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Cargill announced it will reduce its workforce by up to 2,000 of its 138,000 employees globally, a change of about 1.5 percent.

Popkoff Frozen Food, dba Blossom Foods, a San Francisco, Calif. establishment is recalling approximately 500 pounds of frozen, pureed chicken products because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen.

Cal-OSHA has charged a Hanford meat-packing plant with serious safety violations in the death of a worker earlier this year, The Hanford (Calif.) Sentinel learned this week.

A panel has recommended that the USDA make meat and egg inspection data more accessible to the public, according to a report in the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Argus Leader.

The money will fund the purchase of an outdoor warning and notification system that will be used to alert Emporia residents of dangerous weather or other emergencies.

Scientists discover nutrient in chicken and eggs that may slow down aging of brain.

Thousands of U.S. restaurants from coast to coast will serve Braveheart Black Angus Burgers from Performance Food Group (PFG) that are traceable.

A plane passenger's family has sued American Airlines after he died following an in-flight meal.

State beef councils are joining with the national Beef Checkoff Program in support of a new retail beef marketing program that has the potential to significantly increase U.S. beef sales.

Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban on funding horse meat inspections, and activists say slaughterhouses could be up and running in as little as a month.