Major pork producers Smithfield Foods and Tyson Foods have both announced plans this week to develop animal welfare improvements within their facilities, including moving away from the practice of using sow gestation crates, small metal
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Smithfield Shareholders Approve Sale to China's Shuanghui
Shareholders of Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer, approved on Tuesday the company’s sale to Shuanghui International Holdings, Ltd., a Chinese food giant. The sale landed approval at $4.72 billion, making it the largest-ever
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Letter From the Editor: Our Stake in China's Food Safety
I think we need to have an adult conversation about the People’s Republic of China and food safety. In the 41 years since Dick Nixon and Henry Kissinger went to Beijing for tea with Mao
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Government Extends Review of Smithfield-Shuangui Deal
The U.S. government will extend its review of the proposed sale of Smithfield Foods to Shuanghui International, which would be the largest Chinese takeover of a U.S. company, Smithfield said on Wednesday. The Virginia-based company
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Smithfield CEO Tells Lawmakers Shuanghui Deal Won't Impact Food Safety
American consumers will not be impacted and the safety of pork products will not diminish if Smithfield Foods is acquired by Shuanghui International, Smithfield’s CEO Larry Pope told the Senate Agriculture Committee at a hearing
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Lawmakers Looking Into Shuanghui Acquisition of Smithfield
The Senate Committee Agriculture Committee plans to hold a hearing next month to look into the proposed sale of Smithfield Foods to Shuanghui International, committee chairwoman Debbie Stabenow (D-MI) announced on Thursday.
The hearing, scheduled
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Senators Ask Government to Consider Food Safety When Reviewing Smithfield Deal
Fifteen U.S. senators from both sides of the aisle are urging the government to consider food safety as they review the proposed sale of Smithfield Foods, America’s largest pork company, to Shuanghui International, China’s largest
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Sen. Stabenow Concerned About Food Safety Implications of Smithfield Sale
Senator Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), chairwoman of the U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee said on Wednesday she is concerned about the food safety implications of the proposed acquisition of Virginia-based Smithfield Foods, the world’s largest pork producer
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Smithfield Sale Raises New Questions About the Future of Ractopamine
The sale of Smithfield Foods, the United States’ largest pork producer, to Shuanghui International, China’s largest meat company, raises new questions about the future of ractopamine, a controversial growth-promoting drug that is widely used in
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Chinese Firm to Buy Smithfield Foods, America's Largest Pork Producer
Shuanghui International, China’s largest meat processor, has agreed to buy Smithfield foods, America’s largest pork producer, for $4.7 billion, according to multiple press reports Wednesday.
If approved, the deal is not expected to have a
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