CHICAGO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Trump administration said on Monday it plans to permanently allow U.S. poultry and pork processing plants to operate more quickly, raising concerns among advocacy ...

The pork industry is awaiting action by USDA ahead of Nov. 30 on whether processing plants can move to the faster line speeds that a few facilities have been allowed to use in a time-limited trial.

Union workers at the JBS pork processing plant in Worthington this week ratified a new contract, which they say addresses critical safety concerns on the production line. The employees, represented by ...

The Trump administration has directed the US Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to accelerate pork and poultry processing by removing “outdated” administrative requirements. These “outdated” ...

CHICAGO, March 14 (Reuters) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture allowed three pork plants to increase processing line speeds this month as part of a trial program, reviving a policy that started ...

The self-distancing and quarantine protocols put in place to slow the spread of COVID-19 have reduced economic growth, shuttered consumers in their homes and changed the way Americans purchase and ...