WASHINGTON – The Mexican government has voluntarily suspended shipments of meat and processed poultry to the U.S. after American officials reported misgivings about the quality of Mexican processing and

WARSAW, N.C. – Murphy-Brown LLC, the swine production subsidiary for Smithfield Foods Inc., is preparing its hurricane and emergency action plans as Tropical Storm Hanna threatens the east coast.

BILLINGS, Mont. – Montana has lost its federal disease-free status for brucellosis. The loss means mandatory testing for all cattle being shipped out of the state. Brucellosis has been

BOISE, Idaho – A southwestern Idaho bird farm has been quarantined after a low-pathogenic bird flu strain was found. Idaho officials say it is not the same strain that

LINCOLN, Neb. – Officials in Lincoln, Neb. have said that a malfunctioning air compressor caused a fired at a meat processing plant that sent one person to the hospital.

SPRINGDALE, Ark. – Tyson Foods Inc. announced Thursday that it will offer 20 million shares of Class A common stock in a registered underwritten public offering. The company also

DES MOINES, Iowa – The National Pork Board announced Wednesday that it had named Chris Novak, a state commodity association executive, as the organization’s new chief executive officer. The

My reality Battling scares drummed up by anti-meat activists is nothing new to the industry. At issue this time is a TV ad campaign wrapped in a threat of colon cancer linked

WASHINGTON – The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on Tuesday issued Notice 56-08, which addresses Food Safety Assessments (FSAs) conducted to analyze an establishment’s control of Salmonella. Reports

OTTAWA – Officials on Tuesday said that the worst of a listeriosis outbreak that has killed 12 and sickened 38 may be over. The Public Health Agency of Canada