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• USDA grants BK bid, will enforce humane slaughter - News - United States Department of Agriculture - Burger King Corp - Brief Article

  - 2002-02-18

  WASHINGTON -- The Agriculture Department, responding to petitions from Miami-based Burger King Corp. and other organizations, said the agency would take steps to improve compliance with the Humane Slaughter Act and adopt regulations to protect "whistleblower" slaughterhouse employees who report violations.

  Tags: Burger King Corp., U.S. Department of Agriculture

• The Rumor Mill. (Adden-Dahm).(Brief Article)

  - 2002-02-01

  Who would have thought? Too often, companies take advantage of poorly enforced food safety regulations. But a shining example has emerged from the food industry sea: Burger King Corp., Miami, petitioned the USDA for enforcement of the Federal Humane Slaughter Act. Last June, Burger...

  Tags: Burger King Corp., food, Manufacturing, petition, Philip Morris USA, U.S. Department of Agriculture

• USDA denies BK's claim of lax slaughter policing

  - 2001-07-16

  WASHINGTON -- The Agriculture Department denied allegations by Burger King Corp. that government inspectors are failing to enforce humane-handling standards for animals in slaughterhouses, according to the Associated Press. John Dasburg, Burger King Corp.'s chairman and chief executive, recently petitioned the USDA to improve its enforcement of the federal...

  Tags: Burger King Corp., Quality, U.S. Department of Agriculture

• Burger King Corporation Announces Industry-Leading Food Animal Handling Guidelines and Audits; BKC Petitions the USDA to Enforce the Federal Humane Slaughter Act

  - 2001-06-28

  Business Editors

  Tags: audit, Burger King Corp., U.S. Department of Agriculture

• Burger King Corporation to Meet With USDA Inspection Unit; BKC and FSIS Officials to Discuss BKC Petition at July 10th Meeting

  - 2001-06-28

  Business Editors

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• THE WHITE HOUSE: President Clinton's new markets tr trip to Hermitage, Arkansas.

  - 1999-11-08

  M2 PRESSWIRE-8 November 1999-THE WHITE HOUSE: Office of the Press Secretary -- President Clinton's new markets trip to Hermitage, Arkansas C1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:051199 * Highlighting Economic Opportunities in Rural America TODAY, PRESIDENT CLINTON WILL VISIT RURAL ARKANSAS...

  Tags: America, Arkansas, bank, Burger King Corp., president, U.S. Department of Agriculture, White House

• Hudson Foods May Sell Columbus, Neb., Plant.(Originated from Omaha World-Herald, Neb.)

  - 1997-08-27

  Aug. 27--Hudson Foods Inc. may sell its Columbus, Neb., plant if it can't find a major customer to replace Burger King, which has stopped buying Hudson's ground beef, officials of the Arkansas company said Monday. "The company is looking first for...

  Tags: Benefits, Burger King Corp., Columbus, HARDWARE, HEALTHCARE, SALES, Sam, SOFTWARE, Storage, U.S. Department of Agriculture

• Hudson Foods May Sell Columbus, Neb., Plant.(Originated from Omaha World-Herald, Neb.)

  - 1997-08-26

  Aug. 26--Hudson Foods Inc. may sell its Columbus, Neb., plant if it can't find a major customer to replace Burger King, which has stopped buying Hudson's ground beef, officials of the Arkansas company said Monday. "The company is looking first for...

  Tags: Benefits, Burger King Corp., Columbus, HARDWARE, HEALTHCARE, SALES, Sam, SOFTWARE, Storage, U.S. Department of Agriculture