Before “ultra-processed foods” can be restricted or eliminated, there’s going to have to be a definition for “ultra-processed foods.”
Sounds simple enough. California and one or two other states have already put limits on “ultra-processed foods” (UPFs). But it’s complicated enough that, in July, the federal government began asking for
Continue Reading National Chicken Council comments suggest that processed chicken isn’t an ultra-processed food
The last time Mindy Brashears waited almost 700 days to be confirmed by the U.S. Senate as USDA’s Under Secretary for Food Safety, and be just in time for the nation’s pandemic crisis. Nominated for the second time by the President Trump on June 2 to be the nation’s top
Continue Reading Salmonella in poultry issue awaits Brashears’ unscheduled Senate confirmation
First, the Congressional Chicken Caucus Co-chairs, Representatives Steve Womack, R-AR, and Jim Costa, D-CA, asked USDA Secretary Vilsack for an additional 180 days for comments on the proposed Salmonella Framework in a letter.
The National Chicken Council (NCC) wants at least a 90-day extension of the comment period for the
Continue Reading Chicken lobby wants to delay deadline for commenting on Salmonella regulation
The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is extending the deadline for comments on a proposed rule preventing poultry producers from selling chicken and turkey contaminated with high levels of certain Salmonella.
Nov. 7 is the new deadline for comments on the proposed rule on reducing Salmonella in raw
Continue Reading The deadline for comments on the Salmonella in poultry rule has been extended to Nov. 7
The National Chicken Council had to wait for 5 and a half years to learn that USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service had denied a request about using surplus broiler eggs.
The NCC petitioned FSIS on May 8, 2018, requesting that the USDA agency coordinate with the U.S. Food and
Continue Reading Petition for some USDA-FDA dual work on eggs is denied
The chicken industry, represented by the Washington D.C.-based National Chicken Council, is letting the world know it has “grave concerns” about USDA’s plans to declare Salmonella an adulterant in frozen, raw, breaded stuffed poultry products.
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service on April 25 said it plans to declare Salmonella
Continue Reading The chicken industry has ‘grave concerns’ about the new USDA Salmonella regulation
Several groups, including Consumer Reports and STOP Foodborne Illness, have written to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack in support of increased food safety efforts regarding Salmonella in poultry.
The groups describe current regulations as “antiquated” and encourage the secretary to move forward to develop new and enforceable standards that are product
Continue Reading Consumer groups encourage USDA secretary to continue efforts to make chicken products safer
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) decision to declare Salmonella as an adulterant in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products is not welcomed by the regulated industry.
“NCC (National Chicken Council) is concerned about the precedent set by this abrupt shift in longstanding policy, made without supporting data, for a
Continue Reading National Chicken Council objects to USDA plan to name Salmonella as adulterant in some chicken products
Almost seven years ago, the National Chicken Council (NCC) petitioned the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to adopt regulations establishing labeling requirements for not-ready-to-eat (NRTE) stuffed chicken breast products that may appear to be ready-to-eat (RTE) and to issue a Compliance Guideline for developing and communicating validated cooking instructions
Continue Reading National Chicken Council renews petition for cooking instruction changes
Americans are about to devour a record 1.42 billion wings along with 12.5 million pizzas, also a record, all while watching the Kansas City Chiefs and Tampa Bay Buccaneers battle for the Lombardi Trophy.
The National Chicken Council’s annual Wing Report predicts a 2 percent increase in wing consumption for
Continue Reading Wings or Pizza for Super Bowl LV?
