Health and safety of employees a top priority for poultry processors
The National Chicken Council and the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association released the following statement in response to the release of Oxfam America’s report, No Relief: “The health, safety and respect […]
Poultry companies ‘concerned’ about Oxfam allegations
Oxfam America takes aim at poultry processor policies, or lack of policy, regarding bathroom breaks for workers on the production line in a new report, “No Relief: Denial of Bathroom […]
Governor Brown issues order to continue water savings as drought persists
Moving to bolster California’s climate and drought resilience, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. today issued an executive order that builds on temporary statewide emergency water restrictions to establish longer-term water […]
Rapid broiler growth is sustainable and not inhumane
I generally enjoy the Wall Street Journal’s coverage of agriculture and the poultry industry, but I was unpleasantly surprised by some things written in a recent article on the expanding […]
CDC, Chipotle disagree over outbreak
An official with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention defended the agency’s handling of E. coli O26 outbreaks that were linked to Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants. Executives with Chipotle […]
State issues draft plan for freight system of the future
State agency leaders today released the Draft California Sustainable Freight Action Plan, an ambitious document that lays a foundation for modernizing California’s multi-billion dollar freight transportation system. Developed in response […]
Salmonella prevention requires teamwork between production and processing
Identifying the pathways of Salmonella contamination has poultry producers and processors looking for answers in every step of the process from the farm to table. “We know that Salmonella occurs naturally […]
German poultry industry lowers antibiotics use
Antibiotics usage in Germany’s animal husbandry sector is gradually going in the right direction. This means: downward. That was shown by results of permanent monitoring of antibiotics usage by the […]
I Am USFRA – Poultry and Egg Industry
Perhaps more than much of agriculture, the poultry industry has been the target of animal rights advocates and others who have tried to damage the image of their products in […]
Salmonella in retail poultry lowest since FDA began testing; positive trends in antimicrobial resistance continue
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Thursday released a new interim report that measures antimicrobial resistance in Salmonella isolated from raw retail meat and poultry collected through the National Antimicrobial Resistance […]