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Industry groups support new inspection system

WASHINGTON — The National Chicken Council and the National Turkey Federation have said USDA's proposed new poultry inspection system represents the logical next step...

USDA wants families to “Grill It Safe”

WASHINGTON — Days are getting warmer and baseball season is in full swing — all signs that the summer cookout season is upon us....

Cambodian girl dies from bird flu

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — A 10-year-old Cambodian girl has died from the H5N1 strain of avian influenza, according to the Cambodian health ministry and...

Report: Beef is taking a back burner to chicken

CHICAGO — Beef may not be 'what's for dinner.' After the recent report of mad cow disease in California, combined with the bad press...

Chicken breast product recalled

WASHINGTON — Mt. Airy Meat Center of Mt. Airy, N.C., is recalling approximately 100 pounds of a frozen, raw chicken breast product because of...

Pilgrim’s Pride laying off 85 in Chattanooga

GREELEY, Colo. — Pilgrim's Pride Corp. has announced that it is laying off 85 employees at its poultry processing plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. In a...

UEP launches web site in support of egg legislation

ALPHARETTA, Ga. — The United Egg Producers have launched https://www.EggBill.com, an informational web site promoting the passage of H.R. 3798, federal legislation supported by egg...

USDA launches streamlined label process

WASHINGTON — USDA's Food Safety & Inspection Service has launched a new web-based label approval system that will streamline the agency’s review process for...

Alltech presents Medal of Excellence

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Alltech has awarded its 2012 Medal of Excellence to John Y. Brown, a father of the modern fast food industry and...

Henhouse gains historic disignation

McClatchy Newspapers CARY, N.C. — Ninety years before young professionals here demanded poultry-keeping rights, a downtown chicken coop funded a local leader’s nascent career. You can...

New technique used to discover new viruses in poultry

BELTSVILLE, Md. — In a search to find better ways to control viral enteric diseases in birds, USDA scientists have unearthed a treasure trove...

Listening to chickens could improve poultry production

ATLANTA — Chickens can’t speak, but they can definitely make themselves heard. Most people who have visited a poultry farm will recall chicken vocalization...

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