A health alert in Germany that began with the discovery of eggs and poultry meat contaminated with dioxin has spread to pork. It was discovered that dioxin-tainted feed had been
One Great Burger, an Elizabeth, N.J., establishment, is recalling approximately 226,400 pounds of ground beef products that may have become spoiled, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection
Talk of a Sara Lee takeover is heating up again this morning, with several news outlets reporting additional interest in the corporation, as well as a possible new purchase proposal
Citing people familiar with the matter, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Sara Lee Corp. is moving ahead with plans to split its meat and coffee businesses into two
Don Tyson, who turned his family’s Arkansas chicken company into one of the largest industrial meat and poultry producers in the world, has died of cancer at age 80. Tyson
Russia’s Ministry of Economic Development (MED) has announced the initial distribution of 2011 tariff-rate quotas (TRQ) quantities to importers, which includes an increase in U.S. frozen beef quota allocation from
A federal judge has terminated the supervised release for a former construction group executive who was involved in a failed Mississippi beef plant and illegal campaign contributions to a former
JBS SA announced that it is canceling the initial public offering of its JBS USA Holdings unit after postponing the IPO twice. The company said that it doesn't plan to
Land O'Frost announced David Van Eekeren will become chief executive officer and president effective immediately. Donna Van Eekeren will continue to serve Land O'Frost in the role of executive chairman
The USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced several measures that will better ensure the humane treatment and slaughter of all cattle presented for processing at FSIS-inspected facilities. "Under