ground beef

In Kansas City, a class-action lawsuit says Syngenta should be held liable for corn shipments rejected by China early this decade. And in Elk Point, South Dakota, Beef Products Inc. (BPI) is seeking billions of dollars in damages from American Broadcasting Companies Inc. (ABC) for reporting that used the name "pink slime" to refer to BPI's "lean finely textured beef."

Meat processors and retailers who produce ground beef are required under a new rule to keep records of the sources of the meat, a step intended to speed up recalls of contaminated food, said the USDA.