USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service Office of Policy and Program Development denied the U.S. Cattlemen’s Association’s petition asking the agency to “limit the definition of “meat” and “beef” in “Petition responses point to direction that regulators are going on lab-grown meat labeling,” from Food Safety News.

“FDA’s contest winners offer affordable farm-to-fork traceability solutions,” includes a brief description and links to the videos of each winning teams’ solution.

The U.S. Roundtable for Sustainable Poultry & Eggs (US-RSPE) has opened a second public comment period on its draft sustainability framework from September 23 to October 22.

“Investigations into Salmonella outbreaks advancing but no cause found yet,” was published in Food Safety News.

The FBI warned that agriculture producers were being targeted by cybercriminals in “Russian hackers target Iowa grain co-op in $5.9 million ransomware attack,” from The Washington Post.

USPoultry’s Live Production, Welfare and Biosecurity Seminar is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 13, and registration is free. The seminar will address the latest management techniques, husbandry and technology to enhance the health and welfare of the bird.