Opinion

The Problem With ‘Humanely Raised’ Poultry and Eggs

Karen Davis / Truthdig Jul 5, 2023 Chicken producers are misleading consumers with misinformation. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Ear to the Ground

One Sick Chicken

Michael Balter / Truthdig May 16, 2023 How the poultry industry complicates preparations for an avian flu pandemic. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Report Details Filthy Conditions in U.S. Meat Plants

Donald Kaufman / Truthdig Feb 24, 2018 The Guardian uncovers records of incidents like chicken being rinsed off after falling on the floor, bloody standing water from drains blocked with meat parts—and much worse. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Female Reproductive Exploitation Comes Home

Carol J. Adams / Truthdig Dec 10, 2016 Gendered violence is practiced on a widespread scale across the country and occurs in ways many Americans might not realize, even under their own roofs. Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Bird Is Not the Word in New USDA Rules

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Apr 25, 2013 The Obama administration is set to dramatically reduce the USDA's oversight of the nation's poultry slaughterhouses while allowing companies to speed up their kill lines. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Proposed Rules: You Lose, Poultry Industry Wins

Staff / Truthdig Apr 5, 2012 And you thought pink slime was bad: The Obama administration is proposing to fire USDA inspectors and let the poultry industry inspect its own slaughterhouse lines—while simultaneously speeding up the kill line. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Chicken or the Egg?

Staff / Truthdig May 2, 2008 Tyson Foods was ordered by a judge Thursday to cease a false multimillion-dollar ad campaign promoting its claim that its chickens are "raised without antibiotics." The key question centers on the word raised and whether the egg stage can be considered to be outside the process of raising chickens. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )