Nutritional transparency regulations suspended for meat, poultry
President Trump’s first Unified Agenda lists the proposed revision of the nutrition label requirements for meat and poultry products as inactive, thus tabling the changes for at least six months if […]
USDA strengthens enforcement of COOL, mandatory reporting
The Agriculture Marketing Service of the US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) released a final rule allowing USDA to levy civil penalties and take other actions against violators of the Livestock […]
Farm bill requests abound at California listening session
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program received a lot of support at a farm bill listening session held in Modesto, Calif., Saturday, as hunger advocates and academics from the state’s Central […]
Welcome to new CPF member Bettcher Industries Inc/Gainco Inc.
Bettcher Industries Inc. and Gainco Inc. are processing solution-based companies that deal primarily in the poultry industry. They supply numerous products that enable the processor to maximize their yield potential […]
Secretary Perdue appoints new leadership for Food Safety
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today made two key appointments to help fulfill the vital mission of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to ensure the safety of the […]
US broiler industry steadily reducing incidence of foodborne pathogens
The US broiler industry has been steadily reducing the prevalence of Salmonella and Campylobacter on chicken parts since the USDA’s new performance standards took effect last year. In fact, the industry is exceeding USDA […]
With prices rising, cheap chicken wings may be a thing of the past
As chef and co-owner of All Set, a seafood restaurant and bar in Silver Spring, Md., Edward Reavis knew he would take a bath on his lobster roll and crab […]
NAFTA ‘benefits both sides,’ says MacAulay
Farmers and producers in the western states see the North America Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) as providing benefits to both sides of the Canada-U.S. border, says Canada’s minister of agriculture […]
In California’s poultry plants, refugees fill the vacuum left after President Bush’s immigration raid
Taiseer Al Souki spends most days on his feet at a Foster Farms poultry plant, hefting table-sized plastic brown boxes and feeding them into a machine that cleans them. He […]
Social media is the new customer service
Consumers would rather post their complaints on social media than have a face-to-face conversation with retailers or producers. This is the new normal for various generations. Read more