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Turkey Recall Raises U.S. Food Safety Questions

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U.S. food safety advocates are calling for changes to meat recall rules after regulators took months to warn the public about a salmonella outbreak that has sickened nearly 80 people and caused one death. Cargill Inc., one of the largest U.S. meat producers, on Aug. 3 recalled roughly 36 million pounds of fresh and frozen
Livestock

Scientists Find New MRSA Superbug

British scientists have found a new strain of the “superbug” MRSA in milk from cows and in swab samples from humans. Researchers said the find was “worrying” but added it was unlikely that the methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bug, which is resistant to some antibiotics, could cause infections by getting into the food chain via milk.
Hogs, Livestock

Eradication Of Animal Disease A First

The cattle disease rinderpest that has devastated animal herds for centuries no longer exists, making it the first-ever animal illness eradicated by humankind, world animal health body OIE has reported. The 198 countries with rinderpestsusceptible animals have been declared free of the disease, also known as cattle plague. It caused major outbreaks of famine by
Livestock

Responsible Use Of Drugs In Treating Beef Animals

With today’s tighter and tighter controls on residues in meat and milk, we must have the utmost responsibility how we treat our livestock. Beef Quality Assurance benefits by this, and with human antibiotic resistance increasing, we as producers must be prudent in the use of antibiotics and other drugs. This article will review some areas
Livestock, Poultry

No One In Charge Of Antibiotic Issue

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A2002 Health Canada report mapped out a plan for veterinary medicines that would have solved many of the current controversies about antibiotic resistance in meat products, says John Prescott, a professor at the Ontario Veterinary College in Guelph. “This was an absolutely outstanding report which involved considerable work and effort from many people across the
Opinion, Poultry

Chicken Farmers Accuse CBC Of Slanted Report

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Canada’s chicken industry is accusing CBC of selectively using data to conclude that chicken meat in stores often contains bacteria that is resistant to antibiotics. Chicken Farmers of Canada says the CBC-TV consumer affairs program “Marketplace” failed to make a link between so-called superbugs and antibiotic use on farms, despite claiming to do so in
Beef cattle, Hogs, News

Fda Advises Against Drugs In Livestock Feed

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An American health regulator has moved a step closer toward recommending a ban on the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in livestock feed. The U. S. Food and Drug Agency last week issued a “draft guidance” to reduce the risk of antimicrobial resistance in veterinary drugs used in raising food-producing animals. The document, released for public
Livestock

Antibiotic Ban On Livestock May Hurt U. S. Food Safety

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A bill that would ban the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in animals would hurt the health of livestock and poultry while compromising efforts to protect the safety of the country’s food supply, the leader of the largest U. S. farm group said March 24. Bob Stallman, president of the six-million-member American Farm Bureau Federation, said
Hogs, Livestock

Bill Would Ban Non-Therapeutic Antibiotics

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Despite growing public support to ban the non-therapeutic use of antibiotics in food animals, a U. S. representative says efforts to move legislation through Congress this year could be met with resistance. The bill, introduced in the House of Representatives by Louise Slaughter and in the Senate by Edward Kennedy March 17, would ban the
Livestock

Essential Oils Tested For Disease-Fighting Qualities

Oils derived from cinnamon and cloves do more than taste and smell good – they can also fight foodborne diseases, such as E. coli and salmonella, researchers are discovering. This natural ability of some ancient natural oils – from geraniums, cloves, wild oregano, cinnamon and thyme, for example – offers promise in finding alternatives to

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