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  • July 2008

    • Dow Plunges 239 Points

      MarketWatch  |  Jul 28, 08 3:39 PM CDT

      Dow Plunges 239 Points

      (Newser) - The markets plummeted today as worries over the economy and problems in the financial sector outweighed high spirits over the rescue plan for mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, MarketWatch reports. The Dow plunged 239.61 to 11,131.08, the Nasdaq nosedived 46.31 to 2,264.22, and the S&P 500 fell 23.39 to 1,234.37. More »

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      Dow Jones  • stock market  • Fannie Mae  • Freddie Mac  • AIG  • Verizon  • Tyson Foods

  • November 2007

    • USDA Yanks Tyson's Coveted ‘No Antibiotics' Tag

      Wall Street Journal  |  Nov 20, 07 6:34 PM CST

      USDA Yanks Tyson's Coveted ‘No Antibiotics' Tag

      (Newser) - The USDA has revoked permission for Tyson to label its chicken “raised without antibiotics,” a major blow to a company that has spent tens of millions trumpeting the tag it won in May. The government says it erred in granting the label, because Tyson’s poultry feed contains antimicrobials—which the company maintains aren't antibiotics. More »

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      antibiotics  • USDA  • label  • Tyson Foods  • poultry

  • July 2007

    • Pot Calls Kettle Contaminated

      Associated Press  |  Jul 14, 07 8:19 AM CDT

      Pot Calls Kettle Contaminated

      (Newser) - In an apparent retaliatory move, China has addressed concerns about food safety—by halting imports from several American meat processors. The country's inspection agency posted a notice on its website late yesterday saying that salmonella-contaminated chicken produced by Tyson and products from several other large US firms had flunked inspection, the AP reports. More »

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      China  • food contamination  • China food exports  • Tyson Foods

  • May 2007

    • Ban Chinese Ingredients? Easier Said Than Done

      Los Angeles Times  |  May 18, 07 8:46 AM CDT

      Ban Chinese Ingredients? Easier Said Than Done

      (Newser) - In the wake of the pet-food poisoning scandal, some of the biggest U.S. food manufacturers—Tyson and Mission Foods—have banned Chinese ingredients. But since China is the world's biggest supplier of the flavorings, vitamins and preservatives that are used in virtually all processed foods, the bans may be impossible to uphold, the LA Times observes. More »

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      China  • health  • food  • food contamination  • pet food recall  • Tyson Foods  • food poisoning

  • April 2007

    • Chicken Fat Doubles as Diesel

      Bloomberg  |  Apr 17, 07 10:05 AM CDT

      Chicken Fat Doubles as Diesel

      (Newser) - Two corporate giants are teaming up to produce biofuels and boost their bottom lines. Tyson Foods, the world's biggest meat producer, and third-largest U.S. oil company ConocoPhillips will be using about half of Tyson's animal fat to make a renewable diesel fuel, which will account for about 3% of ConocoPhillips's total production. More »

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      oil  • environmentalism  • biofuel  • diesel  • biodiesel  • ConocoPhillips  • Tyson Foods

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