The association raised topics that are important to the pork industry.

The USDA alone is pouring $98 million into an action plan.

USDA plans to address Salmonella contamination in more raw poultry products later this year.

USDA announced plans to cancel the July cattle inventory report.

The group believes the term should only refer to commercially traded birds.

A consumer reported pieces of hard plastic and metal in the raw pork chorizo product.

The company was fined $20,000 and placed on federal probation for three years.

The new fee structure will go into effect Oct. 1.

The agency also is planning to further reduce the sodium in lunch menus.

Federal and state officials did the tests at the end of last week.