Sacramento, CA – As Californians face what could become limited availability of pork products like bacon, producers are launching a new effort focused on educating farmers, consumers, restaurants and grocers about pork raised in the U.S. and sold in California. …
Author: Jill Damskey
Impossible Pork is Impossible; Violates Labeling Law
WASHINGTON, D.C., January 7, 2020 – The National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) today called Impossible Foods’ naming convention for its plant-based products designed to mimic real pork a brazen violation of labelling law. Citing law that prohibits the use of …
NPPC Response to January 5, 2020, 60 Minutes Story
In October 2019, journalist Lesley Stahl conducted an 80-minute interview with Dr. Liz Wagstrom, chief veterinarian of the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC). The “60 Minutes” story that aired on Jan. 5, 2020, included less than two minutes of Dr. …
NPPC, AFBF File Legal Challenge to California’s Proposition 12
WASHINGTON, December 6, 2019 – The National Pork Producers Council and the American Farm Bureau Federation have filed a legal challenge to California’s Proposition 12, which imposes animal housing standards that reach outside of California’s borders to farms across the …
U.S. Pig Farmers Embrace Responsible Antibiotic Use Every Day
America’s pork producers achieve antibiotic stewardship using the We Care ethical principles
DES MOINES, IOWA – Nov. 18, 2019 – America’s 60,000 pig farmers are dedicated to raising healthy animals to ensure a safe food supply. Today, that commitment means …
National Pork Board Study Defines China’s Growing Need For Protein
New research details ways that U.S. pork can fill China’s immediate protein gap
DES MOINES, IOWA – Nov. 6, 2019 – A new report from the National Pork Board digs into the growing short- and long-term protein needs facing China …
North American Meat Institute Challenges California’s Proposition 12 in Court
Friday, October 4, 2019 – The North American Meat Institute (Meat Institute) today filed a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of California’s Proposition 12: The Farm Animal Confinement Initiative (Prop 12 or the law). The Meat Institute opposes the law because …
U.S. Pork Producers Seeking Expanded Export Opportunities
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 26, 2019 – The U.S. pork industry ships more product to the 20 countries covered by free-trade agreements than we do the rest of the world combined. Therefore, expanding export opportunities through trade agreements remains a top …
NPPC Statement on China Market Access
WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 13, 2019 – This morning, Chinese media reported that it was suspending the imposition of punitive tariffs on U.S. pork imports. The following is a statement from National Pork Producers Council President David Herring, a pork producer …
Biosecurity Featured at The Exposition Pig Show
Industry panel shares importance of biosecurity with youth exhibitors
DES MOINES, IOWA – June 7, 2019 – The Pork Checkoff, in collaboration with the National Junior Swine Association and Team Purebred – the nation’s largest youth swine organizations – led …