WASHINGTON – Labor unions and federal lawmakers are pushing back against federal rules that give processors the option of raising meat processing line speeds. On July 28, the United Food and ...

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 ...

Researchers at Georgia Tech Research Institute created an automated solution to a tiresome poultry plant task.

President Joe Biden rejected a proposal that would have ramped up production at U.S. poultry plants by 25%. The executive action puts a stop to the poultry processing speed increase rule that the ...

As coronavirus cases mounted at meatpacking plants this month, the federal government granted 15 poultry processors waivers to cut chickens faster, usually by crowding more workers onto their ...

Westford, USA, Aug. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to SkyQuest, adopting poultry processing equipment offers numerous benefits, driving its widespread use in the poultry processing equipment ...

In virtually all markets, it is a legal requirement to chill carcasses immediately after evisceration to prevent the growth of harmful pathogens. The temperature to which products must be cooled ...

Chicken lovers, try to wrap your mind around this nugget: In Georgia, the Poultry Capital of the Universe, there is no practical way for a small-scale independent poultry grower to process birds for ...

More than 80% of poultry slaughterhouse workers and half of hog processing employees testing faster line speeds are at high risk of developing chronic conditions like arthritis and carpal tunnel ...

With workers sick and workforces depleted, two Mississippi poultry plants have permission to ratchet up processing line speeds to increase production during the pandemic — at the risk, union leaders ...

After serving five years in the Navy, Tyler Dunn has returned home to Hickman, Ken. These days, if he isn't at work at the local liquor store or completing assignments for a business degree, you might ...