Associated Grocers of Baton Rouge has joined the ReposiTrak Traceability Network to support its independent retailers with FSMA 204 compliance.

The survey also identified key business challenges in the meat industry and market that influenced investment decisions.

Online food retail sales, which include instore pickup, curbside delivery, and at-home delivery, reached $76 billion in 2022. Euromonitor International predicts online grocery will be the largest source of growth for food in the US in the future.

The most recent HPAI outbreak in Merced County, Calif., affected 709,000 birds.

The problem was discovered during routine FSIS testing. The sampling results showed the presence of E. coli O103.

The expansion is expected to create an additional 88 jobs, according to the Missouri Department of Economic Development.

The Congressional and Senate Chicken Caucuses sent letters to the USDA requesting a 180-day extension to the implementation period of the updated Packers and Stockyards Act.

The agency said it would leverage pollution control technologies to cut the amount of nitrogen, phosphorus and other pollutants in wastewater.

Last week, Sonoma County officials declared a local emergency, including quarantining and euthanizing approximately 250,000 birds.

Novolex has launched new containers that are both recyclable and made with a minimum 10% PCR content.