NCC Refutes Study Linking Chicken Consumption to Gastrointestinal Cancers

This study: “Does Poultry Consumption Increase the Risk of Mortality for Gastrointestinal Cancers? A Preliminary Competing Risk Analysis” (Nutrients, 2025), presents a conclusion that is …

47 Members of Congress Send Letter Requesting U.S. Chicken Market Access to the United Kingdom

Arkansas Representative Steve Womack (R, AR-3), along with 46 Members of Congress, yesterday sent a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer requesting that U.S. chicken …

Multiple Government Agencies: Coronavirus not Transmitted by Food

The CDC says “currently there is no evidence to support transmission of COVID-19 associated with food.” USDA reports “There is no evidence at this time to suggest that the …

Applications Being Accepted for Poultry Industry Safety Recognition Award

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Joint Poultry Industry Safety Award Program is currently accepting applications from poultry industry facilities with outstanding safety programs. The program is …

Americans to Eat Record 1.4 Billion Chicken Wings for Super Bowl LIV

Washington, D.C. – The chicken sandwich may have won 2019, but the chicken wing will still reign supreme over the big game in 2020. The …

NCC Praises Senate Passage of USMCA

Washington, D.C – National Chicken Council President Mike Brown issued the following statement after the U.S. Senate today passed the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) by an …