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Scientists in Nevada are reporting development of a new and environmentally friendly process for producing biodiesel fuel from "chicken feather meal," made from the 11 billion pounds of poultry industry waste that accumulate annually in the United States alone. Their study is scheduled for the July 22 issue of ACS' Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, a bi-weekly publication.In the study Mano Misra, Susanta Mohapatra, Narasimharao Kondamudi, and Jason Strull note that...

More than 50 business groups say if the U.S. Congress supports a ban on imported cooked chicken from China, there could be a devastating response. The business alliance, which includes the American Farm Bureau Federation and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, warns the current import ban may eventually prompt China to counter with its own ban on imported U.S. farm products, The Hill reported Saturday. At a time when U.S. producers are seeking to sell their goods and services abroad during a...

PLAINVILLE, N.Y., July 10 /PRNewswire/ -- A joint venture between Pegasus Capital Advisors, L.P. and The Hain Celestial Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: HAIN) today announced the launch of Kosher Valley(TM), a new complete line of certified kosher antibiotic-free (ABF), vegetarian fed and humanely raised all-natural chicken and turkey products. The Kosher Valley brand leverages the experience of longtime leaders in the ABF poultry category and unlike most kosher poultry companies, will focus...

To aid in prevention of the spread of a fatal strain of Salmonella bacterium in eggs, the U.S. government is cracking down on egg producers to approve tighter food safety measures during production, storage and transportation, Reuters reported on Tuesday. By implementing the new rule, the Food and Drug Administration expects the safety of 99 percent of all eggs sold in the United States will improve, reducing cases of Salmonella enteritidis infections obtained from eggs by 60 percent and...

NEW YORK, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The multi-city Hola Mexico Film Festival USA '09 and Cinelatino, the leading Spanish-language movie channel in the United States, proudly announce the winner of the Cinelatino Audience Choice Award following the conclusion of the second edition of the Hola Mexico Film Festival in the United States. The winner of the 2009 Cinelatino Audience Choice Award--the only recognized award at the Hola Mexico Film Festival USA '09--is the animated film Another Egg...

The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service says about 209,000 pounds of frozen meat and poultry are being recalled because of an unapproved ingredient. The FSIS said Buffalo SAV Inc. of Buffalo, N.Y., initiated the recall because the products contain Amaranth Red No. 2, which cannot be used in products sold in the United States. The recalled products -- various weights of Grandma's, Siberian, and Monastery-brand perogies and turkey, pelmeni, pork, veal, chicken and beef dumplings -- were...

A Swedish man under investigation for burying 11,000 chickens in a mass grave without alerting authorities said he wasn't himself at the time of the incident. Jan Erik Einarsson, who formerly served as a municipal commissioner in Orkelljunga, said he was in a state of shock when he came home one day and found a fan had broken down in a building containing 15,000 chickens, and 11,000 of the birds had died while trampling one another for air, The Local reported Friday. Of course, I should have...

Residents of an English town have complained to officials a neighbor's rooster has been waking them up daily at 4 a.m. Edward Vandyck, environmental health officer for the New Forest District Council, said Marchwood resident Paul Wilton, 51, has been warned he could face a fine of $8,000 if he does not quiet Rocky the rooster's early morning calls, The Daily Telegraph reported Thursday. He has been advised to leave his birds in their darkened shed until later in the morning to stop Rocky's 4...

Industry Needs Clarification on How to Comply With Proposition 2 SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 11 /PRNewswire/ -- The Association of California Egg Farmers (ACEF) called upon the state Legislature today to enact clear standards for housing egg-laying hens because the farmers don't know how to implement the vague mandates in Proposition 2, a ballot measure Californians approved last year. The ballot initiative approved in November 2008 places new mandates on how egg farmers house their...

The U.S. Food Safety and Inspection Service announced a nationwide recall of about 608,188 pounds of Kroger-brand chicken wings due to a labeling error. The FSIS said the manufacturer, Pilgrim's Pride Corp. of Mount Pleasant, Texas, said the frozen poultry products might contain undeclared milk, soy and wheat, producing a health risk for people allergic to such ingredients. The 32-ounce bags of Kroger fully cooked buffalo style chicken wing sections coated with sauce bear a Best By date of...