North Star Beef, a slaughter plant located in Buffalo Lake, Minn., has closed due to high amounts of arsenic located in the company’s water supply. Owner William Gilger said that

Arkansas officials are working with a group of private investors to purchase the Pilgrim’s Pride facility in El Dorado, in an attempt to keep the facility open. The poultry processor

Five Star Custom Foods, a Ft. Worth, Texas-based processor of meat products, sauces and non-meat ingredients for food manufacturers and the foodservice industry, announced plans to open an manufacturing facility

Pilgrim's Pride Corp. today announced plans to close its chicken processing plant in Dalton, Ga., within 60 days and consolidate production at the company's processing facility in Chattanooga, Tenn. These

The incidence of the most common foodborne illnesses has changed very little over the past three years, according to a 10-state report released Thursday by the Centers for Disease Control

More than 140 meat and poultry plants were recognized today for outstanding safety performance at the American Meat Institute Foundation’s annual Conference on Worker Safety, Health, Human Resources and the

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today proposed a delay in the implementation of the final rule entitled, "Substances Prohibited from Use in Animal Food or Feed," more commonly referred

The National Chicken Council and U.S. Poultry & Egg Association have filed suit in the Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans to challenge certain aspects of the

Perk-Up Inc., a New York corporation having a principal executive office in White Plains, is recalling 114,540 pounds of chicken base products that were ineligible for import to the U.S.,

NSF International, a not-for-profit public health and safety organization, announced the 2009 recipients of the sixth annual Food Safety Leadership Awards. Among the winners is Dr. Phillip Minerich, Vice President