USDA Conference to Address Antibiotic Resistance
US - 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....

Smart Packaging Alerts to Meat Dangers
US - 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...

USMEF Hosts European Union's PRT Team
US - 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).

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...

Study: MRSA in Midwestern Swine and Workers
US - 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.

USDA: Naturally Raised Marketing Claim Standard
US - The US Department of Agriculture on Friday (16 January) issued a voluntary standard for naturally raised livestock and meat marketing claims.

The Future of US Livestock is Genetically Modified
US - 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.

Health Concerns over Drugs in Manured Crops
US - 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....

Alpharma Announces Video Contest Winners
US - Students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison are to receive the $5,000 grand prize in Alpharma's Student Video Contest.

Nanotechnology May be Applied to Food Safety
US - 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...

FSIS to Test Retail Products for Melamine
US - The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced it will begin testing certain retail meat and poultry products for the presence of melamine.

FDA: Ban on Animal Antibiotics Called Off
US - 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...

$500 Million Animal Health Lab to Set up in Kansas
KANSAS, US - Kansas State University's solid reputation as a leader in animal health and food safety research is stronger than ever with the announcement of K-State as the site for the relocation of a...

New International Guidelines on Food Safety
US - The Biotechnology Industry Organization has congratulated the Codex Alimentarius Commission for approving key guidelines to further promote the safety of products from agricultural plant and animal...

Report Sees Impending US Food Safety Crises
US - A news report developed by the Trust for America's Health has lambasted the US food safety system, claiming to have uncovered major gaps in state regulations that leave American unnecessarily vu...

National Food Safety Starts on the Farm
TENNESSEE - It's right to be disturbed by any suggestion that our food supply could be compromised, says Ken Givens, Commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture. However, such incidents, should...

Food safety agencies seek tougher import regulation
US - US food import safety officials and the food industry are proposing to ramp up federal regulation of imported food and ingredients to address the risk that unsafe products could enter the United ...

Opinion - Country-of-origin labeling will not increase food safety
US - Contaminated Chinese wheat gluten, recently identified in America's pet food, has spurred calls in Congress for increased food-safety regulations. Yet the Senate already is considering a mandatory...

Cloning animals is more feasible than ever, but consumer acceptance is not a given
US - When the farming industry embraced artificial insemination during the 1940s, some critics argued that it would lead to animal abnormalities or destroy breeding businesses. Others proclaimed it tantamount...

Regulator approves more meat processing antimicrobals
US - The federal food safety inspection unit has approved an additional batch of additives, antimicrobals and agents for use as processing aids directly on meat and poultry products.