Most food safety experts agree there is room for improvement when it comes to improving the safety of meat and poultry ...

New Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) guidance goes beyond poultry barns to cover all animal slaughtering and processing facilities. Previous OSHA guidance only applied to poultry ...

Listeria contamination at a meat and poultry processing plant and a separate deadly outbreak at a Boar’s Head facility highlight the public health challenges that come with producing food for the mass ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has announced is has invested more than $43 million in meat and poultry processing research, innovation and expansion in an effort to transform the food system at ...

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (WDAM) -The United States Department of Labor has reached a settlement agreement with a Hattiesburg poultry processing plant that requires the company to pay $164,814 in fines and ...

Data released on January 10 from a USDA report, Poultry Processing Line Speed Evaluation Study (PULSE), found that 81% of workers were at increased risk of musculoskeletal disorders across all ...

Fortunately, poultry scientists at Auburn University dedicate countless hours to advancing food safety practices -- from production and processing to commercial retail. Through the Alabama ...

On October 15, 2024, OSHA issued Inspection Guidance for Animal Slaughtering and Processing Establishments that updates enforcement protocols for the agency’s field staff and compliance guidance for ...

Meatpacking giant JBS gave $5 million; industry soon celebrated a decision to make those on the assembly line work faster.

A federal court has found a Berks County poultry processing company in contempt for failing to pay $162,359 in penalties after federal inspectors found numerous safety hazards they classified as ...

Chlorine-washed chicken, commonly used in the U.S., involves treating poultry with chlorinated water to reduce bacterial contamination, such as salmonella and campylobacter. The E has banned this ...