Food Safety
Survey shows food companies need more from animal ag
Food companies want more information from animal agriculture is one of the take-home messages from a recent survey of grocery and restaurant executives, conducted by the Center for Food Integrity (CFI).
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An open letter to Oprah
Dear Oprah: Come to my farm. Visit the land that I’ve worked since I was a boy. See this place so that you’ll never again let bad articles on agriculture tarnish the pages of your magazine or the pixels on your Web site.
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Commentary: Whack a mole is not the answer
Raising, processing, distributing and preparing food involves a complex series of systems. Actions in one sector can have unintended consequences in another.
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NFU encourages judicious use of antibiotics
National Farmers Union Vice President of Government Relations Chandler Goule discussed antibiotic use in animal agriculture today in a presentation at a national stakeholder meeting hosted by the Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics in Washington, D.C.
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Why BSE went so much better than pink slime
When a new case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was reported by the media last week, the headlines weren’t too bad.
“They may even be accused of being fair and accurate,” quipped Janie Gabbett, executive editor of Meatingplace, who addressed the Animal Agriculture Alliance Stakeholders Summit on Wednesday.
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USDA states policies protecting consumers from foodborne illness
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a series of prevention-based policy measures that will better protect consumers from foodborne illness in meat and poultry products.
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Alltech Symposium to explore future of food
The Alltech 28th Annual International Symposium, May 20 – 23, in Lexington, Ky., will explore the future of food through topics relevant to the entire food chain, from producer to retailer to consumer.
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FDA Plan for Foods and Veterinary Medicine Program
Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the final Strategic Plan for the Foods and Veterinary Medicine Program (FVM) for 2012-2016.
The plan addresses the responsibilities of the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition and the Center for Veterinary Medicine while including activities supported by the Office of Regulatory Affairs.
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AVMA responds to FDA antibiotic guidance
The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) offered a response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) final announcement on Guidance 209 regarding subtherapeutic antibiotic use in food-animal production.
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FDA nixes feed-grade antibiotics
Antibiotics that are “medically important” to humans should not longer be used in animal feed for non-therapeutic purposes, such as growth promotion, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced in its final Guidance 209 policy.
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Antibiotic use in pork production is overblown
Antibiotic use in food-animal production gets a lot of attention, but accuracy doesn’t always follow. To better determine the amount of antibiotics actually used in pork production, a team of researchers investigated the topic and found past estimates excessive.
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