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Seven Peco Foods facilities recognized for outstanding safety

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Peco Foods had seven facilities recognized for its outstanding safety performance during the annual conference of the Joint Poultry Industry Safety...

Nine Perdue facilities receive workplace safety awards

SALISBURY, Md. — The Joint Industry Safety and Health Council has awarded nine of Perdue’s facilities its Award of Distinction, the council’s highest form...

Hunted Canadian game birds get ban during holiday weekend

WASHINGTON — An announcement by the USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service to place restrictions on game birds and waterfowl harvested in Canada...

Recent drought and flooding devastation across the United States

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — The western United States has been experiencing the worst drought it has seen in decades. Also, the states of Mississippi and...

Six poultry facilities recognized with Innovation in Safety & Health Awards

TUCKER, Ga. — The Joint Industry Safety and Health Council recently recognized six poultry facilities with an Innovation in Safety & Health Award. The...

160 poultry facilities recognized for exceptional safety performance

TUCKER, Ga. — The Joint Industry Safety and Health Council recently recognized 160 chicken and turkey facilities with safety awards. The companies were honored...

North Carolina achieves HPAI-free status

RALEIGH, N.C. — North Carolina has been designated High Path Avian Influenza-free by the World Organization for Animal Health. This designation means that the...

USDA declares salmonella an adulterant

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — On July 29, the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that they are making salmonella an adulterant. “Today’s announcement is an...

A look at salmonella and future prevention strategies

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — Salmonella are bacteria that were discovered by an American scientist named Dr. Daniel Salmon in 1885. According to the U.S. Food...

National Safety Conference to feature best practices and new innovations

TUCKER, Ga. — The National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry gives poultry facility and safety professionals the necessary tools to help ensure the...

Food safety plans start with breeders

TUCKER, Ga. — The poultry industry is redefining how food safety is addressed. Salmonella continues to be the top foodborne pathogen associated to poultry...

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