Brazil’s poultry export volumes up first 6 months of 2014
Brazil’s poultry exports over the first six months of 2014 rose by volume, but fell by value. By volume, exports increased by 0.7 percent to stand at 1.902 million tons. However, […]
CARB announces truck & bus regulation new deadlines
On June 27, 2014 California Air Resources Board (CARB) released new action dates for truck owners impacted by the Truck and Bus Regulation amendments passed in April 2014. Among the […]
FDA announces full compliance with antibiotics strategy
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) this week released the first progress report regarding Guidance for Industry #213, dealing with antibiotics use for growth promotion in livestock and increased […]
Industry efforts to reduce salmonella
The Partnership for Food Safety Education, along with the National Chicken Council, want everyone to enjoy a summer without Salmonella. Infections from Salmonella spike in the summer and new research […]
How do antibiotics promote growth in poultry?
Under the new FDA guidelines, in-feed antibiotics with FDA-approved performance claims can still be used to promote growth and improve feed efficiency – as long as they are not considered […]
New study shows 40% of Americans undercook chicken
While most consumers are very aware of food safety issues, including salmonella, and the risk of foodborne illness, many do not follow recommended food safety practices in preparing their own […]
California pulls plug on law requiring food workers to wear gloves
Legislators in California repealed a law requiring restaurant workers to wear gloves when handling food, less than six months after the statute went into effect. Members of the California Senate […]
Industry efforts to reduce salmonella
Foster Farms recently provided an update on their efforts to reduce Salmonella in poultry products. Robert O’Connor, senior vice president for technical services announced that the company has achieved a […]
US farmers plant record soybean crop, less corn
The nation’s farmers planted the largest soybean crop on record this year by devoting millions of acres of land to the crop that had been used for growing corn, the […]
Vickie Leventini, mother of CPF Board Chairman Mike Leventini, passes away
Vickie Lyn Leventini, mother of CPF Board Chairman Mike Leventini, passed away on June 21, 2014. The California Poultry Federation members and colleagues, send our sincere condolences to Mike Leventini […]