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Legislators in California repealed a law requiring restaurant workers to wear gloves when handling food, less than six months after the statute went into effect.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 […]
US Chicken Producers: Trade agreements should provide both access and enforcement
With the Obama administration actively negotiating new free trade agreements with Asia and Europe, National Chicken Council advisor Kevin Brosch testified before the Senate Committee on Finance today about the […]
FSIS responds to salmonella recall bill
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is maintaining its position on the implementation of its Salmonella Action Plan,in light of Wednesday’s introduction of legislation that would give the agency […]
Bill pushes for more USDA recall authority related to salmonella
Congresswomen Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) and Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) introduced legislation on Wednesday they said would strengthen USDA’s ability to recall products associated with illness outbreaks even when the product is […]
2015 IPPE exceeds 435,000 square feet and continues to grow
With seven months remaining until the show, the 2015 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) has already surpassed 435,000 net square feet of exhibit space and is on target to […]
Do restaurants use meat thermometers?
A recent report from the Center for Science in the Public Interest says that restaurants are responsible for foodborne illness outbreaks twice as often as home cooking and the number […]