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Broiler industry wants FDA to allow use of surplus eggs
With bird flu shrinking the nation’s egg supply, the National Chicken Council is asking FDA to change its rules and let broiler producers send their surplus eggs for breaking. NCC submitted a ...
AgWeb21d
As the Trump Administration Shifts Strategy on Avian Flu, it’s a Complicated Issue in Need of a Long-Term Solution
The 2009 rule forces broiler producers to discard surplus hatching eggs instead of selling them to processors, despite government risk assessments affirming their safety. If granted, the request ...
In bird flu fight, USDA almost doubling the $1.1 billion already spent
As bird flu continues to spread, impacting poultry farms and the price of eggs, the Agriculture Department says it's almost ...
Alabama farm struggles to meet egg demands after not qualifying for USDA funding to replace flock
In an attempt to alleviate the egg shortage, the National Chicken Council recently sent a request to the FDA to allow surplus broiler eggs usually used for hatching to be processed and sold. “The ...
FoodBusinessNews19d
USDA unveils next steps in bird flu battle
Kircher and the NCC brought up its petition to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last week to provide up to 400 million surplus broiler hatching eggs into the egg-breaking market.
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No importation of eggs by Jamaica despite shortage
supply contract and independent farmers with day-old broiler chicks, the poultry company says on its website. Hatching eggs are selected from the company’s International Poultry Breeders ...