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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 funds food safety training program
A $1.3 million grant to develop a new food safety training program for government and industry has been awarded by the Food and Drug Administration to…
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Satellite teleconference will offer practical tools to promote food safety
Viewers will learn about practical, innovative educational tools to promote and enhance safe food practices.
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Food safety, homeland security spending increases proposed in FY 2003 agriculture budget
Details of the Bush administration's proposed fiscal year 2003 Department of Agriculture budget were released in February. The
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FDA bans feed importer for safety violation, fraud
A Canadian company is barred from exporting animal foods to the U.S. after perpetrating a fraud intended to cover up a shipment of unsafe feed.
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Companies to pay $7M for pet food fraud
Two companies will pay $7 million after admitting that they omitted poultry meal from pet foods or replaced it with feather and bone meals.
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FDA warns of multiple contaminated pet foods
Pet foods sold by multiple companies have been contaminated with bacteria and thyroid hormones, leading to recalls in March.
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Food transport to meet new sanitation standards
Over the next two years, those transporting food for humans or animals by road or rail will need to start meeting tighter standards on vehicle and…
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New network helps track problems with pet food
The Food and Drug Administration announced the launch of the Pet Event Tracking Network in August to help track problems with pet food.
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Food Industry Animal Welfare Program assembled
Posted on April 15, 2002 The Food Marketing Institute and the National Council of Chain Restaurants have joined forces for the purpose of…
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Veterinarians have a role in global food security, Association says
The AVMA Board of Directors, while meeting April 5-6, approved the new "AVMA Policy on Global Food Security."
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Some dry dog foods may have harmful excess vitamin D
At least six dogs have been sickened with vitamin D toxicosis, although Food and Drug Administration officials have received no reports of deaths,
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FDA develops food-borne illness outbreak team
A full-time team at the Food and Drug Administration will respond to outbreaks of food-borne illness among humans and animals.
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World Veterinary Day promotes sustainable development
The theme of World Veterinary Day 2018, which falls on April 28, is “The role of the veterinary profession in sustainable development to improve…
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Farm priorities: Ensuring veterinarians’ voices are heard
As Congress works to finalize the details of the 2018 farm bill, the AVMA is continuing advocacy work in support of key programs that protect animal…
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FDA given more authority over recalls, records, imports
A law passed in early January gives federal regulators more authority over food production, including the ability to force recalls of foods that risk…
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Veterinary leaders change at FDA
Two Food and Drug Administration executives overseeing veterinary medicine are leaving the agency.
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FDA seeks comments on evaluating antimicrobial animal drugs guidance
Posted on October 1, 2002 The Food and Drug Administration announced on Sept. 11 the availability of a draft guidance document "Guidance for the…
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FSIS wants to privatize some pig slaughter duties
Proposed regulations would shift food inspection duties in swine slaughter from federal employees to private ones.
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Import ban urged by AVMA
The AVMA is urging the Food and Drug Administration to implement import regulations consistent with domestic bans on the use of chloramphenicol
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Crawford takes reins at FDA
Dr. Lester M. Crawford Jr. is the deputy commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration
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FARAD encourages veterinarians to use hotline, newsletter
The Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank has established an electronic newsletter pertaining to a variety of issues
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Another ballot initiative increases housing size for farm animals
As consumers demand to know more about the origin of their foods, the trend toward less-restrictive housing for farm animals has accelerated in recent…
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The heated topic of raw milk
Unpasteurized milk has found a niche, with devoted followers hyping its taste and purported health benefits.
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Congress could intervene over modified salmon
Members of Congress are pushing the Food and Drug Administration in opposite directions over whether the agency should finish investigating an…