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Zilmax cleared for component feeding in Canada

Canada has granted the makers of cattle feed additive Zilmax an expanded product label that allows for component feeding at the lower end of its dosage range — and draws the line for a maximum rate in complete feed. Merck Animal Health on Friday announced approval from Health Canada’s Veterinary Drugs Directorate (VDD) to update

Obama proposes creation of stand-alone U.S. food safety agency

By GFM Network News, Reuters February 2, 2015

Reuters — U.S. President Barack Obama has proposed bringing together the country’s food safety operations into one agency to better monitor food quality in a move that would reshape the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The proposal was put forward as part of the President’s 2016 budget plan. The new agency would combine the food

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Squirrels know best: nuts make you live longer

November 27, 2013

Afew nuts a day might make you live longer, a newly published study in the New England Journal of Medicine says. “Compared with those who did not eat nuts, individuals who consumed nuts (serving size of one ounce) seven or more times per week had a 20 per cent lower death rate and this association

News, Oilseeds

FDA’s trans fat ban could boost demand for non-soybean oils

By Brandon Logan November 14, 2013

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announcement Nov. 7 that it plans to phase out the use of trans fat in processed foods could cause demand for soyoil to drop in coming years, opening the door for other edible oil markets. “The announcement was really a surprise,” Dave Lehman, managing director of commodity research

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After Washington GMO label battle, both sides eye national fight

By Carey Gillam, Reuters November 14, 2013

Both sides of the costly and high-stakes GMO labelling battle in Washington state say they see an even bigger national fight ahead despite the apparent defeat of the mandatory labelling measure by Washington state voters this week. The measure died 47.05 per cent to 52.95 per cent, according to results updated Nov. 7 night by

Livestock, News

FDA ordered to take a harder line on antibiotics in animal feed

By P.J. Huffstutter June 16, 2012

Reuters / A federal judge said the Food and Drug Administration had done “shockingly little” to address the human health risks of antibiotic use in animal feed and ordered the agency to reconsider two petitions seeking restrictions on the practice. The ruling, filed on June 2 in a lawsuit brought by environmental and public-health groups,

Hogs, Livestock, News

Judge orders FDA to remove antibiotics from feed

By Jessica Dye March 29, 2012

Reuters / A federal judge ordered U.S. regulators March 22 to start proceedings to withdraw approval for the use of common antibiotics in animal feed, citing concerns that overuse is endangering human health by creating antibiotic-resistant “superbugs.” U.S. Magistrate Judge Theodore Katz ordered the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to begin proceedings unless makers of

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Scientist says drought-tolerant corn a “baby step” that does little for farmers

March 23, 2012

It would be better to plant conventional corn and improve agronomic practices than switch to “drought-tolerant” corn, says a veteran plant scientist. “The technology has gotten a tremendous amount of attention. We think undue attention,” said Doug Gurian-Sherman, a plant pathologist with the Union of Concerned Scientists. “It is a modest benefit and a real

Crops, International news, News

No to more fungicide in orange juice: FDA

March 5, 2012

Reuters / The U.S. Food and Drug Administration declined to change the levels it will accept of an illegal fungicide commonly used in the Brazilian orange juice industry, the agency said Feb. 16. The Brazilian and U.S. juice industry groups had asked the FDA to allow higher levels of the fungicide, carbendazim, until June 2013

Crops, Dairy cattle

U.S. FDA Will Step Up Food Inspections From Japan

March 31, 2011

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said March 17 it was working on new steps to ensure food imports from Japan were safe as that country works to contain radiation from stricken nuclear power facilities. “As FDA assesses whether there is a potential health risk associated with FDA-regulated food products imported from Japan, the agency

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‘Significant’ Canadian GDP slide expected in 2026, FCC says

Gene edited, PRRS resistant pig approved in Canada

U.S. livestock: Cattle futures end week higher

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