Industry Headlines
WASHINGTON — Taylor Farms Pacific of Tracy, Calif., is recalling approximately 678 pounds of BBQ Flavored Ranch Salad with Chicken product because of misbranding and an undeclared allergen. The salad dressing packaged with the salad contains egg, a known allergen, which is not declared on the product label. The products recalled are 12.25-ounce plastic trays...
WASHINGTON — A new endowment that has been established with the National FFA Foundation will allow thousands of future FFA members to attend the organization’s largest leadership development conference — free of charge. 0 Once active, the Glenn and Maggie Stith Leadership Development Fund Endowment could provide about $1,500 each for 110 eligible FFA...
ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. — The American Association of Meat Processors (AAMP) has named a new executive director and a new outreach specialist. Marty Manion, who has served as executive director of Association Independent Management and as director of information technology and board services for the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors, is the new executive director of...
WASHINGTON — The American Farm Bureau Federation and the American Sobean Association have commended the Senate for quickly moving forward to complete work on the bipartisan 2013 farm bill, the Agriculture Reform, Jobs and Food Act. The bill, passd with a vote of 66 to 27, provides needed risk management tools and a viable...
WASHINGTON — The Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Vital Signs report on listeria offers the latest evidence of the significant progress that the meat and poultry industry has made in reducing the dangerous pathogen Listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat (RTE) meat and poultry products, said Dr. Betsy Booren, chief scientist for the American Meat...
WASHINGTON — The National Chicken Council and USA Rice Federation have announced the winners of the “Chicken and Wild Rice Recipe Roundup” consumer recipe contest. Together with the California Wild Rice Advisory Board (CWARB) and USA Rice, NCC conducted the online contest to remind consumers about the great taste, convenience and versatility of rice and...
