The agency said plastic could be in some of the products.

Tyson, Smithfield Foods and JBS are among the defendants.

Both processing companies implemented robotic technology in some facilities.

Jeroen Colpaert will fill the role beginning in the new year.

The association joined hundreds of other groups asking for action on this issue.

Consumers have the opportunity to select what attributes are most important.

The company expects to produce over 4 million higher welfare pork products.

The soybean processor was a fifth-generation, family-owned company in Kentucky.

The company hopes to enter into a development agreement with the city of Highland, Ill.

The company also gave out an environmental stewardship award.