Poultry

Study: Most Israeli poultry infected with bacteria linked to food poisoning

The widespread presence of the Campylobacter bacteria was reported in a still unpublished study by Israel’s poultry council presented at an internal meeting.

February 18, 2016 5:21 pm

The country’s tastiest chicken will soon be kosher

The brand-new Jewish Initiative for Animals aims to make animal welfare a Jewish communal issue — and bring top-notch kosher heritage poultry to market.

January 17, 2016 10:55 am

Inside Empire’s slaughterhouse: The life of a kosher chicken

America’s largest kosher chicken company, Empire Kosher Poultry, churns out 240,000 chickens and 27,000 turkeys a week. Armed with a camera, JTA Managing Editor Uriel Heilman visited the plant to document a chicken’s life from hatchery to hot dog.

August 4, 2011 4:07 pm