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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
NZ Pork Board Appeals Against Court Ruling on ImportsNEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Pork Industry Board is appealing a High Court decision allowing new health standards for imported pig meat, saying they increase the risk of infection of local herd by Porcine...
Friday, May 18, 2012
Denmark Halts Pig Exports to RussiaRUSSIA - The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration has launched an immediate investigation into the causes of deaths in a consignment of export breeding pigs to Russia.
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Pork from HCM City Free of Lean Meat Agents VIET NAM - None of the samples of pork and pig organs sold in Ho Chi Minh City's markets contained clenbuterol and salbutamol, the lean-meat additives banned in breeding animals, the HCM City Department...
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Mothers Press to End Antibiotic Overuse on FarmsUS - Mothers from Maine to Hawaii gathered in Washington, D.C. to press the Obama Administration and Congress to do more to rein in the overuse of antibiotics on America's industrial farms, a practice...
Fake Stewed Pig Ears Pose Health RisksCHINA - Some stewed pig ears have been made from chemicals that could cause blood and heart problems in East China, sounding a fresh alarm on food safety.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Is Ethanol Production Linked to Antibiotic Resistance?US - Two US congressmen have written to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ask what the agency is doing to ensure appropriate use of antibiotics in food-animal production.
Russia Could Ban Brazilian Meat RUSSIA - According to Russia’s Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor), all meat imports from Brazil could soon be banned due to poor monitoring of quality compliance,...
Friday, May 11, 2012
Flawed Pig Meat Import Standards Must be DroppedNEW ZEALAND - New Zealand First is calling on the Government to drop changes to pig meat import standards because of the risk of spreading a highly infectious disease amongst pigs.
NFU Encourages Judicious Use of AntibioticsUS - National Farmers Union (NFU) Vice President of Government Relations, Chandler Goule, has discussed antibiotic use in animal agriculture in a presentation at a national stakeholder meeting hosted by...
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Imported Pork Contains 'Lean Meat Powder'CHINA - Over 100 tons of pork imported from the United States in March contained clenbuterol, commonly known as "lean meat powder", Guangzhou Daily reported Tuesday, citing General Administration...
Wednesday, May 09, 2012
FSIS Issues Proposed Rule for Meat, Poultry ProductsUS - The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule, Food Ingredients and Sources of Radiation Listed and Approved for Use in the Production of Meat and...
Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Healthy Animals Make Confident Consumers: ReportUS - Many groups in society, including politicians, activists, scientists, and stakeholders, are advocating significant changes to livestock production practices.
Monday, May 07, 2012
New Import Standards for Pork in ForceNEW ZEALAND - The Ministry for Primary Industries says new standards easing restrictions on pork imports are now in force, after legal attempts failed to block them.
Friday, May 04, 2012
NZPork Considering High Court JudgmentNEW ZEALAND - NZPork and its advisors will carefully consider the judgment handed down by Wellington’s High Court, which does not support its challenge of new import health standards.
Thursday, May 03, 2012
New Measures Protect Consumers from IllnessUS - The US Department of Agriculture has announced a series of prevention-based policy measures that will better protect consumers from foodborne illness in meat and poultry products.
Monday, April 30, 2012
Public Warned Against Imported Chicken, PorkPHILIPPINES - The National Meat Inspection Service has warned the public against possible spoilage in some chicken meat and pork brought in from abroad.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
Is Modernising Inspection a Risk?ANALYSIS - Last week, the USDA decided to extend the consultation time on the new proposals for poultry meat inspection in processing plants, writes editor-in-chief, Chris Harris.
Monday, April 23, 2012
Olympic Athletes Could Get Branded as Cheats CHINA - An official from the General Administration of Sport of China (GASC) denied reports that athletes were banned in January from eating untested pork, beef and lamb in an attempt to avoid doping scandals...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Chinese Olympics Athletes Stop Eating MeatCHINA - Chinese athletes are avoiding eating meat ahead of the Olympics Games out of fear that domestic pork, beef and lamb could contain substances banned under anti-doping rules.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Tainted Pig Feed Ingredients Seized in Viet NamVIET NAM - Viet Nam’s environment police today seized 12 tons of contaminated Chinese-origin materials for pig feed from a Ho Chi Minh City firm on suspicion of banned steroids content.
Monday, April 16, 2012
Comments Invited on Antibiotic Reduction ProposalsUS - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued three documents relating to the use of antibiotics in food producing animals in Friday's (13 April) Federal Register. Comments on the three documents...
Friday, April 13, 2012
Living under the Shadow of Pesticides and AntibioticsANALYSIS - In the livestock sectors there has been great concern recently over the use of antibiotics both as therapeutic measures and also as growth promoters, writes Chris Harris.
DNA Traceability Improves Food SafetyCANADA - DNA technology promises to make food traceability more precise and reliable and boost consumer confidence, according an industry executive.
Congresswoman Welcomes FDA Move on AntibioticsUS - Following the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement that it is taking three steps to protect public health and promote the judicious use of medically important antibiotics in food-producing...
Thursday, April 12, 2012
FDA Introduces Voluntary Initiative on AntimicrobialsUS - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that it is taking three steps to protect public health and promote the judicious use of medically important antibiotics in food-producing...
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Researchers Find Evidence of Banned AntibioticsUS - In a joint study, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Arizona State University found evidence suggesting that a class of antibiotics previously banned by the US...
Pork Tests Confirm Serious Steroid ProblemVIET NAM - Husbandry authorities announced last week that many samples taken from pork, pigs and their feed nationwide tested positive for banned steroids.
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
Improving Food Safety RecallsCANADA - Groundbreaking Canadian research into improving food safety recalls has implications for both the agriculture industry and the research community.
Friday, March 30, 2012
AVMA Responds to Court Ruling on Antibiotic UseUS - The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) reaffirmed its support of the responsible use of antibiotics in food animals after a federal court ruling demanded that the US Food and Drug Administration...
Study Follows Salmonella Path from Animal to HumanIOWA, US - Faculty from Iowa State's College of Veterinary Medicine and Michigan State University did a study on the link between lesions in pig carcasses and contamination of the same carcasses with ...
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