Tyson Foods Inc. on Monday said that loss in the third fiscal quarter were more-than-expected, driven by one-time charges and losses in the chicken and beef sectors. The company reported a loss of $52 million, or 15 cents per share, for the third quarter ended July 1, compared with a profit of...

Reuters - Tyson Foods Inc. , the nation's top meat producer, reported a quarterly loss compared with a year-earlier profit on Monday due to large meat supplies and disruptions in beef and chicken exports due to mad cow disease and bird flu.

Tyson Foods Inc. announces it is trimming 850 jobs in an effort to cut $200 million in costs. The world's largest meat company says 420 positions, mostly managers, will be eliminated. An additional 430 open jobs will also be cut. Tyson says hourly meat plant workers will keep their jobs....

Tyson Foods says its tracking surveys have found no drop in U.S. consumer confidence in poultry despite the spread in other parts of the world of a deadly strain of bird flu. To ensure things stay that way, Tyson is spreading the word...

Reuters - One of Canada's top microbiologists warned on Tuesday that school-age children would be most at risk in a bird flu pandemic, echoing a 1918 pandemic that killed millions of people.