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Eleven Minnesota slaughterhouse workers fall ill
December 10, 2007
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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
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Jury awards Nicaraguan banana workers $2.5 million more
November 26, 2007
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
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Topps Meat files for bankruptcy after huge beef recall
November 26, 2007
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,
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FDA to review Schering-Plough schizophrenia tablet
November 26, 2007
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
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New CEO for American Italian Pasta
November 12, 2007
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
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Meat companies defend use of carbon monoxide in packaging
November 5, 2007
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
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Smithfield files racketeering lawsuit against union
October 22, 2007
Smithfield Foods Inc. filed a civil racketeering lawsuit against the United Food and Commercial Workers union, which for more than a decade has waged a campaign to organize workers at
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Pilgrim''s Pride to pay $1 million in settlement
October 8, 2007
The U.S. Department of Labor recently said chicken producer Pilgrim''s Pride Corp. has agreed to pay $1 million to settle allegations that it engaged in hiring discrimination based on gender
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Tyson chair will step down as executive
October 1, 2007
According to the Associated Press, Tyson Foods Inc. said recently that Chairman John Tyson will step down as an executive, although he remains chairman, effective immediately. Tyson will continue to
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Heinz sees strong fiscal 2008
September 24, 2007
The Associated Press reports that ketchup maker H.J. Heinz Co. will "over-deliver" on its fiscal 2008 revenue guidance, Chief Executive William R. Johnson said recently during a conference. At a
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