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Injuries and illnesses in poultry processing fall below all manufacturing for first time

WASHINGTON — The incidence of occupational injuries and illnesses within the poultry sector’s slaughter and processing workforce has fallen below all manufacturing for the...

Aviagen breaks ground on Tennessee feed processing facility

New site is part of $100M North American investment HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Global poultry breeding company Aviagen® is breaking ground on a new state-of-the-art feed...

Meatpacking facilities operating at more than 95 percent of capacity

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue has applauded the safe reopening of critical infrastructure meatpacking facilities across the United States. As of...

Cold chain suppliers holding strong

SAVANNAH, Ga. — In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, the producers, shipping lines and logistics providers who form the global supply chain for...

USDA applauds Missouri court ruling on meat processing plants

WASHINGTON — On May 6, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue applauded the decision made by the District Court of Western Missouri which ruled...

Meatpackers cautiously reopen plants amid coronavirus fears

The Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A South Dakota pork processing plant took its first steps toward reopening on May 4 after being shuttered...

CDC releases new guidelines to keep poultry processing employees safe

WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) have released industry-specific interim guidance aimed...

President issues executive order to keep meat processing plants open

Plant closures place a potential threat to meat supplies By David B. Strickland Poultry Times editor dstrickland@poultrytimes.com WASHINGTON — With processing plant closures, panic buying and a contagious...

Chicken processors redoubling efforts to keep essential workers safe and healthy

WASHINGTON — “These are certainly trying and unprecedented times, and chicken processors are doing everything they can to 1.) keep their employees safe and...

Maple Leaf Foods suspends operations at Ontario poultry plant

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario — Maple Leaf Foods Inc. President and CEO Michael McCain on April 8 issued a statement to update the company's efforts to...

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