Food Safety
Symposium to build a communication bridge for food, agriculture
Is it possible to find common ground among colliding beliefs surrounding food and agriculture? Business leaders, media, non-profit organizations, and academia will meet at in Champaign, Ill., on Feb. 17 for this first international agricultural communications symposium.
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A deeper look at antibiotic use in food animals
There is no shortage of opinions regarding antibiotic use in food-animal production. However, scientific facts are harder to come by. To bridge that gap, the National Institute for Animal Agriculture (NIAA) released a White Paper, summarizing presentations and more from its "Antibiotic Use in Food Animals: A Dialogue for Common Purpose" symposium held this fall.
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New tool for 2012 meat judging teams
CEV Multimedia has launched the new Meat Science & Food Safety PowerPoint, the approved resource for the National FFA Meats Evaluation and Technology CDE written exam.
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Rep. Slaughter challenges FDA on antibiotic inaction
It’s no secret that Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-N.Y.) is on a dedicated mission to change the way Americans use antibiotics, particularly involving farm animals. This week, she sent a letter to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, criticizing the agency's inaction.
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Swine disease management sets a good example
Livestock production today is efficient and for the most part conducted under the best management available, including close relationships with veterinarians.
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What do consumers think of today’s farmers?
For the past five years now the Center for Food Integrity has surveyed consumers to get a perspective of what they think about their food supply and the people who raise it. The year’s contribution, the 2011 Consumer Trust in the Food System, showed that consumers fear that U.S. farmers are placing profit ahead of principle.
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Discovery Networks will feature farmer/rancher videos
Real farmers and ranchers will be telling their stories in the weeks ahead to help Americans learn more about how food is grown and raised. The effort includes documentary-style videos that will begin airing across the Discovery Communications’ networks.
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Billboards equate meat with cigarettes
The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine has been putting up billboards which send the message that eating hot dogs and bacon cause cancer and are equal to smoking cigarettes.
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USDA accepting comments on substances for organic ag
USDA has is accepting comments on a proposed rule published today that addresses the use of three substances in organic agriculture: tetracycline, formic acid and attapulgite.
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ISU receives food-safety training grant
The National Institutes of Health has awarded a grant to Iowa State University to develop a program to train inspectors for the new Food Safety Modernization Act. The Food and Drug Administration will administer the $1.5 million grant over its three-year term.
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Antibiotic resistance is the old kid on the block
Scientists at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada have found that antibiotic resistance has been around for tens of thousands of years. Research findings published in the science journal Nature show antibiotic resistance is a natural phenomenon that predates the modern clinical antibiotic use.
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- Workshop to discuss nutrient application, management, stewardship
- Help for flood affected farmers
- USDA says has detected virus in Iowa hog population
- Oil rallies for third day, shrugging off firm dollar
- Ag markets diverged significantly Friday afternoon
- Hog Outlook: Retail prices up 2.4 percent over the last 2 years
- McDonald’s replaces Angus burgers with new burgers, more bacon
- Insects. They’re what’s for dinner!
- Tyson selects panel to monitor animal welfare program
- NPPC: America’s hog farmers urge Christie to veto bill
- World food supply depends on character, virtuous leadership
- Pot Pigs: Marijuana and vodka fed to hogs
