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Fisherman Casting Net
State of the Industry 2018

State of the Meat & Poultry Industry Workforce 2018

Baiting the employment hook: Long-term labor issues won't be resolved without processors improving their tactics to attract and retain workers.
Christine McCracken
October 26, 2018
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In this highly competitive environment, traditional strategies such as raising wages have been minimally effective, forcing meat and poultry processing companies to look for creative approaches to recruit and retain workers.
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State of the Industry 2018

State of Animal Handling 2018

Targeting humane solutions: A look at animal welfare in the meat and poultry industry
Kurtvogel
Kurt D. Vogel PhD
October 25, 2018
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From an animal welfare perspective, 2018 has been a relative continuation of the past few years. Many of the same challenges still exist, but many within the industry have made the choice to take the challenges head-on and find solutions that work for them.
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Man Climbing Mountain
State of the Industry 2018

State of Food Safety 2018

Industry not yet the G.O.A.T., but climbing quickly
Andrewlorenz
Andrew Lorenz
October 15, 2018
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In looking at the last 12 months of U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recall data, we noticed some definite trends.
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Recall trends show improvement in some areas, but deterioration in others
State of the Industry

State of Food Safety: The juggling act continues

A look at recalls shows improvement in some areas, but deterioration in others — and the presidential election ought to be interesting to watch from a regulation angle.
Andrewlorenz
Andrew Lorenz
October 28, 2016
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While the total number of FSIS recalls is down and allergen recalls are down by roughly 50 percent, there are several troubling trends.


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