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U.S. deploys new bird flu plan to protect humans, poultry

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News January 19, 2016

Chicago | Reuters — U.S. farm and health officials are racing to assess the threat that a type of bird flu never before seen in the country poses to humans and poultry, employing emergency plans drawn up in the wake of a devastating outbreak in birds last year. The federal government sprang into action on […] Read more

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Canada blocks poultry, eggs from Indiana

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News January 18, 2016

Cross-border travellers coming into Canada from the U.S. are now warned against bringing in raw poultry and eggs from Indiana, the site of the country’s latest cases of avian flu. Travellers entering Canada from the U.S. may not bring in uncooked poultry products, live birds and/or eggs from Indiana, North Dakota or Missouri, the Canadian […] Read more

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U.S. finds first avian flu in poultry since June

By Tom Polansek, GFM Network News January 15, 2016

Chicago | Reuters –– An Indiana turkey flock has been infected with a deadly type of bird flu in the first new case of the disease in U.S. poultry since June, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday. The flock in Dubois County, Indiana, was infected with a highly pathogenic (“high-path”) strain of H7N8, […] Read more

Mondelez’s brands in Canada include Oreo cookies, which marked their 100th anniversary with this giant replica unveiled in 2012 in Toronto. (CNW Group/Kraft Canada)

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Snack maker Mondelez plans for cage-free eggs by 2020

By Reuters, GFM Network News January 15, 2016

Reuters — Mondelez International, the maker of Cadbury chocolates and Oreo cookies, said it would stop using eggs laid by caged hens for its products sold in Canada and the U.S. by 2020. Formed in 2012 by Kraft Foods’ spinoff of its grocery business, including the Christie and Nabisco cookie and cracker lines, Mondelez joins […] Read more

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Canada’s no-buy list for poultry, eggs down to two states

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News January 7, 2016

Canada is now warning cross-border travellers to the U.S. against bringing in raw poultry and eggs from two states, down from six at the end of 2015. As of Tuesday, according to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, travellers entering Canada from the U.S. may not bring in uncooked poultry products, live birds and/or eggs from […] Read more

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Subway to switch to cage-free eggs by 2025

By Reuters, GFM Network News December 28, 2015

Reuters — Sandwich chain Subway said it would stop using eggs laid by caged hens in its North American outlets by 2025, joining a number of companies that are going cage-free amid pressure from consumers and animal-rights groups. Subway, which already serves eggs laid by free-range hens at its outlets in Europe and eggs laid […] Read more

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Nestle to switch to cage-free eggs in U.S. by 2020

By GFM Network News December 22, 2015

New York | Reuters –– Nestle said Tuesday it will stop using eggs laid by caged hens in its U.S. products by 2020, making it the largest packaged food company to go cage-free amid pressure from consumers and animal-rights groups. The world’s largest food maker said it uses about 20 million pounds of eggs annually […] Read more

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Maple Leaf to upgrade stunning process, ‘accelerate’ on sow housing

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News December 5, 2015

Pledging to upgrade its hog and poultry stunning processes, speed up its timeline on sow housing and step up its game on facility audits, livestock pain management and reduced antibiotic use, Maple Leaf Foods said Friday it’s now set to carve an animal care agenda into formal company policy. The major Canadian meat processor on […] Read more

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Poultry, eggs from seven U.S. states still blocked at border

By Grainews Staff, GFM Network News November 30, 2015

While the U.S. has declared itself free of high-path avian flu, Canada is still warning cross-border travellers not to bring in poultry or eggs from seven previously affected states. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) on Thursday — a.k.a. Thanksgiving Day in the U.S. — rolled out a statement to remind travellers that Canada’s restrictions […] Read more

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General Mills to use only cage-free eggs in U.S. by 2025

By Reuters, GFM Network News November 24, 2015

Reuters — General Mills will use only cage-free eggs in its U.S. operations by 2025, it said on Tuesday, marking the first time the packaged food company has given a timeline for the switch. The maker of products including Betty Crocker cake mixes, Pillsbury baked goods and Cheerios cereal said in July it was working […] Read more

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Poultry/Eggs

U.S. deploys new bird flu plan to protect humans, poultry

Canada blocks poultry, eggs from Indiana

U.S. finds first avian flu in poultry since June

Snack maker Mondelez plans for cage-free eggs by 2020

Canada’s no-buy list for poultry, eggs down to two states

Subway to switch to cage-free eggs by 2025

Nestle to switch to cage-free eggs in U.S. by 2020

Maple Leaf to upgrade stunning process, ‘accelerate’ on sow housing

Poultry, eggs from seven U.S. states still blocked at border

General Mills to use only cage-free eggs in U.S. by 2025

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