Stratas Foods, LLC has signed an agreement to acquire Hillside, N.J.-based AAK Foodservice.

Amother of middle schoolers said she overheard children between 11 and 13 years old discussing their employment at the Tyson plant on the night shift.

The dairy industry has seen a large shift toward more sustainable practices in day-to-day operations, as well as throughout the supply chain. 

While the conduct was limited to a few individuals, Foster Farms said it will implement additional animal welfare practices as a safeguard against repeated violations in the future.

Boar's Head said its investigation identified the root cause of the contamination as a specific production process that only existed at the Jarratt plant, which was used to produce liverwurst.

Some of its facilities received the Silver and Gold awards from the North Carolina Department of Labor’s (NCDOL) Occupational Safety and Health Division.

As the pears travel through the new line, they pass through two automated defect sorting cameras, Stemilt said.

Boar’s Head confirmed it plans to “indefinitely close” its Jarratt, Va., plant, which has not been operating since July, following a Listeria outbreak.

Strawberries are the star fruit in greenhouse production, but still account for just 3% of Canadian fruit and vegetable production, according to a new report on greenhouse-grown from wealth management giant RBC.

According to documents released under the FOIA submitted by CBS News, government inspectors logged 69 instances of “noncompliance” with federal rules over the last year.