…foodborne illness over the summer. Multiple products were potentially contaminated with cyclospora, including, beef, pork, poultry salads, and wraps. There were also potential salmonella contaminations in whey powder, cereal products,…
Secretary Perdue Statement on United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement
…scheme, cracks open additional access to U.S. dairy into Canada, and imposes new disciplines on Canada’s supply management system. The agreement also preserves and expands critical access for U.S. poultry…
USDA Back to The Drawing Board on GIPSA
…during the Obama Administration. The rule lowered the bar for poultry and livestock producers to sue the meatpacking or processing companies they have contracts with. The Organization for Competitive Markets…
Farm Groups Keep Pressure On to Formalize Meat Definition
…topic because of “extreme consolidation in the beef, pork, and poultry industries, which has diminished the market share of family farmers and ranchers.” The letter is the second attempt by…
American Farm Bureau Encouraged by Korea Trade Agreement
…and wheat, or poultry, eggs and meat products, our agricultural exports to South Korea are growing thanks to the U.S. – Korea FTA. “Renewal of our trade deal with South…
Rabobank: Global Poultry Prices Under Pressure
A Rabobank report says a historic drop in poultry exports from Brazil is shaking up trade in the commodity around the world. The latest quarterly outlook on the industry says…
Agri View: Tariff War
…been most affected. First, it was soybeans and wine. Now there is hardly any farm product not affected. The latest list I saw included dairy and poultry products. It is…
USDA Says Meat and Animal Product Exports up in 2018
…higher mainly by larger shipments to Mexico, South Korea, Central and South America, and the Caribbean. On the poultry side, turkey meat exports grew at levels on par with pork,…
USDA, FDA Announce Joint Public Meeting on Use of Animal Cell Culture Technology
…discuss the use of cell culture technology to develop products derived from livestock and poultry. The joint public meeting, hosted by the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service and the…
Beef and Pork Export Values Expected to Soften in 2019
…year. Exports of poultry and poultry products are forecast $100 million higher to $5.3 billion, due to elevated prices and volumes for most products. Source: National Association of Farm Broadcasting…
Canada Ready to Make Concession on Dairy Trade
…key NAFTA dispute-settlement system, preserve safeguards for cultural industries and avert tougher pharmaceutical patent protections. Canada’s dairy, egg and poultry sectors operate under supply management that protects Canadian producers from…
Food Safety Professionals Ensure that “What’s in Your Meat” is Safe and Wholesome
…safety of meat and poultry in this country every day. USDA has been ensuring the safety of meat and poultry since 1906, with inspectors, scientists, and experts making food safety…
Memphis Meats, NAMI Want Joint Regulation of Cell-Based Meat
…of new or novel food ingredients like this, the FDA should have oversight over pre-market safety evaluations for cell-based meat and poultry products. USDA has traditionally given input to the…
Poultry Facilities Recognized for Safety Performance
…percent of the nation’s poultry products and directly employ more than 350,000 workers. Based on the latest data available from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the poultry slaughter and processing…