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Workforce shortages, drug availability among AVMA legislative priorities
The AVMA's legislative agenda for the 112th Congress has expanded to include initiatives ranging from the availability of antimicrobials
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Regulators to test milk for drug residues
Federal regulators want to know whether illegal drug residues found in some dairy cows sent to slaughter can also be found in milk.
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Focused efforts for growing duties
Eradication campaigns that have reduced animal illnesses in previous decades are being adapted to eliminate smaller disease reservoirs.
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Food safety problem-solving method to be explored with grant
A multi-institutional project is under way to teach a new framework for problem solving to veterinary students involved with food safety and food…
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FDA analyzing dairy veterinarians' efforts to avoid residues
Regulators want to know what veterinarians are doing to avoid drug residues in the meat of dairy cows sent to slaughter.
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No raw milk sales in Wisconsin; new website focuses on risks
The governor of the Dairy State has vetoed a bill that would allow farms to sell unpasteurized milk to consumers, while a group of veterinarians and…
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PRRS elimination, public education are goals for new AASV president
Dr. Paul D. Ruen said improving the health and well-being of pigs will always be swine veterinarians' top objective.
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CDC: Turtles associated with large Salmonella outbreak
Health authorities determined that contact with turtles was associated with a Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that caused 135 illnesses but no deaths…
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DHS giving $44 million for zoonotic disease, food safety research
The Department of Homeland Security announced in mid-February that Kansas State University, Texas A&M University, and the University of Minnesota will…
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OIE developing minimum veterinary education standards
International organization's work intended to increase safety, improve trade
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Client education can prevent residue violator label
The Department of Agriculture is publishing the names of packing plants and farms responsible for repeat drug and contaminant residue violations.
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USDA requires country of origin labeling for commodities
The Department of Agriculture on July 29 issued an interim final rule for the mandatory country of origin labeling program that will become
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FDA takes more methodic approach to safety of animal feed
The FDA Center for Veterinary Medicine is developing a comprehensive Animal Feed Safety System to help protect the health of companion
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Beef recall sparks hearings, tightened inspections
Video of cows too sick or injured to stand being dragged by chains, rolled with forklifts, and shot with high-intensity water hoses by employees of
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FARAD funding: the long and the short of it
On the heels of a year without funding, the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank began 2008 with funding for the short term and prospects for the…
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FDA, feed control officials sign agreement on ingredient list
The Food and Drug Administration Center for Veterinary Medicine has signed a memorandum of understanding with the
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Consumers in the market for meat with a story
Aggressive anti-agriculture campaigns have created conflict within some U.S. consumers
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Research, educational center promotes animal coproducts
Clemson University held a dedication ceremony for the Animal Co-Products Research & Education Center, March 27.
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Still going a hundred years later
This year marks the 100th anniversary of the Food and Drug Administration, which has the distinct
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Security a priority in president's 2007 budget
The $2.77 trillion budget proposals for 2007 that President Bush sent to Congress Feb. 6 continue to emphasize allocations for the nation's war on…
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USDA awards grants for research on food safety
The Department of Agriculture has awarded more than $12 million in grants to universities to advance the National Integrated Food
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Foodborne illnesses continue downward trend
Foodborne infections caused by several bacterial pathogens are on the decline
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Veterinary public health intertwined with food safety at Codex meeting
After eight years of discussion and debate, the Codex Committee on Food Hygiene approved principles and guidelines for microbial risk
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Raw meat diets spark concern
In recent years, feeding dogs raw meat has become increasingly popular. The trend, however, has sparked health concerns