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  U.S. Customs and Border Protection 'prevents the introduction of foreign contagious animal diseases and noxious pests'

  U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is seizing prohibited meat products from China at the Los Angeles/Long Beach seaport.

  By Trina Thomas

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  Smithfield Foods: 'Smithfield is a strong supporter of the Envirothon program'

  Smithfield Foods recently announced that it supports students that participate in the Envirothon program, but several sources call Chinese-owned Smithfield a harmful environmental polluter.

  By Andy Nghiem

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  Smithfield COO on reducing operations in Western U.S.: 'We are grateful to our team members in the Western region for their dedication'

  Chinese-owned Smithfield Foods is closing its production facility in Vernon, CA and reducing its sow herds in the Western United States, it said in a news release.

  By David Beasley

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