U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and the National Chicken Council refute claims made in a recent report released by the Southern Poverty Law Center and Alabama Appleseed Center for Law & Justice and provide facts about the poultry industry and its approach to worker safety.

Donnie Smith provided personal insight to more than 400 students from 25 universities about Transitioning from Academics to Industry.

Harold Ford, retired executive director of what was then Southeastern Poultry & Egg Association (now U.S. Poultry & Egg Association), died Friday, December 14, 2012.

U.S. Poultry and Egg Association has announced the appointment of Rafael Rivera as Manager, Food Safety and Production Programs.

Bernard Leonard, retired Group Vice President, Food Service Poultry and Prepared Foods for Tyson Foods, has been appointed to serve on the U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Alliance (USFRA) Board of Directors as a representative for the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association.

“The ground turkey recall was a game-changing situation for the industry,” said Mike Robach, VP of Corporate Food Safety and Regulatory Affairs for Cargill Inc.

American Proteins, Cuthbert, Ga, and Sanderson Farms, Flowood, Miss., were selected as winners of U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’s 2012 Clean Water Awards.

The North American Meat Processors Association (NAMP) and USPOULTRY announced today the two associations will conduct a webinar focusing on the control of Salmonella and Campylobacter in processing operations on Sept 29 at 2:00 pm EDT / 11:00 am PDT.