Tag: poultry
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Ninth Circuit Affirms Invalidation of California Slack-Fill Law as Applied to Meat and Poultry Products
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has affirmed a lower court’s decision that California cannot enforce its statute regulating the empty space between a product and its packaging against producers of meat and poultry products, finding that the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) and the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA) preempt the statute. Del Real…
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Ohio Court Affirms Dismissal of Kroger “Humanely Raised” Chicken Dispute
An Ohio appeals court has affirmed a lower court decision finding that two consumers’ mislabeling allegations against The Kroger Co. are preempted by the Poultry Products Inspection Act (PPIA). Arnold v. Kroger Co., No. C-150291 (Ohio Ct. App., 1st App. D., Hamilton Cty., order entered January 22, 2016). The consumers alleged Kroger’s chickens were not…
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USDA Finalizes Salmonella and Campylobacter Standards for Poultry
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has finalized standards that seek to reduce Salmonella and Campylobacter in ground chicken and turkey products, as well as raw chicken breasts, legs and wings. Part of the Food Safety and Inspection Service’s (FSIS’) effort to revamp the poultry inspection system, the new rules require routine sampling throughout the…
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D.C. Circuit Affirms Dismissal of Poultry Inspection System Challenge
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has affirmed a lower court’s dismissal of Food & Water Watch’s challenge to the New Poultry Inspection System (NPIS). Food & Water Watch, Inc. v. Vilsack, No. 15-5037 (D.C., order entered December 22, 2015). The organization argued that the NPIS did not comply with the Poultry…
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FSIS Issues Updated Guidance for Meat and Poultry Product Allergens
Responding to public comments solicited in April 2014, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued revised guidance for identifying, controlling and labeling allergens and other ingredients of public health concern through hazard analysis and critical control point (HACCP) plans, sanitation standard operating procedures (SOPs) or other prerequisite programs. Geared…
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Whole Foods Targeted by PETA, Consumer Class Action for Humane Meat “Sham”
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Inc. (PETA) has filed a lawsuit against Whole Foods Market claiming the grocery chain’s “5-Step® Animal Welfare Rating System” is a “sham” because Whole Foods fails to enforce the program against its chicken, turkey, pork and beef suppliers. PETA v. Whole Foods Mkt., Inc., No. 15-4301 (N.D. Cal.,…
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Foster Farms Targeted in Purported Class Action over “Humane” Labeling
A consumer has filed a putative class action against Foster Poultry Farms, Inc. alleging that the company’s label misleads by displaying an American Humane Association (AHA) certification logo because that certification does not indicate a higher, more humane standard for raising chickens. Leining v. Foster Poultry Farms, Inc., No. BC588044 (Cal. Super. Ct., filed July…
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U.S. Senate Agriculture Committee to Hold Hearing on Avian Flu Pandemic and Its Impacts
Following a request from Iowa Senators Joni Ernst (R) and Chuck Grassley (R), the U.S. Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry will convene a hearing on July 7, 2015, to discuss the ongoing outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), H5N2. The outbreak has “decimated” turkey, chicken and other poultry flocks in 15 states,…