With the recent spread of highly pathogenetic avian influenza (HPAI) from wild birds to dairy cows, there have been renewed conversations about whether the U.S. should vaccinate our commercial poultry industry against the virus. NCC President Mike Brown penned the following column discussing this topic which ran this week in the Virginia Poultry Federation’s biannual newsletter.
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The U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has released 2023 injury and illness data collected under the agency’s new Improve Tracking of Workplace Injuries and Illnesses regulation published July 2023.
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The Joint Poultry Industry Safety Award Program is currently accepting applications from poultry industry facilities with outstanding safety programs. The award program is open to National Chicken Council (NCC), National Turkey Federation (NTF) and U.S. Poultry & Egg Association (USPOULTRY) members with poultry processing plants, further processing facilities, egg processing plants, hatcheries, feed mills, animal support services, and rendering facilities that, through the implementation of innovative and effective programs, have injury and illness rates below the industry average for three consecutive years.
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week released the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standard aimed at limiting exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), also known as ‘forever chemicals,’ in drinking water. The rule is part of the administration’s government-wide regulatory plan to combat PFAS pollution.
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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 Alliant Insurance Service’s Executive Vice President and NCC representative Rich Lonneman, Jr.
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