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USDA celebrates 100 years of food safety
The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service recently celebrated 100 years of protecting consumers by commemorating the…
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AVMA to partner in food safety alliance
AVMA to partner in food safety alliance The Executive Board approved AVMA participation in the new Alliance for Food
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FDA assesses safety of food products from cloned animals
The Food and Drug Administration has released a draft executive summary of a document that assesses the safety of food products
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Executive director of Joint Institute for Food Safety Research named
Dr. Jerry R. Gillespie is executive director of the Joint Institute for Food Safety Research
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Policy covers food irradiation
The Executive Board approved revisions to an AVMA policy now renamed Food Irradiation
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AVMA weighs in on antimicrobial use in food animals-again
In the interest of promoting science-based decisions, the Executive Board approved a position statement on the approval and
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Food animal veterinarian shortage causing growing concern
The profession is facing a shortage of food animal veterinarians and the problem is on the rise
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FDA seeking comments for industry guidance on raw meat animal food
The draft guidance is a response to increased use of raw meat food by owners of companion and noncompanion animals
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Public health initiatives garner AVMA support
Several public health initiatives aimed at education, surveillance, food safety, and multidisciplinary collaboration will move forward with AVMA…
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U.S. Army veterinarians wage unconventional campaign abroad
Army veterinarians are responsible for food safety inspection and for operation of large and small animal practices on bases
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Military veterinarians engaged in Operation Iraqi Freedom
Posted on April 15, 2003 They care for the working dogs that heighten security for U.S. soldiers in Iraq. They monitor the safety of the food and…
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Regulatory proposals decided
Violative drug residues are a minor food safety problem, because they involve the tissues of less than one percent of all animals slaughtered.
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FDA approves new Micotil label
The Food and Drug Administration has approved adding safety information to the label for Micotil, a treatment for respiratory disease in cattle and…
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Listeria in ready-to-eat products shows measurable decline
The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service has released data showing a one-year, 25 percent decrease
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Veterinarians: quiet contributors to nation's policy
Food safety, small-business tax relief, and animal well-being during air travel. The AVMA has had something to say to Congress on all these issues.
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Aquaculture committee suggests overseas involvement with OIE
Aquaculture committee suggests overseas involvement with OIE The Aquaculture and Seafood Advisory Committee…
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NAS set to study veterinary research trends
Study will focus on public health and safety, animal health, and comparative medicine
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President Signs Animal Drug User Fee Act
On Nov. 18, President Bush signed the Animal Drug User Fee Act, helping to dramatically reduce the review time for new animal drugs.
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Ford appointed brigadier general of US Air Force Reserve
Dr. Richard Ford, professor of small animal internal medicine, North Carolina State University, was also promoted to brigadier general of the
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Seda: seeds sown for veterinarians' future
During his term, he helped usher in a new millennium, the results of the Megastudy, and the National Commission on Veterinary Economic Issues (NCVEI);…
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FDA revises definition of no residue
The Food and Drug Administration in December published a final rule revising the definition of "no residue" in the new
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Morrison millennial swine practitioners president
Morrison millennial swine practitioners president
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FDA guidance on antimicrobials aims to prevent resistance
Agency outlines detailed approach to evaluating animal drugs' microbiologic effects on bacteria and human health
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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