Salmonella is a common source of food poisoning that leads to potentially life-threatening illnesses, widespread food recalls ...

Meat and poultry processors are under increasing pressure to balance throughput, yield and cut quality as product variability and increasingly demanding appearance requirements continue to reshape ...

According to MarketsandMarkets, the global poultry processing equipment market is estimated at USD 4.97 billion in 2026 and is projected to reach USD 8.61 billion by 2035, growing at a CAGR of 6.3% ...

Researchers have assessed the impact of processing on the presence and transfer of antimicrobial resistant bacteria on chicken meat. Findings showed that while Campylobacter and E. coli were present ...

There are many arguments, pro and con, about efforts of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) to renovate its meat processing inspection process. In my last ...

CalMaine Foods, Inc. CALM announced a definitive agreement to acquire a broiler processing plant, hatchery and feed mill in Dexter, MO, from Tyson Foods, Inc. TSN. This move is in sync with CALM's ...

In virtually all markets, it is a legal requirement to chill carcasses immediately after evisceration to prevent the growth of harmful pathogens. The temperature to which products must be cooled ...

GOBBLERS GONNA GOBBLE: Hickory Nut Gap Farm in Fairview is raising 450 turkeys in preparation for the Thanksgiving holiday. Photo courtesy of Hickory Nut Gap Farm Fall is always busy on Western North ...

The coronavirus pandemic has taken a toll on the poultry industry — especially those who work at the processing plants. Hundreds of workers, most of whom are immigrants, have contracted COVID-19. Meat ...

Sunrise Farms plans to build a new poultry processing plant in Woodstock, Ont., as part of a more than $100 million investment supported by $4 million from province.