WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) today announced its final determination to declare Salmonella an adulterant in raw breaded stuffed chicken products when they exceed a specific threshold for Salmonella contamination. Not ready-to-eat (NRTE) frozen, raw, breaded, stuffed chicken products would include products like Chicken Cordon ..read more

The Joint Poultry Industry Safety Award Program is currently accepting applications from poultry industry facilities with outstanding safety programs. The award program is open to National Chicken Council (NCC), National Turkey Federation (NTF) and U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) members with poultry processing plants, further processing facilities, egg processing plants, hatcheries, feed mills, animal ..read more

The National Chicken Council said in comments submitted yesterday the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed wastewater guidelines will result in establishment closures, job losses, increased costs, and general anxiety about the future of effluent guidelines. The comments were submitted in response to EPA’s proposed rule, “Clean Water Act Effluent Limitations Guidelines (ELG) and Standards for ..read more

The National Chicken Council (NCC) today expressed deep concern about the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agriculture Marketing Service Rule, “Inclusive Competition and Market Integrity Under the Packers and Stockyards Act.” NCC President Mike Brown released the following statement: “The Biden administration and USDA are sprinting to complete their anti-business regulatory agenda ahead of Election Day ..read more

Says burdensome regulations counter to food waste efforts In comments submitted to the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Chicken Council (NCC) outlined the many ways in which chicken producers reduce food waste, recycle byproducts and utilize products that would otherwise be destined for landfills. The comments were in response to the agency’s proposed Draft National ..read more

Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) today led the introduction of the Fair Labels Act of 2024, which is designed to ensure consumers have accurate information about plant-based and cell-cultured protein (lab-grown) products when making purchasing decisions. “While NCC recognizes consumers have a variety of dietary preferences and support individual choice, we advocate that imitation alternatives be ..read more

NCC recently submitted a request to the Secretary of Agriculture for a 180-day extension to the implementation of the “Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments” final rule. In late December, a growing chorus of bipartisan members of both the House and Senate made a similar request. In the letter, NCC President Mike Brown listed ..read more

The Congressional and Senate Chicken Caucuses on Friday sent letters to USDA requesting a 180-day extension to the implementation period for the department’s latest Packers and Stockyards Act rule, entitled, “Transparency in Poultry Grower Contracting and Tournaments.” The rule, which was published in final version in the Federal Register on November 28, 2023, includes a ..read more

The Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) recently announced its 2022 Summary Report on Antimicrobials Sold or Distributed for Use in Food-Producing Animals. Some highlights from the report include: There has been a 35% decrease in domestic sales and distribution of medically important antimicrobial drugs since 2015. Medically-important sales and distribution ..read more

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced a final rule under the Packers and Stockyards Act that would have a devastating financial impact on the U.S. chicken industry by raising costs and administrative burdens, opening the floodgates for frivolous litigation, and ultimately destabilizing a successful compensation system for our farmers. “Make no mistake, this isn’t ..read more