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Fda Advises Against Drugs In Livestock Feed

By Ron Friesen July 8, 2010

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 The U. S. Food and Drug Agency last week issued a “draft guidance” to reduce the risk of antimicrobial resistance in veterinary drugs used in raising food-producing animals.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

Crops

Are U. S. Regulators Dropping The Ball On Biocrops?

By Carey Gillam April 22, 2010

“Science is not being considered in policy setting and deregulation. This research is important. We need to be vigilant.” – ROBERT KREMER Robert Kremer, a U. S. government microbiologist who studies Midwestern farm soil, has spent two decades analyzing the rich dirt that yields billions of bushels of food each year and helps the United

Crops

U. S. Eyes Regulatory Overhaul

By Carey Gillam April 22, 2010

Since 1987, the USDA has overseen genetically modified organisms through the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. APHIS’s Biotechnology Regulatory Services (BRS) regulates GE organisms based on “plant pest risk.” USDA has said it wants to make changes that ensure safety while making the process more transparent to the public, and more efficient and easier

News

FDA Tries To Get Ahead Of Food Recalls

By Maggie Fox April 16, 2009

Not a single person was diagnosed with food poisoning, but the U. S. Food and Drug Administration made the move anyway – on March 31 it announced a nationwide recall of pistachios after salmonella was found in one producer’s 2008 crop. Since then, recall announcements have come daily, for a total of 290 so far.

Beef cattle, Crops, Livestock, Oilseeds

New Trade Association Formed For North America Camelina Industry

March 12, 2009

Thirteen seed companies, processors and researchers of camelina have formed the first trade association focused on camelina production and processing in North America. The North American Camelina Trade Association (NACTA) will work to promote research, production and the development of new markets for camelina. Camelina sativa, also known as gold of pleasure or false flax,

Beef cattle, Opinion

Food irradiation’s time has come

By Ronald Doering November 20, 2008

Irradiation shouldn’t replace good manufacturing practices but can be an important step in the right direction. Well, it’s been quite a summer. Who would have thought just a few months ago that food safety would be front and centre as a federal election issue, or that obscure people who work for universities would suddenly emerge

Daily Network News

‘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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Fda Advises Against Drugs In Livestock Feed

Are U. S. Regulators Dropping The Ball On Biocrops?

U. S. Eyes Regulatory Overhaul

FDA Tries To Get Ahead Of Food Recalls

New Trade Association Formed For North America Camelina Industry

Food irradiation’s time has come

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