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Congress strengthens pet food safety regulations
Legislation passed by Congress in September contains food safety provisions requiring the Food and Drug Administration to set ingredient and…
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Senate hearing examines safety, recall of pet food
The recent recall of cat and dog food has raised broad concerns about food safety, oversight of pet food, and manufacturing practices.
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Food safety agency invites comments on melamine decisions
The public is being asked to comment on a food safety agency's decision-making process that led the agency to conclude that swine and poultry fed pet…
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FDA launches online Safety Reporting Portal for foods and animal drugs
The Food and Drug Administration has developed the new Safety Reporting Portal at www.safetyreporting.hhs.gov to allow online reporting of safety…
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Presidential panel, FDA present plans for safety of food imports
Two new plans for import safety emphasize preventing problems rather than relying only on border inspections to detect
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Veterinarian leaves director job in FDA food safety center
A veterinarian who led two centers of the Food and Drug Administration in the past 16 years has temporarily left the agency for an academic post.
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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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Recall shines spotlight on pet foods
A massive recall of pet food broadened to certain treats and a dry diet, along with more wet products.
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How to submit samples, report cases related to adulterated pet food
One of the most common questions being directed to the Food and Drug Administration during the pet food recall
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Researchers examine contaminants in food, deaths of pets
The evidence is building that a combination of two adulterants in pet foods, melamine and cyanuric acid, contributed to the deaths of hundreds of cats…
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Hogs, chickens ate pet food containing adulterants
Thousands of hogs and millions of chickens ate pet food now subject to a recall, but government agencies have found no evidence
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Chief executive officers testify about recall of pet food
More details have emerged about events leading to the major recall of pet food and about the importation of ingredients from China that
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FDA finds food from animal clones to be safe, invites comments
The Food and Drug Administration has found that meat or milk from clones of adult cattle, swine, and goats is as safe to eat
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Ongoing recall investigation unraveling the facts
Months after the recalls of pet food began, developments continued to unfold in response to the adulteration of ingredients from China.
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USDA rolls out risk-based inspection
The Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service recently announced a timetable for introducing risk-based
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Legislation At A Glance
The AVMA supports passage of the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act (S. 510). In addition to giving the Health and Human
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American Association of Equine Practitioners
The American Association of Equine Practitioners honored the 2013 recipients of several awards Dec. 10, 2013, at its 59th Annual Convention in…
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OIE developing minimum veterinary education standards
International organization's work intended to increase safety, improve trade
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Board weighs in on foreign accreditation
Accreditation of foreign veterinary schools by the AVMA Council on Education has been in the spotlight ever since this past November when
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Veterinary postgraduate program in development
Would create institute aimed at boosting food animal professionals
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Salmon could show path for transgenic animals
James D. Murray, PhD, thinks it is clear that genetic engineering of food animals could improve human and animal health and help to feed a growing…
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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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Lawmakers press for permanent ban on 'downer' livestock
Congress is considering legislation permanently banning nonambulatory animals from the human food supply.
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New curriculum to train students, scientists on regulatory affairs
Food and Drug Administration employees who are hired on the basis of their scientific credentials frequently need years of instruction on the legal…
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Staying relevant in cattle care
The dean at the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine is particularly concerned that veterinarians have not generated data that…