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Lawsuits filed after deadly explosion at Tyson poultry feed facility

Two contractors suffered severe burns in a June 2025 explosion; one later died, prompting negligence claims against Tyson Foods and others.

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Tyson Foods sued over alleged racial, age discrimination

Two terminated employees file suits, claiming supervisors at Virginia plant mistreated a Black man and a white man who defended him.

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Ukrainian feed company executive charged with tax evasion, forgery

The executive director of an animal feed manufacturer in Ukraine has been charged with intentional tax evasion and official forgery of documents, according to the Economic Security Bureau of Ukraine (ESBU).

OSHA cites 3 companies in fatal gas exposure at Colorado dairy

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has cited three companies after its investigation determined workers died after exposure to hazardous gas at Prospect Ranch in Weld County, Colorado.

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FAO: Food fraud widespread in aquaculture sector worldwide

Fish fraud is widespread in markets around the world, and there are a growing number of tools to combat it, according to a new report published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Feed companies lose appeal in Malaysia price-fixing scheme

The four companies involved in the appeal are Leong Hup Feedmill Malaysia Sdn. Bhd., Dindings Poultry Development Centre Sdn. Bhd., FFM Berhad and Gold Coin Feedmills (M) Sdn. Bhd. A fifth company, PK Agro-Industrial Products (M) Sdn. Bhd. (PK Agro), did not appeal the ruling.

ADM agrees to pay $40 million to settle accounting fraud case

SEC alleges ADM inflated Nutrition segment profits to mislead investors.

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Environmental groups want manure digesters excluded from REAP grants

A group of more than 30 environmental groups and others have filed a rulemaking petition aimed at making manure digesters ineligible for grants and loan guarantees under the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP).

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Tyson agrees to halt ‘net-zero,’ ‘climate-smart’ claims

EWG said Tyson’s climate-smart beef program and its goal to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 were false and misleading, a claim Tyson denies.

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Court: Purina must issue retraction for feed’s avian flu protection claims

Kalmbach Feeds, a direct competitor of Purina, filed suit for false and misleading health claims on Farm to Flock poultry feed.

Ukraine accuses Russian Deputy Agriculture Minister of stealing 4 million tons of grain

Prosecutor General alleges official helped appropriate $23 billion worth of Ukrainian grain from occupied territories for illegal export.

Appeals court upholds Massachusetts Question 3

In a 47-page opinion, an appeals court judge said the law is not unconstitutional.

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