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It approved forming the new association on two conditions: the approval of NAMP’s members, and Board approval of the legal documents for the new association.

Operating cash flow totaled R$ 310.5 million, 184% up from the previous quarter.

The Smithfield Packing Co. Inc. announced that it would shift production from its Portsmouth, Va. plant to Kinston, N.C., and permanently close the Portsmouth facility in early 2013.

Schreiber Processing Corp., a Maspeth, N.Y. establishment, is recalling an undetermined amount of broiled chicken liver products that are linked to a cluster of Salmonellosis illnesses in New Jersey and New York,

The Supreme Court heard arguments in National Meat Association v. Harris, a case presenting the issue of whether the uniformity provisions of the Federal Meat Inspection Act preempt a 2008 California law, the requirements of which differ from federal law and regulations.

The company's labels eliminate the environmental waste that thousands of tons of throwaway liner paper create when they are disposed of in landfills.

The North American Meat Processors Association announced a new webinar on all aspects of FSIS E. coli policy, including the “big 6” non-O157 STECS, E. coli O157:H7, and the pending HACCP validation guidance document on Nov. 15 at 2 pm EST.

Workers at the National Beef Packing Co. meatpacking plant in Dodge City, Kan., have voted in favor of union representation.

Just as the nation's economic forecast includes mixed signals, restaurants across the U.S. face a varied landscape of expected trends in 2012.

He will bring more than 12 years of combined experience in strategic communications, public policy, politics and meat and poultry issues management to NCC’s senior management team.