Illness caused by strains of Salmonella Heidelberg are associated with raw chicken products produced by Foster Farms at three facilities in California.
The National Poultry Improvement Plan (NPIP) was established in response to a need to control diseases whose existence was incompatible with the development of a modern poultry industry.
The investment includes the construction of a new feed mill in Pinckard, Ala., and a $10 million renovation of the processing facility in Enterprise, Ala.