Thanasi is the maker of Duke’s meat snacks.

$4.7 billion reduction involves cuts to “discretionary spending,” including food safety, rural development, research grants.

The owners, Mark Godshall, Floyd Kratz, and Ron Godshall took this step to ensure that the company remains independent and maintains its unique culture.

Approximately 21,220 pounds of frozen pizza product may be adulterated with Listeria monocytogenes.