January 3, 2008

Russia adds seven US poultry companies approved for exports

Russia added seven US poultry companies to its list of facilities allowed to export to Russia, according to USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).

FSIS recently reported that Russia would accept poultry products that were produced or stored on or after December 26, 2007 from the approved facilities. The newly added processing and storage facilities are Mar-Jac Poultry, Choctaw Maid Farms, Mountaire Farms, Tyson Foods in Carthage, Koch Foods, Nordic in Atlanta and Cannon Cold Storage.