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American Association of Food Safety Veterinarians
Dr. Christine Hoang was named the 2013 Food Safety Veterinarian of the Year by the American Association of Food Safety Veterinarians this past August…
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USDA funding studies on food safety, climate change
About $20 million in federal grants will fund research on improving food safety and addressing the impact of climate change.
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AVMA launches 'Chew on This' podcast series on food safety
From holiday meals to unpasteurized milk, the AVMA's new podcast series Chew on This examines issues relevant to food safety and the
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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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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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AVMA legislative agenda addresses Red Flags Rule, food safety
The Executive Board, meeting June 4-6, took positions on a variety of legislation in the 111th Congress—including bills that address
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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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AVMA applauds gains in Farm Bill
$1 trillion legislation authorizes several veterinary research and food safety programs
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FDA provides $150,000 for safety, efficacy testing in aquatic medicine
Federal authorities gave $150,000 to support studies on the effectiveness of a treatment for fungal disease in walleye and the
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National Institute of Food and Agriculture replaces USDA-CSREES
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has launched the National Institute of Food and Agriculture as a replacement for the
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Study finds Listeria in raw pet foods
In a recent study, one-third of samples of raw dog or cat foods ordered online were positive for Listeria organisms.
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Military software to help food producers guard against attacks
Food producers can use software developed for the U.S. military to assess their vulnerability to tampering, terrorism, or other criminal attacks.
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Australia halts irradiation of imported cat food after link with neurologic damage
Australia will no longer offer importers the option of irradiating imported cat food to reduce microbial hazards following reports
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AVMA, AVMF to help food animal veterinarians pay off loans
The AVMA/AVMF Food Animal Veterinarian Recruitment and Retention Program is an economic assistance program that provides student loan debt forgiveness…
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Legislation-At-A-Glance
The AVMA supports the Food Safety and Tracking Improvement Act (S. 425). This bill would establish a food traceability
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Public health veterinarian sees challenges in infection trends
Food safety is not improving as quickly as hoped, and recent outbreaks of illness involved produce contaminated with pathogens
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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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Funding shortage forces closure of Fresno lab
Budget shortfalls have caused the California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System to close its Fresno location effective
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Canada steps up enforcement of horse slaughter guidelines
Canada has taken a first step in developing a comprehensive food safety and traceability program for its equine industry, the effects of which will…
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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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AVMF has strong year
The numbers are in for the American Veterinary Medical Foundation's 2009 budget and it looks like the charity had a banner year for fundraising.
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Winn Feline Foundation awards grants for feline health studies
The Winn Feline Foundation has awarded more than $173,000 in nine grants for feline health studies.
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Veterinary postgraduate program in development
Would create institute aimed at boosting food animal professionals