Following the Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS) recent public meeting on “Exploring Practical Strategies to Reduce Salmonella in Poultry Products,” NCC this week submitted comments to the agency outlining suggested strategies to reduce Salmonella in poultry products. “We appreciate FSIS’s partnership in this process and the Agency’s commitment to identifying practical, implementable solutions grounded in common sense and gold standard science,” wrote Ashley Peterson, Ph.D., NCC senior vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs.
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As the House Agriculture Committee worked to mark-up and approve the Farm Bill on Wednesday, members of the committee debated whether hot rotisserie chicken should be available through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), after an amendment offered by Rep. Rick Crawford (R-AR). SNAP already covers cold rotisserie chicken.
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President Trump yesterday posted on social media that Kristi Noem would depart the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) effective March 31, ending her 13-month tenure leading the department. He said that she would take a role as a special envoy for the Shield of the Americas, which he said would be a new security initiative for the Western Hemisphere. Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin will be nominated to lead DHS. The change marked the first time the president has replaced a cabinet member during his second term.
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In Texas’ Senate Republican primary, incumbent Sen. John Cornyn edged out Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton 41.9% – 40.9%. This is the lowest primary vote-share that any incumbent Republican Senator in Texas has ever received. GOP Rep. Wesley Hunt came in distant third at 13.4%. That result means this Texas primary will last for another 12 weeks, forcing a run-off between Cornyn and Paxton. On the Democratic side, state Rep. James Talarico defeated Rep. Jasmine Crockett by more than seven points, avoiding a runoff.
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USPOULTRY and the USPOULTRY Foundation are accepting nominations through July 1 for the Dr. Charles Beard Research Excellence Award, which recognizes outstanding completed research projects funded by USPOULTRY or the USPOULTRY Foundation that have had a transformative impact on the poultry industry.
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