NCC says proposed Salmonella Framework provides no public health benefit, is legally unsound and costly; Offers alternative approach

In recent comments submitted to USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), NCC said the agency’s proposed Salmonella Framework for Raw Poultry Products is based on …

EPA Sets ’18 Ethanol Volumes at Statutory Maximum

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) yesterday proposed once again to keep the mandated volume for conventional ethanol use for 2018 at the statutory maximum …

NCC Statement on USDA Proposed Rule to Allow Importation of Cooked Chicken from China

Attributable to National Chicken Council President Mike Brown:  “NCC and our members support free and fair trade.  In order to be effective, free trade must …

NCC Asks for Suspension of USDA Organic Rule

Washington, D.C. – USDA’s Agriculture Marketing Service (AMS) delayed implementing the final rule for organic livestock and poultry welfare standards from May 19 to November …

NAFTA a Boon for US Poultry Exports, Say Top US Poultry Groups

WASHINGTON, D.C. – In a recent letter to the current administration, the North American Agriculture and Trade Coalition referred to the North American Free Trade …

NCC Again Urges Withdrawal of GIPSA Interim Final Rule on Competitive Injury

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration’s (GIPSA) should withdrawal GIPSA’s interim final rule on competitive injury, …