Without a doubt, consumers have tightened their belts in the face of the ongoing recession, but consumers’ attitudes toward meat and poultry over the past year have remained strong, and

Two men, one of whom owned a goat slaughterhouse in Kinsman, Ill., have been charted with plotting to fly to Denmark and kill one of the cartoonists whose cartoon of

The need for healthier products on the marketplace is a trend that is here to stay, and more companies are looking for ways to reduce fat and cholesterol in their

By Andy Hanacek, editor-in-chief, The National Provisioner Citing extensive data gathered by her organization, Maryellen Molyneaux, president and managing partner of the Natural Marketing Institute, told seminar attendees Wednesday morning

The Taiwan health department’s decision to allow shipments of U.S. bone-in beef and intestines has led to many health groups and opposing political parties to protest the decision, claiming that

Taiwan will agree to open its markets to U.S. bone-in beef after a six-year ban that was put in place following a case of mad cow disease in a U.S.

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