WASHINGTON – Beltex Corp., doing business as Frontier Meats, is recalling about 2,850 pounds of fresh cattle heads which may contain specified risk materials (SRMs). The Food Safety and
MEXICO CITY – Mexico is banning imports from Arkansas due to a recent bird flu outbreak in the state. The country’s Agriculture Department said Thursday that poultry meat, fertilized
SMITHFIELD, Va. – Smithfield Foods Inc. announced Wednesday that its Groupe Smithfield Holdings SL is in merger talks with Campofrio Alimentacion SA, the largest processed meat company in Spain.
WASHINGTON – The American Meat Institute (AMI) has submitted comments in support of the waiver of the Renewable Fuels Standard that Texas Gov. Rick Perry filed in April. The
SEOUL – The South Korean government said Wednesday that it will resume imports of U.S. beef this week. South Korea and the United States agreed last week to limit
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Health officials in Ohio and Michigan said Tuesday that a spike in illnesses from E. coli may be linked to ground beef sold in late May.
OTTAWA – The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced on Monday that another cow in British Columbia had been identified as having bovine spongiform encephalopathy, also known as mad
BALDWIN, Ga. – Joe S. Hatfield, co-founder, president and CEO of poultry producer Fieldale Farms, died Saturday after a brief illness. He was 84. Memorial services will be held
ST. LOUIS – Wilbur Hardee, founder of Hardee’s Restaurants, passed away Friday. He was 89. Hardee opened the first Hardee’s quick-service restaurant in September 1960 in Greenville, N.C. He
SAO PAULO, Brazil – Marfig Frigorificos e Comercio de Alimentos S.A. announced Monday that it has agreed to acquire OSI Group’s businesses in Brazil and several European countries. The
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