Original article written by Treena Hein A few years ago when the public became aware that male chicks at laying hen breeding farms are culled after hatching, the reaction of consumers who heard about the practice was not positive. Consumers generally don’t care that it’s not considered financially worthwhile to raise these males for meat; they just want the culling to stop. Original article written by Tom Johnston USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has expanded its livestock reporting to include hogs raised in compliance with animal confinement legislation (ACL), which includes California’s Prop 12.
Original article by Chris Scott The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) this week outlined additional specifics on the regulatory framework of Prop 12 as the U.S. Supreme Court-affirmed animal welfare protection statute moves closer to implementation. Original article by Ariane de Vogue
The Supreme Court declined on Monday to take up a challenge brought by Canadian duck and goose farmers who sought to challenge California’s ban on foie gras and argued that the controversial delicacy is the most “maligned and misunderstood food in the world.” Original article written by Chris Moore A federal judge ruled in favor of the state of Oklahoma in an 18-year-old case alleging the poultry industry was to blame for pollution in the Illinois River watershed. U.S. District Judge Gregory Frizzell agreed with arguments from the state Wednesday against various poultry companies that operated within the watershed, according to documents filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma. Original Article from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention The U.S. lost progress combating antimicrobial resistance in 2020 due, in large part, to effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The CDC COVID-19: U.S. Impact on Antimicrobial Resistance, Special Report 2022 [PDF – 44 pages], concluded that the threat of antimicrobial-resistant infections is not only still present but has gotten worse. During the first year of the pandemic, more than 29,400 people died from antimicrobial-resistant infections commonly associated with healthcare. Of these, nearly 40% of the people got the infection while they were in the hospital. A major food retailer outlines transparent steps for increasing its cage-free egg sourcing by lowering shelf price and promoting cage-free eggs. It also cites 17 U.S. states not allowing cage-free eggs to be purchased for the WIC (Women, Infants and Children) nutrition assistance program as a current barrier to sourcing 100% cage-free. Read more… Another food retailer updated its cage-free sourcing glide path and outlined plans to invest in sourcing agreements, pricing, promotions and merchandising to convert its supply to cage-free; expected in large part from its investment to bring the innovative Kipster Farms system from The Netherlands to the U.S. in addition to egg-laying hens, this system raises male birds for broiler chickens; addressing the difficult issue of male chick culling. Read more… Original article written by Tony McDougal European researchers have found that dual-purpose male chickens culled in a laying hen abattoir can be considered as an alternative to conventionally reared and slaughtered broilers. With Germany banning the practice of culling male day-old chicks and other EU countries following suit, there is growing pressure to find alternatives to conventional chicken meat and egg production.
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