International Business News - Meat http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif EU lawmakers called Wednesday for an EU-wide ban on meat from cloned animals, claiming that they may be less healthy than other animals. The European Parliament called for the ban on animal welfare grounds, saying it would also protect the image of high quality agriculture in Europe. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080903/eu-lawmakers-call-for-european-ban-on-cloned-meat.htm Wed, 03 Sep 2008 13:58:41 EDT Shares of the nation's top meat producers continued to fall Thursday on worries of potential cuts by Russia to chicken and pork import quotas. Shares of Smithfield Foods Inc., the nation's largest hog producer and pork processor, fell 48 cents, or 2.2 percent, to $21.08 in morning trading Thursday, while chicken producer Sanderson Farms Inc.'s shares fell $1.24, or 3.5 percent, to $34. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080828/sector-snap-meat-makers-continue-slide-on-russia.htm Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:57:14 EDT The president of a Canadian food company is taking responsibility for tainted meat products from a Toronto processing plant reaching the marketplace and causing a national outbreak of a deadly bacteria linked to the deaths of 15 people. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/canada-company-takes-blame-for-bacteria-outbreak.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 16:13:04 EDT Shares of the nation's top meat producers tumbled Wednesday after a Russian official said the country could cut imports of pork and chicken, potentially shrinking a key market for U.S. producers. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080827/sector-snap-meat-producers-fall-on-russia-news.htm Wed, 27 Aug 2008 14:35:59 EDT Democrats used the second night of their four-day convention to punch back more aggressively at John McCain, even as some party insiders warned that hitting too forcefully might jeopardize Barack Obama's upbeat, all-inclusive image. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/116699-obama-2008.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/clinton-allies-urge-obama-to-hit-mccain-harder.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/clinton-allies-urge-obama-to-hit-mccain-harder.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:48:58 EDT Shares of the nation's leading meat producers tumbled Tuesday after Smithfield Foods Inc. and Sanderson Farms Inc. both posted losses for the latest quarter, blaming high commodity costs. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/meat-producers-shares-fall-on-smithfield-loss.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 14:37:42 EDT Meat tainted with a deadly bacteria in a Toronto processing plant is likely to sicken more people in the coming months, a Canadian health expert said Tuesday, a day after the government announced the death toll from the outbreak had risen to 12. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080826/6-deaths-linked-to-tainted-meat-in-canada.htm Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:20:47 EDT Public health officials in Canada say two more deaths have been attributed to a deadly bacterial outbreak linked to tainted meat. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Monday that the latest deaths bring to six the total number of people who have died from listeriosis. All of them were from Ontario. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080825/6-deaths-linked-to-tainted-meat-in-canada.htm Mon, 25 Aug 2008 17:50:13 EDT A fourth person was reported dead Friday of listeriosis as Canadian officials continued to investigate whether infections from the bacteria might be linked to tainted meat products. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080823/canada-4th-person-dies-in-listeriosis-infections.htm Sat, 23 Aug 2008 00:06:45 EDT A third death has been confirmed in a nationwide listeriosis outbreak that might be linked to tainted meat products, Canadian health officials said Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080822/canada-confirms-3rd-death-in-listeriosis-outbreak.htm Fri, 22 Aug 2008 17:37:58 EDT An outbreak of listeriosis has killed one person and sickened at least 16 others, Canadian public health officials said Wednesday, as a food company suspended production at a Toronto plant and expanded a recall of nearly two dozen types of packaged meats. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080821/canada-says-1-dead-16-ill-in-listeriosis-outbreak.htm Thu, 21 Aug 2008 08:37:16 EDT An outbreak of listeriosis has killed one person and sickened at least 16 others, Canadian public health officials said Wednesday as a food company suspended production at a Toronto plant and expanded a recall of nearly two dozens types of packaged meats. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080820/canada-says-1-dead-16-ill-in-listeriosis-outbreak.htm Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:44:52 EDT Among the sector activity stories for Wednesday, Aug. 13, from AP Financial News: MILWAUKEE (AP)--Shares of the nation's meat producers tumbled Wednesday after an analyst said that the strengthening U.S. dollar and extra frozen meat inventory is tempering the near-term outlook for these stocks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/sector-roundup-meat-producers-drug-stores.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 17:37:07 EDT Shares of the nation's meat producers tumbled Wednesday after an analyst said that the strengthening U.S. dollar and extra frozen meat inventory is tempering the near-term outlook for these stocks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/sector-snap-meat-producers-tumble-on-analyst-note.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:11:02 EDT Among the sector activity stories for Tuesday, Aug. 5, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of meat producers soared on Tuesday after a JPMorgan analyst predicted that an expected curtailed supply of pigs will lift pork prices. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/sector-roundup-meat-producers-chip-makers.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 14:44:09 EDT Shares of meat producers soared on Tuesday after a JPMorgan analyst predicted that an expected curtailed supply of pigs will lift pork prices. JPMorgan's Ken Goldman said pork producers, such as Smithfield Foods Inc., are cutting back on how many pigs they produce, causing a reduced supply that will lift pork prices in stores. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080805/sector-snap-meat-producers-soar-on-optimism.htm Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:17:29 EDT The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued an interim final rule on mandatory labels branding meats and other commodities with their country of origin. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080730/usda-releases-interim-final-rule-on-meat-labels.htm Wed, 30 Jul 2008 13:42:56 EDT Canine cuisine is being sent to the doghouse during next month's Beijing Olympic Games. Dog meat has been struck from the menus of officially designated Olympic restaurants, and Beijing tourism officials are telling other outlets to discourage consumers from ordering dishes made from dogs, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/89729-china-beijing-dog-meat.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/dog-meat-off-the-menu-during-beijing-olympics.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/dog-meat-off-the-menu-during-beijing-olympics.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 11:17:16 EDT Canine cuisine is being sent to the doghouse during next month's Beijing Olympic Games. Dog meat has been struck from the menus of officially designated Olympic restaurants, and Beijing tourism officials are telling other outlets to discourage consumers from ordering dishes made from dogs, the official Xinhua News Agency reported Friday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080711/dog-meat-off-the-menu-during-beijing-olympics.htm Fri, 11 Jul 2008 15:43:27 EDT The pillar-box red lipstick is the first clue the white-coated butcher sawing up a grass-fed California lamb isn't your typical meat-cutter. But then, Avedano's Holly Park Market is no ordinary chop shop. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080627/all-woman-team-of-butchers-stay-on-cutting-edge.htm Fri, 27 Jun 2008 14:48:28 EDT