NCC to HHS: Emphasize Chicken in 2025 Dietary Guidelines

Washington, D.C. – The National Chicken Council (NCC) today urged the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reject recommendations put forth by …

New Study Highlights Benefits of the Partnership Between Contract Farmers and Chicken Companies

WASHINGTON, D.C. – April 26, 2016 – The National Chicken Council today released a study that presents the results of a 2015 broiler industry survey …

Expert Panel Examines New Broiler Farm Video

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Center for Food Integrity’s (CFI) Animal Care Review Panel has examined video released this week from West Virginia broiler farms. The …

House Committee Votes to Prevent USDA Regulatory Overreach

Attribute to Mike Brown, president, National Chicken Council Republicans and Democrats in Congress for several years have enacted legislation that corrects regulatory overreach on the …

OSHA’s Expanded Poultry Inspections Outside Scope of Legal Limits

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Like any employer, poultry processors are subject to inspections by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), and the industry is committed …

Chicken Industry Addressing ‘Woody Breast’ Through Research

Attributable to Tom Super, NCC senior vice president of communications “Recently, the industry and consumers alike have become aware of a muscle abnormality in chicken …