft Guidance: HACCP System Validation until June 19, 2010, to allow adequate time for distribution and comment
USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack is meeting today with Japanese authorities in the hopes of restoring full U.S. access of U.S. beef imports. The United States has continually said that Japan’s
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
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