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Friday, April 24, 2009
Congress Informed of Food Safety Progress MadeUS - The meat and poultry industry is continuously working to improve the food safety profile of its products and has made great progress in recent years, according to AMI President and CEO J. Patrick...
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
California Takes First Step to Feed Antibiotic BanCALIFORNIA, US - The state Senate committee has approved the measure to ban routine use of antibiotics for farm animals – a first step towards a future ban.
Swine Flu Reported in Two Children; Doctors WarnedCALIFORNIA, US - The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has published case reports of two children in southern California who became ill as the result of a new form of the H1N1 swine influenza virus in...
Monday, April 20, 2009
California Senate to Discuss Feed Drug BanCALIFORNIA, US - Senator Florez will take the next step in a campaign to ban all non-therapeutic antibiotics from the feed of cattle, pigs and poultry in the state tomorrow.
Friday, April 17, 2009
Murphy-Brown Announces PQA Plus CertificationUS - Murphy-Brown LLC, the livestock production subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Inc., announced that it is on schedule to complete the certification and farm site assessment components of the Pork Quality...
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Foodborne Illness Prevention Reaches PlateauUS - The annual report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports progress in food-borne illness prevention has reached a plateau, and that Salmonella continues to show the least...
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
AMI Cites the Ups and Downs of US Meat InspectionUS - The U.S. meat and poultry regulatory and inspection system is working to ensure safe food, though it can be improved further, according to American Meat Institute Executive Vice President Jim Hodges,...
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
Meeting Addresses Antibiotic Use in Food ChainUS - A conference last week entitled Minimizing Antibiotic Resistance Transmission Through the Food Chain revealed widespread concern among academics and the USDA that antibiotic resistance remains...
New Food Wash Kills Pathogens FastUS - Georgia scientists have created a technology that kills pathogens on food at home and in restaurants, grocery stores and food-processing facilities.
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Kennedy Antibiotics Ban Detrimental to PigsUS - Like its House companion, a bill introduced in the US Senate would be detrimental to the health and well-being of pigs, would increase pork producers’ production costs and the price consumers pay...
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
New Red Meat and Cancer Report CriticisedUS - A new report linking high consumption of red and processed meat to cancer has brought a wave of criticism from the meat industry.
Antibiotics Vital to Animal Health and Food ProtectionUS - The American Farm Bureau Federation is expressing strong opposition to legislation that would remove and restrict important antibiotics for veterinary and farm use.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Pew Applauds Introduction of Antibiotic ActUS - Pew Commission on Industrial Farm Animal Production welcomes the introduction of the Preservation of Antibiotics for Medical Treatment Act (PAMTA).
Antibiotics Ban Would Hurt People and PigsUS - Legislation introduced yesterday in Congress would be detrimental to the health and well-being of pigs, would increase pork producers’ production costs and the price consumers pay for pork and could...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Experts on Livestock and Antibiotic ResistanceUS - Purdue University experts said a New York Times opinion piece last week that tried to establish pigs as a source of MRSA infection for humans is "highly speculative."
Monday, February 23, 2009
Judge Rules Recumbent Pigs May be ProcessedCALIFORNIA, US - Contrary to a state law, a federal judge has ruled that pigs unable to stand may still be slaughtered and processed for food. Four welfare groups will appeal against the ruling.
Friday, February 20, 2009
FSIS Issues New Directive on Meat InspectionUS - The USDA Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a directive on review methodology of state meat and poultry inspection programmes.
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
More Livestock Infected with MRSAUS - A strain of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is reported to be becoming increasingly prevalent in pigs, dairy cows and chickens, according to a recent survey. Although this...
Researchers Study Antibiotic Resistance in CampylobacterUS - Iowa State University researchers are looking at antibiotic resistance in Campylobacter, which varies between farms and depending on the antibiotic.
USDA Conference to Address Antibiotic ResistanceUS - USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service is teaming up with Ohio State University to host a conference on minimising antibiotic resistance transmission through the food chains....
Friday, February 13, 2009
Smart Packaging Alerts to Meat DangersUS - If you have ever wondered whether you left the pre-packaged meats on your kitchen counter too long, a partnership between two University of Rhode Island chemistry professors and a food safety company...
Thursday, January 29, 2009
USMEF Hosts European Union's PRT TeamUS - The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is hosting key officials from the European Union’s meat industry this week for a four-day tour focused on pathogen reduction technologies (PRTs).
Monday, January 26, 2009
Will US Consumers Eat Up GM Meat Rule?US - On January 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided how it will regulate genetically engineered animals, for the first time paving the way for such animals or their products to be sold as...
Friday, January 23, 2009
Study: MRSA in Midwestern Swine and WorkersUS - The first study documenting methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in swine and swine workers in the United States has been published by University of Iowa researchers.
Monday, January 19, 2009
USDA: Naturally Raised Marketing Claim StandardUS - The US Department of Agriculture on Friday (16 January) issued a voluntary standard for naturally raised livestock and meat marketing claims.
Friday, January 16, 2009
The Future of US Livestock is Genetically ModifiedUS - The US Food and Drug Administration today issued a final guidance for industry on the regulation of genetically engineered (GE) animals, which advises the use of GE animals for food.
Thursday, January 08, 2009
Health Concerns over Drugs in Manured CropsUS - Dolliver and co-workers at the University of Minnesota have measured the uptake by maize, lettuce and potatoes of sulphamethazine, an antibiotic used in animal production, which is passed into manure....
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
Nanotechnology May be Applied to Food SafetyUS - A microscopic biological sensor that detects Salmonella bacteria in lab tests has been developed by an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist and university colleagues. The sensor could be...
Friday, December 12, 2008
FSIS to Test Retail Products for MelamineUS - The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced it will begin testing certain retail meat and poultry products for the presence of melamine.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
FDA: Ban on Animal Antibiotics Called OffUS - The Food and Drug Administration said it would continue to allow the widespread use of a class of powerful antibiotics in food-producing animals, making a last-minute reversal after refering to the...
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