The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced on Wednesday the availability of an updated guideline that makes recommendations to strengthen the documentation that supports animal-raising or environment-related claims on meat or poultry product labeling.

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NCC this week on social media

On August 30, 2024, in Social Media, by Tom Super

NCC is active on all major social media channels! Follow the NCC and Chicken Check In accounts on NCC Twitter, Chicken Check In Twitter, InstagramLinkedInYouTube, Facebook, and TikTok. Click through to see a few recent posts.

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More and more people want to know more about the life of the chicken they eat – that’s why the National Chicken Council developed an interactive 360° Virtual Reality (VR) Tour that transports you straight to the hatchery, farm, and processing plant. Our 360° Virtual Experience offers behind the scenes look at every step of a broiler chicken’s life. The VR tours were featured last week at the Kentucky State Fair – click through for some pictures.

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The Joint Poultry Industry Safety & Health Council is currently accepting applications for the Frank Cruice Innovation in Safety & Health Award. The award is named in honor of Frank Cruice, formally of Perdue Farms, who was an active member of the Joint Poultry Safety & Health Council for more than 20 years. In addition, Cruice led the industry safety award committee and served as Council Chair from 2019 – 2021 before he retired.

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Agriculture mentioned in Democratic Party Platform

On August 23, 2024, in Politics, by Tom Super

Delegates at the Democratic National Convention on Monday approved a wide-ranging platform that largely embraces policies of the current administration.

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Each week, NCC will feature in a short spotlight column the official representative from each of our Allied Leader and Allied Member companies. This week’s Allied Leader Member Spotlight is Ryan O’Leary, who is Vice President at Lockton Companies – Founders Series.

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The Joint Poultry Industry Safety & Health Council recognized 244 chicken and turkey facilities with safety awards at the National Safety Conference for the Poultry Industry in Destin, Fla. The facilities were honored in recognition of their outstanding performance through the implementation of innovative and effective employee safety and health programs.

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The most recent drumbeat from the Biden-Harris administration blaming the meat and poultry industry for rising meat prices came from the Harris campaign, noting that the food industry’s “corporate price gouging” was a focus of the Vice President’s policy speech today. In response, NCC Interim President Gary Kushner released the following statement.

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