Gas, Electrical Stunning Found to be Equally Humane
US - Fast-food giant, McDonald's, has published the update on its research comparing controlled atmospheric stunning (CAS) with the conventional electrical method. It found both methods to be equally humane.

Farmers' Union Supports O'Kane Turkey Growers
NORTHERN IRELAND - Following the news that jobs may be lost at a plant owned by O'Kane Poultry, Ulster Farmers' Union (UFU) says it is working to ensure the turkey growers who supply the company are retained as suppliers.

Tyson Foods Names New Top Executives
US - Tyson Foods has named Donnie Smith as its new Chief Executive Officer, and Jim Lochner as Chief Operating Officer.

Case Continues in Poultry Litter Suit
US - Testimony continues in the suit against poultry companies for allegedly polluting the Illinois River. The judge has rebuked the attorneys on both sides for bombarding him with documentation.

Innovative Egg Pasteurisation Technology Launched
DENMARK - Sanovo Technology has launched the next step in egg pasteurisation technology.

Tyson Group on Fact-Finding Visit to EU
GLOBAL - Technical representatives from Tyson Foods, a major poultry meat producer, have recently completed an intensive educational tour, visiting key players in the European poultry production chain.

Cherry Valley Awarded Freedom Foods Accreditation
UK - Lincolnshire-based Cherry Valley, the UK’s largest duck manufacturer, has been recognised for its continued commitment to duck welfare with a Freedom Foods Accreditation.

Job Losses Loom at Poultry Plant
NORTHERN IRELAND - Workers at the O'Kane poultry processing plant at Ballymena have been warned that about 140 jobs are to go.

Poultry Company Falls Fowl on GM-Free Claim
NEW ZEALAND - The Commerce Commission has warned a poultry company about its claim that its chicken free of genetically modified (GM) ingredients, following an expert report that stated: 'There can be a residual difference in animals or animal-products...

Sanovo Launches New Corporate Identity
DENMARK - Strong growth along with targeted acquisition and investment has enabled Sanovo to become leading specialists in the development, manufacture and marketing of egg handling and processing equipment. The group has a new corporate identity as Sanovo...

Meyn Introduces New WLD Whole Leg Deboner
NETHERLANDS - The demand for deboned poultry products throughout the world has created an intensive and vast growing market.

Astral's Poultry Shows 73 Per Cent Profit Increase
SOUTH AFRICA - Astral Foods' profits for the year show improvement, buoyed up by increases in revenue from its poultry business.

CP Sees Profits Soar
THAILAND - South East Asian meat and fish processing company, Charoen Pokphand Foods, has posted profits of 8,080 million baht (THB) for the first nine months of the year - up from THB 2,824 million last year.

Smithfield CEO to Address Sustainability Summit
US - Smithfield Foods' CEO, Larry Pope, will be the keynote speaker at the 2010 Animal Agriculture Environmental Sustainability Summit.

Biofuel from Wastewater Chicken Fat
US – "We use everything but the cackle" is an old adage that nicely captures the poultry industry's approach to the efficient use of byproducts.

Maple Leaf Appoints New Chief Marketing Officer
CANADA - Maple Leaf Foods has appointed Stephen Graham to the new position of Chief Marketing Officer, from 11 January 2010.

International Egg and Poultry Review
CHILE - By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry. This week's report focuses on import regulations and standards in Chile.

Future Funding of UK Meat Controls Review
UK - At its open meeting on Tuesday 10 November, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board will review the Agency’s policy on the future funding of UK meat controls. This concerns the costs of official inspections of abattoirs and cutting plants.

NMIS Accredits 19 Meat Plants in Cordillera Region
PHILIPPINES - The Philippine National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) is stepping up efforts in safeguarding meat, livestock and poultry industry in the region in its bid to protect the safety of the consuming public and promote the industry.

Sovereign Announces New Investments
SOUTH AFRICA - Sovereign Foods has announced it is to make significant new investments in processing plant and support services.

Study to Bring Benefits to Meat Sector
UK - New research will develop detailed 'resource maps' to identify the amount of food and packaging waste generated and where it occurs as a step to delivering environmental and commercial benefits across the meat sector.

UK's Joice and Hill to Be Fully Owned by Hendrix
EU - Hendrix Genetics is to gain full ownership of UK poultry company, Joice and Hill.

Can Working with Poultry Damage Your Health?
US - Poultry plant workers seem to be at higher risk of certain cancers, according to a recently published paper. An official at National Chicken Council refutes the suggestion from the researchers that these workers are exposed to cancer-causing...

Cherkizovo Pork and Poultry Prices Rise
RUSSIA - Russian integrated meat processing company, Cherkizovo, saw total sales volumes in the poultry division in the first nine months of 2009 rise by one per cent to approximately 138,920 tonnes compared to approximately 137,260 tonnes in the first...

Hassad's Project to Supply 20 Per Cent of Qatar's Needs
QATAR - Hassad Food has signed a deal to set up a new poultry project with Oman-based A'Saffa Poultry Farms.