NCC’s Peterson encourages increased resources for federal-state-industry partnership

NPIP has historically been, and remains, a crucial program for ensuring the continued viability of the U.S. poultry industry for both the domestic and export markets. Although the program began in 1935 as an effort to eradicate Salmonella pullorum, it has since expanded to include a variety of programs developed to address other highly pathogenic avian diseases (such as Avian Influenza), as well as non-regulatory monitoring of potential food safety threats. "NPIP is the perfect example of what a successful industry, state and federal partnership can achieve," Peterson said during her remarks Thursday at an APHIS stakeholder meeting in Washington, D.C. "NPIP is a critical facilitator of trade and with the growing interest in trade expansion, an increase in support and staffing is necessary to ensure the viability of our industry. Given the current situation of the highly pathogenic avian influenza in Mexico and China, the support of national AI surveillance cannot be overstated." Read More