A New Mexico company could be the first horse slaughter plant for human consumption open since 2007 pending a permit from the federal authorities.

Food safety experts are scratching their heads after a Washington Post article suggested last week that certain chemicals used in poultry processing m

In August 2010, Wright County Egg of Galt, IA, announced a nationwide voluntary recall of shell eggs. Later that month, another Iowa farm owned by Wri

On 2014-01-10, the USDA announced that Tyson Foods is conducting a recall on Mechanically Separated Chicken due to possible contamination with salmone

Meat industry trade publication Meatingplace is publishing an interview series with Brian Ronholm, new Acting Under Secretary of Food Safety at the U.

A communications breakdown between Milford, TX-based Fran’s Fryers and USDA’s Food Safety and inspection Service (FSIS personnel led to a small quant

On 2014-01-16, the USDA announced that Rancho Feeding Corporation is conducting an expanded recall on Tripe due to a possible lack of inspection.

A new livestock identification program to help agriculture officials to quickly track livestock in cases of disease outbreaks has been launched by the

As the U.S. hog industry struggles to contain a virus killing million of pigs across the country, the U.S. Department of Agriculture warned on Thursda

A California company is recalling 8.7 million lbs (3.95 million kg of beef parts because it used "diseased and unsound animals" and lacked proper fed