FYI on Swine

The largest pork producer in the U.S., Smithfield Foods (SFD), announced a 63 percent plunge in net income for its most recent quarter, the result of China and Russia banning U.S. pork earlier this year. The weak earnings, coming on the heels of Smithfield agreeing to be bought by China’s Shuanghui, marked a surprising turn of events. Isn’t China supposed to be hog heaven for big U.S. pork suppliers?

Shanghai authorities are trying to assure people of China's largest city that their drinking water is safe despite finding nearly 6,000 dead pigs in the river that provides water to the city's taps.

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2013-02-11/how-the-horsemeat-sneaked-into-the-lasagna