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Agent Orange Case Proceeds

briefs new york/reuters Monsanto Co. has lost a bid to close part of a lawsuit alleging the company caused health injuries to residents living near a plant that made the Vietnam War-era U.S. military defoliant Agent Orange. Monsanto, which operated a Nitro, West Virginia, chemical plant from 1934 to 2000, argued it was working as
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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
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U.S. To Work Globally To Keep Imports Safe

U.S. health regulators said they would work with their counterparts worldwide to share information and better safeguard drugs and food consumed in the United States. The move represents a change in strategy for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, a recognition of an increasingly complex global supply chain and tight budgets at home. “The border
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
Crops, Dairy cattle

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

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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Washington’s Tough New Food-Safety Law Could Affect Canada

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While it’s too soon to tell for sure, the new U.S. food-safety law could become another big headache for Canadian food exporters. The law, to be implemented over the next 18 months, gives the U.S. Food and Drug Administration powers similar to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, namely the authority to proactively protect the food
News, Oilseeds

U.S. Drops ADM Canada Crusher From Restricted List

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has dropped Archer Daniels Midland’s canolacrushing plant in Windsor, Ontario from its list of plants that are under import restrictions due to salmonella concerns, easing measures that sharply cut Canadian shipments of the livestock feed to its biggest export market. The FDA removed the Windsor plant from its
Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Nov. 4, 2010

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Russian drought:Extreme drought that ravaged Russia’s grain crop this summer could also impact production during the winter season, the Financial Timesreported Oct. 28, quoting the country’s agriculture minister. Russian farmers were expected to plant about 15.5 million ha of winter grain crop this year, down from earlier forecast of 18 million hectares, Elena Skyrnnik was
Cereals, News

In Brief… – for Sep. 23, 2010

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COOL hearing underway: Canadian Cattlemen’s Association president Travis Toews said he is pleased with how the Canadian government presented its case against U. S. Country of Origin Labelling legislation before a WTO dispute settlement panel in Geneva, Switzerland last week. The U. S. did not challenge any of Canada’s economic evidence, but argued that these
Livestock, Poultry

Vet College Rethinks Practice Surgeries – for Sep. 16, 2010

Students at the University of Guelph’s Ontario Veterinary College will find a change of plans starting this semester in how they’re taught basic surgical skills and anesthesia. Instead of performing procedures on anesthetized animals, which are then euthanized while still anesthetized, more surgical-skills models and cadavers will be used, the OVC said Friday. Experience will

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