Late Thursday, Smithfield Foods announced that no swine flu was found among the pigs at its operations in Mexico.
Once again using what seems to be his favored mode of communication with the public—a “letter to employees”—Smithfield CEO C. Larry Pope said the Mexican government has determined that “no virus, including …

Mexico said on Tuesday its beach resorts were safe from the H1N1 flu, as the country struggled to rescue its tourist industry from cancellations and billion-dollar losses.
Mexico is the epicenter of the flu outbreak that has spread to dozens of countries worldwide, mostly through travelers who have visited Mexico.
Tourism is …