At this year’s annual National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry, Wayne-Sanderson Farms earned 14 safety awards — two Industry Innovation Awards and 12 separate facility awards.
Following the first highly pathogenic avian influenza outbreak in California, officials in Butte Country recently announced a local health emergency after it was confirmed a domestic flock had the virus.
This summer, retail shell egg prices reached record highs, piggybacking on dried, liquid and frozen egg product prices that had touched all-time highs a few months prior.
On Aug. 8, a bipartisan coalition of 10 attorneys general led by Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison publicly commented in support of the proposed rule: Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting Tournaments.
After the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection and Service (FSIS) announced plans to declare Salmonella as an adulterant in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products, meat and poultry trade associations delivered their response.
A new declaration by the US Dept. of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) on Aug. 1 stated Salmonella as an adulterant in breaded and stuffed raw chicken products.
The Utah Department of Agriculture and Food (UDAF) reported a confirmed case of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) on a turkey farm in Sanpete County.