The USDA has proposed a rule that would stop poultry producers from selling chicken and turkey contaminated with high levels of certain types of Salmonella.
The rule, would make it illegal to sell chicken, chicken parts or ground chicken and turkey if it is found to be contaminated with
Continue Reading USDA proposes making Salmonella in chicken illegal; consumers groups applaud move
The public doesn’t need to know which turkey plants have been found to be contaminated with a deadly strain of Salmonella that has infected people in 35 states, federal officials said yesterday in a strongly worded statement.
Also, organizations such as Consumer Reports and the Center for Science in the
Continue Reading USDA won’t name turkey plants, despite 164 illnesses and 1 death
The highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5 epidemic spread to domestic poultry by migratory birds may have burned out without getting anywhere near the human food supply, which was said to be an extremely low possibility in the first place. No new detections of avian flu have occurred since June
Continue Reading Human Food Safety Not Likely Threatened By Costly Avian Flu
The U.S. Department of Agriculture published the final rule of its Modernization of Poultry Slaughter Inspection on Thursday, requiring all poultry processing plants to engage in additional microbiological testing and establishing the New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS), which companies can choose to opt into or not. Predictably, the agency’s move
Continue Reading Reactions Vary to USDA’s Poultry Inspection Rule
Requiring the entire trucking industry to use electronic logging devices (ELDs) will only add costs, according to a coalition of U.S poultry industry groups. The Joint Poultry Industry Human Resources Council, representing the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association, National Chicken Council and the National Turkey Federation, calls the new requirement
Continue Reading Poultry Industry Leaders Oppose Electronic Logs for Trucks
