Thursday, May 7, 2026

Poultry Today

Legislation avoids furloughs for meat and poultry inspectors

By Barbara Olejnik - Poultry Times Staff WASHINGTON — Agricultural groups welcomed action by the U.S. Congress which passed a Continuing Resolution to fund the government...

Hughes named Ga. Egg Commission board chairman

SUWANEE, Ga. — Dennis Hughes of Blackshear, Ga., has been elected to serve as chairman of the Georgia Egg Commission's board of directors for...

USDA proposes to amend mandatory COOL rules

WASHINGTON — USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service is seeking comments by April 11 on a proposal to amend the mandatory country of origin labeling (mCOOL)...

Business group welcomes Japan’s decision to join TPP talks

WASHINGTON — The United States/New Zealand Council has welcomed Japan’s decision to embrace the goals of a comprehensive, high-standard, and commercially-meaningful Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP)...

Vilsack to lead U.S. delegationat G8 ag conference

WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will lead the U.S. delegation at the G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture on April 29-30,...

FDA plans public meetings on veterinary oversight

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Food &and Drug Administration has announced a series of five meetings to provide the public with opportunities to discuss and...

Protein-rich foods make more of breakfast

PARK RIDGE, Ill. — New research published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition suggests that eating a protein-rich breakfast reduces hunger, boosts satiety and reduces...

FSIS approves 3 ingredients for meat and poultry products

WASHINGTON — USDA's Food Safety & Inspection Service is amending the federal meat and poultry products inspection regulations to remove sodium benzoate, sodium propionate,...

Ric Sundal named COO of Moark

ST. PAUL, Minn. — Moark LLC recently announced that Ric Sundal will become its chief operating officer. Sundal will replace Craig Willardson, who will...

Furlough of meat inspectors outlined

WASHINGTON — To fulfill the requirements of the across-the-board budget cuts required by the sequester, USDA has said it will be required to begin...

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