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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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