The key to understanding the complexities in the debate over the line speed issue for poultry production is to recognize that there is a distinct difference between the line speed for slaughter and ...

Food poisoning. We’ve all experienced it. A few hours after enjoying a meal, you suddenly find yourself vomiting—or worse. Each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control, foodborne illnesses ...

The Russell County Butchery submitted a petition that USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) took in on Sept. 5. It requests that FSIS change the guidance for determining whether a poultry ...

The agency's food safety arm proposed new testing mandates, among other things. The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed a new rule that aims to protect consumers from foodborne illnesses by ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced March 25 additional resources to help increase and expand meat and poultry processing capacity, including the Meat and Poultry Processing Capacity ...

April 12 (Reuters) - A plan to speed up processing lines at U.S. chicken and turkey plants while cutting the ranks of government inspectors at the plants is prompting a backlash from consumer groups ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has proposed a new rule that aims to protect consumers from foodborne illnesses by significantly reducing salmonella in poultry products that make it onto grocery ...