U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission releases Climate-Disclosure Rule and faces immediate legal challenges

March 21, 2024

On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued its final rule requiring large corporations to disclose their carbon footprint but excluded the controversial mandate to track Scope 3 emissions, which refers …

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UEP meets with key FDA official

March 21, 2024

UEP staff held an introductory meeting with Jim Jones, the new Deputy Commissioner for Foods at the Food and Drug Administration. Jones is engaged in a major reorganization of FDA’s human foods programs, which came …

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FSIS finalizes U.S. origin rule

March 21, 2024

The Food Safety and Inspection Service finalized a regulation that sets out conditions for making voluntary “Product of USA” claims for meat, poultry and egg products. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack announced the final rule …

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First case of HPAI detected in domestic livestock

March 21, 2024

HPAI detections continue to trickle in as vernal migration ramps up, with waterfowl moving to summer locations to give birth and raise offspring. Producers should evaluate overall biosecurity implementation on their farms in preparation for …

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1994 to 2024: Marking the National Egg Quality School 30th anniversary

February 29, 2024

In the 1930s, quality standards were developed to establish a common language for buying and selling of eggs. There was a need for both industry and government to uniformly apply the quality standards. Egg Schools …

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