First, the Congressional Chicken Caucus Co-chairs, Representatives Steve Womack, R-AR, and Jim Costa, D-CA, asked USDA Secretary Vilsack for an additional 180 days for comments on the proposed ...

Sure, I would like to ban all Salmonella from chicken, but I learned long ago that you never make progress by making “perfect the enemy of the good.” Making the three Salmonellas that are know to ...

Approvals can now begin on what are termed “negative claims” on labels for meat, poultry and egg products that do not contain bioengineered ingredients or that are derived from livestock that do not ...