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The Associated Press reported that Noven Pharmaceuticals Inc., which makes skin patches for drug delivery, said recently it received a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration related to

Meat processing company Tyson Foods Inc. said recently it has partnered with Kemin Industries Inc. to develop, manufacture and sell flavor enhancers to the North American pet food market, the

The Associated Press reports that the chief executive of Tyson Foods Inc. received compensation valued by the company at about $24.6 million in fiscal 2007, according to an analysis of

The consumer group Public Citizen sued the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in federal court recently to force the agency to act on a petition seeking stronger warnings about the

On the slaughterhouse floor at Quality Pork Processors Inc. is an area known as the "head table" where workers cut up pigs'' heads and then shoot compressed air into the

The Associated Press reports that a jury recently found that Dole should pay $2.5 million in punitive damages to five workers who claimed they were made sterile by use of

Topps Meat Co, which in September recalled 21.7 million pounds of beef linked to E. coli-related bacteria, has filed for bankruptcy protection and plans to liquidate, Reuters reports. The company,

Drug developer Schering-Plough Corp. is seeking marketing approval from the Food and Drug Administration for a tablet used to treat schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, the Associated Press reports. Schering-Plough said

American Italian Pasta Co. has hired Jack Kelly, a 30-year food industry veteran, to eventually take over as president and chief executive officer, the Associated Press reports. Kelly, who has

The Associated Press reports that Minnesota companies Cargill Inc. and Hormel Foods Corp. told the House Agriculture Committee that their practice of packaging meat in carbon monoxide was safe, while