Meat & Poultry

Grocery store workers and meat cutters at 36 corporate-owned Giant Eagle Supermarket Inc. stores approved two new four-year labor contracts Friday that give them a $1.55-an-hour raise over four years, union officials said. …

Al Fresco America’s #1 chicken sausage was recently awarded Family Circle’s “Circle of Excellence” mark, announced in the April 17 issue. Family Circle’s “Circle of Excellence”, a consumer product award, recognizes five “editor recommended” and “mom-approved” winners in three categories including food, household products and beauty, recommending these products “with confidence.” …

Today United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk and Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack welcomed the announcement that the United States and Russia have reached an agreement to permit the resumption of U.S. poultry exports to Russia. …

A South Dakota organic beef company has sued its former chief executive, accusing him of profiting from side ventures, running up more than $67,000 in personal charges on a company credit card and forming a competing company. …

South Gate Meat Co., a South Gate, Calif., establishment, is recalling approximately 35,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced. …