Wis. company recalls bacon bits for Listeria WASHINGTON – Patrick Cudahy of Cudahy, Wis. is recalling about 3,590 pounds of bacon bit products on concerns it may contaminated with Listeria

Pilgrim's Pride gets final court approval to DIP financing PITTSBURG, Texas – Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. announced Tuesday that it has received final approval to access its $450 million debtor-in-possession financing

Mo. company recalls sausage on Listeria concerns WASHINGTON – T. Piekutowski European Style Sausage of St. Louis, Mo., is recalling about 750 pounds of sausage products that may be contaminated

NLRB declares union win at pork plant TAR HEEL, N.C. – The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) on Monday declared that the United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) had won

Beef, pork exports still show strong growth WASHINGTON – U.S. pork and beef exports continued to show strong growth in the January to October 2008 period, according to the U.S.

Mexico joins WTO complaint on COOL GENEVA – Mexico has reportedly joined Canada in opposing the new mandatory Country-of-Origin labeling (COOL) law in the United States. The country on Thursday

Rivers resigns as Pilgrim's CEO, Jackson to take position PITTSBURG, Texas – Pilgrim’s Pride Corp. announced late Tuesday that Clint Rivers, president and chief executive of the company, has resigned.

S. Korea halts beef from U.S. slaughterhouse SEOUL – South Korea has halted imports from a U.S. packer after finding it had allegedly shipped spoiled meat, the country’s quarantine agency

Poultry groups welcome EPA rule on air release reporting WASHINGTON – U.S. poultry organizations on Friday welcomed the Environmental Protections Agency’s rule exempting poultry farms from having to report fumes

Three U.S. importers of Irish pork issue recalls WASHINGTON – Companies in Florida, New York and Massachusetts on Thursday issued recalls of pork products after Food Safety Authority of Ireland