Poultry processor teams with ProcessMAP Corp. to further protect workforce.

Standards for flock health, housing and euthanasia among upgrades to supplier requirements.

The low-pathogenic strain was discovered at a chicken breeding facility in Giles County and is thought to be unrelated to the first outbreak.

The restrictions came after avian influenza was confirmed in a breeder flock contracted to Tyson Foods.

The fully cooked sausages will hit retailers in time for grilling season.

Bacterial pathogens might have survived processing.

The company will introduce fully cooked chicken breasts to retailers this spring.

The new structure is expected to position the company for growth.

Shareholders in the poultry processor reject policy to phase out medically important antibiotics.

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