In bipartisan actions, both the House of Representatives and the Senate overwhelmingly approved two separate amendments that would reduce the federal government’s support of corn-based ethanol.
Swift Beef Co. will pay $1.3 million to settle violations of the federal Clean Water Act and state law at its processing plant in Nebraska, officials said.
The U.S. House of Representatives, by unanimous voice vote, passed an amendment intended to restore funding to the National Animal Health Laboratory Network (NAHLN), which protects the nation's food supply from foreign animal diseases.
Dietz & Watson Premium Deli Meats & Artisan Cheeses and ACME Markets, part of the nationwide SUPERVALU family of grocery stores, will debut the first-ever dedicated Dietz & Watson gluten-free deli in the Philadelphia suburb of Paoli.
Saffron Road, the packaged food brand of American Halal Co., will begin shipping eight additional all-natural, antibiotic-free, hormone-free, Halal certified frozen foods to Whole Foods Market stores nationally in June 2011.
Tyson Foods Inc. and Pilgrim's Pride Corp. have begun using wheat for chicken feed, and Reuters is reporting rumors that some ethanol plants may close until the fall corn harvest, due to corn prices that have approached $8 a bushel.
Tauherr Poultry, a new company located in Princess Anne, Md., has purchased a former American Dehydrated Foods facility and plans to process chicken for the Muslim market.
Sara Lee Corp. provided an update on its separation into two publicly traded pure-play companies at the Deutsche Bank Global Consumer Conference in Paris, France.
Case Farms, a leading poultry processor, recently awarded two $2,500 scholarships to children of Case Farms employees during the company’s annual Service Awards Dinners.
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