Jeremy Gerrard

In an effort to streamline operations, the the company will close seven plants in the US and Canada during the next one to two years.

The company announced its intentions to move to 100 percent cage-free eggs for all of its US operations by 2020.

JBS USA Pork finalized its acquisition of Cargill’s US-based pork business for $1.45 billion.

Three more final rules of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) were submitted by FDA to the Federal Register this week.

Chipotle Mexican Grill has closed 43 stores in the Pacific Northwest in response to an E. coli outbreak.

After returning products to select markets in August, Blue Bell Creameries announced it has started phase two of its plan to reintroduce its ice cream into 15 states.

The World Health Organization has clarified the results of last week’s report which said the consumption of processed meats such as hot dogs, bacon and deli meats increases the risk of cancer—and eating red meat probably causes cancer as well.

ConAgra Foods, Inc. said Monday it has reached an agreement to sell majority of its private label operations to TreeHouse Foods for approximately $2.7 billion.

Omaha, Nebraska-based All American Meats, Inc. has issued a recall for approximately 167,427 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, according to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

FDA ordered Sun Valley Juice Company of Ketchum, Idaho, to stop receiving, processing, preparing, packing, holding, and distributing juice until the federal agency determines the company is in compliance with food safety laws and regulations.