Fire department personnel and rescue workers were called to Smithfield Foods’ pork processing plant in Tar Heel at approximately 1 a.m. on Jan. 6, responding to reports of an ammonia leak.
Regulatory experts from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment (CFSA) met for the first time to discuss the regulatory approval process for cultivated meat.
A decision made by the Surface Transportation Board on Dec. 30, 2022, ordered the Union Pacific Railroad Co. (UP) to deliver on specific service commitments to Foster Farms.
In late December, Jim Gray, the transportation secretary of Kentucky, issued an official order to temporarily suspend maximum driving time for drivers transporting livestock feed and live poultry.