Poultry and Egg Production

Congress seeks records from Maine egg farms with ties to owner of contaminated Iowa farm. Maine will soon see if its egg farm inspections withstand congressional scrutiny.

Sen. Grassley seeks answers to role of USDA at Iowa egg farms involved in salmonella recall. Sen. Charles Grassley has asked Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to address accusations that federal workers ignored complaints about conditions at an Iowa farm involved in a recall of salmonella-tainted eggs.

Sen. Grassley seeks answers to role of USDA at Iowa egg farms involved in salmonella recall. Iowa Sen. Charles Grassley is asking Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack to address accusations that federal workers ignored complaints about conditions at two Iowa farms involved in the recall of salmonella-tainted eggs.

Former egg farm workers say complaints ignored by USDA employees working at the site. U.S. Agriculture Department employees worked full-time at two Iowa egg farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive recall, but two former workers said they ignored complaints about conditions at one site.

China imposes 5-year anti-subsidy duties on US chicken amid trade spats with Washington. China has imposed anti-subsidy duties for five years on imports of U.S. chicken products after concluding producers received improper support, the Commerce Ministry said Wednesday amid a string of trade spats with Washington.

Federal agents make second visit to Iowa egg farms at center of salmonella outbreak and recall. Federal agents have descended for a second time on Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms, the two Iowa farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive egg recall.

Federal agents descend on egg farms at center of recall for second time. Federal agents have descended for a second time on Wright County Egg and Hillandale Farms, the two Iowa farms at the center of a salmonella outbreak and massive egg recall.

Thirty US senators have formally called on Moscow to implement "without further delay" a June agreement allowing the resumption of US poultry exports to Russia.

Congress should move quickly to bolster food safety laws, regulation. Federal investigators said the two massive Iowa farms involved with this summer' s outbreak of salmonella had serious health and safety issues.About half a billion eggs have been recalled, with one of the farms responsible for producing 380 million of those eggs. Health officials say it is possible that thousands of people were sickened by eating tainted eggs. In response, the Food and Drug Administration plans to visit 600 major egg producers over the next 15 months. The FDA also noted that it recently released tougher safety regulations regarding eggs.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Two Iowa egg farms linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened thousands failed to follow their own safety plans, allowing rodents and other animals into poultry houses, U.S. Food and Drug Administration inspectors found.

Admin. official: FDA to inspect all of nation's largest egg farms by end of next year. The Food and Drug Administration is planning to inspect all of the country's largest egg farms before the end of next year following the massive recall of tainted eggs linked to a salmonella outbreak that has sickened as many as 1,500 people.

AP Enterprise: Egg farm owner was able to expand business despite being a 'habitual violator'. The owner of an egg farm at the center of a massive salmonella recall was able to expand his egg empire despite being branded a "habitual violator" of Iowa's environmental laws ? a label that was supposed to ban him from building any more farms.

AP Enterprise: Iowa approved egg farm in recall despite apparent links to 'habitual violator'. The owner of an egg farm at the center of a massive salmonella recall was able to expand his egg empire despite being branded a "habitual violator" of Iowa's environmental laws ? a label that was supposed to ban him from building any more farms.

Eggs from Iowa could come to table near you _ after being pasteurized to destroy salmonella. Millions of eggs from the Iowa farms at the heart of a massive salmonella recall are not destined for the garbage but for a table near you.

The massive recall in US markets of more than half a billion eggs possibly tainted with salmonella shows the dangers of concentrating the egg industry in just a handful of "mega producers," US food industry critics said.

Low-cost salmonella vaccine for hens not required in US but may help prevent egg recalls. Low-cost vaccines that may help prevent the kind of salmonella outbreak that has led to the recall of more than a half-billion eggs haven't been given to nearly half the nation's egg-laying hens.

Sanderson Farms shares rise even as net income slips; investors to earn more this fall. Shares of Sanderson Farms Inc. rose on Monday after an analyst said investors typically make more money when they invest in the poultry processor in the fall and sell shares in the spring. The company also announced it was shipping product to Russia again.

Poutry processor Sanderson Farms profit falls 16 pct as sales dip, misses view. Poultry processor Sanderson Farms Inc. said Monday that its third-quarter profit fell 16 percent as sales dipped.

Iowa farms recalling eggs share suppliers and ties to businessman often cited for violations. Two Iowa farms that recalled more than a half-billion eggs linked to as many as 1,300 cases of salmonella poisoning share suppliers of chickens and feed as well as ties to an Iowa business routinely cited for violating state and federal law.

At lawyers' request, judge dismisses 2 lawsuits over jobs at Nebraska egg processing plant. Two lawsuits over hiring practices at a David City egg processing plant have been dismissed.