ARLINGTON, VA – The Meat Institute today helped to launch the Poultry Industry Food Safety Council (PIFSCo), a new collaborative initiative dedicated to advancing food safety practices across the poultry industry.

“We are a proud partner in PIFSCo,” said Meat Institute President and CEO Julie Anna Potts. “PIFSCo will facilitate an all of industry approach to food safety, prioritizing and coordinating research priorities as well as striving for continuous improvement in food safety operations.

“This effort builds upon the Meat Institute’s recent continuous improvement efforts for food safety which include a new, free online learning platform on Listeria, our “Food Safety for the Executive” tool kit, research we fund through our Meat Foundation and our new partnership with the Alliance to Stop Foodborne Illness.”

PIFSCo will represent the breeder, broiler, duck, layer, and turkey sectors to identify research priorities, share practical solutions, and promote continuous improvement in food safety practices.

In PIFSCo, the Meat Institute joins the American Egg Board, Duck Council, National Chicken Council, National Turkey Federation, United Egg Producers and U.S. Poultry & Egg Association and more than 50 poultry companies and allied industry partners committed to advancing food safety.

To learn more about PIFSCo and explore resources, visit PIFSCo.org.

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