Faced with ongoing financial pressure, shoppers are balancing value, quality, and convenience rather than stepping away from ...

A third-party study at six plants concluded that line speeds were not determined to be the leading factor in worker ...

Data released on January 10 from a USDA report, Poultry Processing Line Speed Evaluation Study (PULSE), found that 81% of workers were at increased risk of musculoskeletal disorders across all ...

In 2021, FSIS permitted increased line speeds at six pork processing plants while collecting data to evaluate the impact of ...

NCC urges FSIS to swiftly finalize rule that will drive affordability, boost U.S. competitiveness and maintain food and worker safety.

What started out as a response to labor shortages in poultry processing plants during the COVID-19 pandemic has turned into a robotics system that can learn by imitating human movements to handle ...

Researchers have assessed the impact of processing on the presence and transfer of antimicrobial resistant bacteria on chicken meat. Findings showed that while Campylobacter and E. coli were present ...

Workers on evisceration lines at poultry and swine plants are at increased risk for musculoskeletal disorders, studies released by USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service conclude. But neither ...

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is proposing to amend its regulations to allow poultry and pork processing plants to operate at higher line speeds. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins said ...