Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday signed a bill making California the first state to ban “ultra-processed foods” from public school meals. Under Assembly Bill 1264, the state Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment will establish scientific criteria to define “ultra-processed foods of concern” by June 1, 2028, based on “evidence linking specific products to health risks such as obesity, Type 2 diabetes, and metabolic or behavioral disorders.”

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Nina Teicholz, Ph.D., investigative science journalist and the founder of the Nutrition Coalition, is slated to speak on October 23 at the National Chicken Council’s 70th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C.

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CoBank this week released its Grain Logistics Outlook: “Record Crop Meets Trade Uncertainty.” U.S. grain elevators are expected to be short 73 million bushels of upright grain storage this year amid what is shaping up to be a record harvest. Click through for the report’s highlights.

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Follow NCC on Instagram

On October 10, 2025, in Social Media, by Tom Super

NCC has begun populating a new Instagram page. Please give it a follow as we continue to build it: https://www.instagram.com/natlchickencouncil. Thank you!

 

NCC members in the news

On October 10, 2025, in Industry Notes, by Tom Super

Click through for a recap of NCC members recently in the news, including charitable donations, company announcements, milestones and community events. This week’s recap includes news from Elanco, Tyson Foods, KFC, Wayne-Sanderson Farms and Rabobank.

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