The meat products producer posted a quarterly profit below analysts’ estimates and predicted a possible loss this quarter, setting off a decline of 10 percent in its share price.

Regulators filed a lawsuit to block the world’s largest beef packer from buying the nation’s fourth-largest such operation.

Under the new rule, grocery stores will have to identify the country of origin for meats, produce and certain nuts.

Buying a hundred pounds of beef seems less daunting knowing that we are fueling the local economy. That’s an investment I can feel good about.

The Food and Drug Administration is expected on Thursday to announce proposals for regulating the meat and milk from genetically engineered animals.

Canadian health officials said 12 deaths were linked to tainted meat and have confirmed 26 cases of Listeriosis, a bacterial illness, saying more were expected.

Canadian health officials said they have found 26 confirmed cases of the Listeriosis, a bacterial illness, and that more were expected.

Scrambling to contain fallout from a recall that threatens its reputation for quality, Whole Foods said it would tighten oversight of suppliers to keep unsafe products out stores.

Nebraska Beef recalled 1.2 million pounds of beef on Friday, a month after federal authorities assured consumers that the plant’s products were safe.

Between 1970 and 2006, average Americans added 1.8 pounds of food a week to their diet.