Conference examines national food policy
WASHINGTON -- The 34th annual National Food Policy Conference, designed to focus on key food policy issues affecting consumers, the...
Tyson 3Q profit falls on lagging chicken business
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SPRINGDALE, Ark. --Tyson Foods Inc. said Aug. 8 that its profit fell 21 percent for...
WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has reopened the comment period for its 2007 proposal on labeling foods as "gluten-free." The agency...
Mandatory animal welfare labeling gains support
MANHATTAN, Kan. -- Grocery shoppers are increasingly interested in where their food comes from, and in the case of...
USDA lowers broiler production forecast for 2012
WASHINGTON -- Broiler production IN 2012 is expected to be 37.405 billion pounds, 1.1 percent more than the...
Alltech creates online outlet dedicated to agriculture
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Alltech has partnered with global online network iHigh for the creation of a web portal...
Pilgrim's to close Dallas processing facility
GREELEY, Colo. -- Pilgrim's Pride Corp. has announced plans to close its chicken-processing plant in Dallas, Texas, within 60...
NCC names Peterson as vice president
WASHINGTON -- Dr. Ashley Peterson has joined the National Chicken Council staff as vice president of science and technology,...
Russia sets 2012 poultry and pork import quotas
WASHINGTON -- Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has announced that the 2012 tariff rate quota (TRQ) for...
New donning, doffing rules temporarily delayed
WASHINGTON -- USDA's Food Safety & Inspection Service has temporarily delayed for two weeks until Aug. 14 the implementation...
