Martha Mendoza

Associated Press

How TipTop Poultry Reduced Boiler Costs and Downtime

How TipTop Poultry Reduced Boiler Costs and Downtime

June 22, 2026

A man walks out of the Giant Eagle grocery store, Nov. 17, 2011, Mayfield Heights, Ohio.

Kroger to Buy Ohio Valley Grocer Giant Eagle in $1.65B Deal

July 2, 2026

Eggs for sale at a grocery store, Feb. 10, 2026, Chicago.

Egg Producers to Pay $3.3M, Donate 53 Million Eggs to Settle Price Fixing Claims

July 1, 2026

A Best If Used By date on a package of potato chips at Park Plaza Fine Foods, San Francisco, June 30, 2026.

California Bans 'Sell by' Labels on Food Packaging

July 1, 2026

How TipTop Poultry Reduced Boiler Costs and Downtime

How TipTop Poultry Reduced Boiler Costs and Downtime

Their old boilers cost up to $50k annually for cleaning and $200k every five years for repairs and maintenance.

June 22, 2026

International Rights Advocates Executive Director Terrence Collingsworth and translator Melina Cardinal Bradette talk to children working on a cocoa plantation in Daloa, Ivory Coast, April 2020.

Federal Government Sued Over Cocoa Imports Linked to Child Labor

Cocoa harvested by children in West Africa can end up in some of the U.S.'s most popular desserts and candies.

August 15, 2023

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Customs Blocks North Korean Imports

The North Korean workers found in Chinese factories aren't allowed to leave, and receive only a fraction of their pay — most goes straight to the North Korean state.

October 6, 2017

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Customs Vows to Block N. Korean-Made Seafood

American consumers buying seafood labeled "Caught in the USA, Processed in China" may inadvertently be subsidizing the government of Kim Jong Un as it builds nuclear weapons.

October 6, 2017

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Americans May Be Buying N. Korea-Produced Seafood

Workers have no access to telephones or email. And they are paid a fraction of their salaries, while the rest — as much as 70 percent — is taken by North Korea's government.

October 5, 2017

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Red Bull Scandal Exposes Web of Tax Havens

The Yoovidhya family's efforts to hide assets show how easily major global financial players can routinely — and, usually, legally — move billions of dollars with little or no oversight.

August 17, 2017

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More Tuna Makers Implicated in Price Fixing

A typical can of tuna today costs about $1.50 and the U.S. Department of Justice says that price may be the result of price fixing by Thai, South Korean and U.S. seafood dealers.

May 16, 2017