The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will continue its investigation into an outbreak of avian influenza on farms in British Columbia’s Fraser Valley which continue to be quarantined to control the spread of the disease.
A new study suggesting five out of six Americans who try vegetarian diets return to a diet that includes meat has the American Meat Institute (AMI) offering an enthusiastic “welcome back” to those would be vegetarians.
The US Labor Department reported continued job growth in November, adding 321,000 new jobs, the most in a single month since January of 2012 and the 57th straight month of private-sector job growth.
Burger King Worldwide Inc. and Tim Hortons Inc. announced the proposed transaction to form a new global quick service restaurant company operating two independent brands, was approved by the Minister of Industry under the Investment Canada Act.
The US dairy industry has reached out to US government agricultural trade negotiators to inform them that their efforts on any final Pacific Rim free trade agreement must put access to foreign markets for US dairy farmers first and avoid pressure from other countries to regionalize all new market access opportunities in the Trans-Pacific Partnership negotiations.
The Hershey Company announced it completed the purchase of The Allan Candy Company, a Canadian manufacturer of confectionary products including the brands Allan, Big Foot, Hot Lips and Laces.
A federal judge entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Neptune Manufacturing, Inc. of Los Angeles requiring the company and its owners to stop processing and distributing their smoked and pickled seafood products, according to FDA.
Nebraska-based Quality Meats, Inc. issued recall for approximately 44,372 pounds of frozen pork belly product because it was not presented at the US border for proper import inspection, according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
