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Frontline meat and poultry workers should be among the first to be vaccinated after health care workers and those in long-term care facilities, according to federal guidance approved by the Centers for Disease Control’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Priority. In a vote on Sunday, the CDC recommended that frontline essential workers be in the “Phase 1b” of allocation of the vaccine designed to offer protection against the novel coronavirus. The so-called Phase 1b group is estimated to include about 49 million people, or nearly 15% of Americans.  The committee defined frontline ...

Frontline meat and poultry workers should be amongst the first to be vaccinated after health care workers and those in long-term care facilities, according to federal guidance approved Monday by the Centers for Disease Control’s (CDC) Advisory Committee on Immunization Priority (ACIP). Meat Institute President and CEO Julie Anna Potts applauded ACIP’s guidance and urged state governments to follow CDC’s decision: “Priority access to vaccines is a critical step for the long-term safety of the selfless frontline meat and poultry workers who have kept America’s refrigerators full and o...

The final USDA Agricultural Marketing Service rule clarifying the types of conduct prohibited by the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Act is meeting with favor from some producer groups and disappointment from others. The rule sets forth four criteria for determining whether the conduct of packers, swine contractors or live poultry dealers represents an undue or unreasonable preference or advantage. The four criteria include whether the preference or advantage: • Cannot be justified on the basis of a cost savings related to dealing with different producers, sellers, or growers. �...

The Hagstrom Report The Justice Department and a group of states have filed amicus briefs in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit challenging a ballot initiative that establishes standards for the confinement of veal calves and pigs within California and prohibits the sale of meat — including meat produced entirely outside the state — from animals not raised in conformity with California’s requirements. The court has rejected a petition from the North American Meat Institute for a preliminary injunction against the voter-passed initiative but the Meat Institute is asking for ...

By Andy Petersen Dec 14, 2020 The USDA’s Ag Marketing Service issued its final rule on the Packers and Stockyards Act. The Trump administration says the final rule establishes the criteria to determine whether an undue or unreasonable preference or advantage has occurred in violation of the act. The Hagstrom Report says the rule was published Friday in the Federal Register. North American Meat Institute President and CEO Julie Anna Potts says the rule recognizes the importance of marketing agreements and other tools used by producers and packers and provides some clarity regarding the cri...