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Farmaceuticals: Poultry firms systematically feed low-dose antibiotics to flocks

By Brian Grow, P.J. Huffstutter September 15, 2014

Atlanta/Chicago | Reuters — Major U.S. poultry firms are administering antibiotics to their flocks far more pervasively than regulators realize, posing a potential risk to human health. PART 1 OF A SERIES: Visit Part 2 and Part 3 here, or view the series in full HERE. Internal records examined by Reuters reveal that some of […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Farmaceuticals: Problems at Foster Farms plants emerged amid salmonella outbreak

By P.J. Huffstutter September 15, 2014

Livingston, Calif. | Reuters — Sanitation problems at a slaughterhouse can promote the spread of antibiotic-resistant “superbugs,” by allowing dangerous bacteria to remain on meat that is shipped into the food supply. In the poultry industry, salmonella is a particular risk. PART 2 OF A SERIES: Visit Part 1 and Part 3 here, or view […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

Farmaceuticals: U.S. FDA has vetted just seven per cent of animal antibiotics for superbug risk

By Michael Erman September 15, 2014

New York | Reuters — Scientists fear the widespread use of antibiotics on the farm may be a factor in the rise of “superbugs” — bacteria that grow resistant to drugs, infect humans and defy conventional medicines. PART 3 OF A SERIES: Visit Part 1 and Part 2 here, or view the series in full […] Read more

Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Ont. egg producer’s grading station reinstated

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 20, 2014

A southwestern Ontario shell egg producer’s grading station has been reinstated after a four-month federal suspension. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency on April 11 suspended the registration for Allan Toby, operating at Owen Sound, Ont., for failure to maintain the operation’s grading station in “required conditions” as per the Egg Regulations. No food recall was […] Read more

Hogs, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

Maple Leaf names ‘animal wellness’ chief

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff August 15, 2014

Canadian processing giant Maple Leaf Foods has gone to Ontario’s pork sector for the person to spearhead the setup of its “comprehensive animal wellness program.” The Toronto meat and processing company on Monday named Dr. Stephanie Cottee, a former provincial programs advisor with the Ontario provincial pork board, as its new “leader, animal wellness.” While at […] Read more

Fruit/Vegetables, Poultry/Eggs

Feds fund poultry code updates and hort programs

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 31, 2014

The federal government has announced funding of over $2 million to the Canadian Animal Health Coalition (CAHC) to develop and update poultry codes and further advance best practices for the care and handling of other farm animals. The government has also announced funding of over $1.4 million for the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre to […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Finishers, Hogs, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Reuters

U.S. court upholds FDA animal feed policy despite health concern

By jonathan-stempel July 24, 2014

Reuters — A divided federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a U.S. Food and Drug Administration policy allowing the use of various antibiotics in animal feed, even if such use might endanger the public health. Reversing a lower court ruling, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York said the FDA was empowered […] Read more

Poultry/Eggs

Feds fund chicken vaccine research

By Canadian Cattlemen Staff July 24, 2014

Member of Parliament Brad Trost, on behalf of Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has $275,000 for Chicken Farmers of Saskatchewan to undertake a research project on disease control. A release says the project aims to identify and characterize new variants of the avian reovirus and determine how they are transmitted. It also aims to evaluate the […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Cow-Calf, Finishers, Hogs, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs, Sheep/Goats

Panel’s report likely to tie farm antibiotics to human resistance

By P.J. Huffstutter July 23, 2014

Reuters — A White House advisory committee is expected to acknowledge the link between antimicrobial resistance in humans and livestock being fed antibiotics when it issues its report in the next few weeks, according to the transcript of a committee meeting held earlier this month. But how much of the public health problem can be […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Livestock, Poultry/Eggs

China food scandal drags in Starbucks, Burger King and McDonald’s

By adam-jourdan July 22, 2014

Shanghai/Reuters — The latest food scandal in China is spreading fast, dragging in U.S. coffee chain Starbucks , Burger King Worldwide Inc and others, as well as McDonald’s products as far away as Japan. McDonald’s Corp and KFC’s parent Yum Brands Inc apologized to Chinese customers on Monday after it emerged that Shanghai Husi Food […] Read more

U.S. grains: Soy futures set April low on good US crop weather, slow China demand

Rain aids some Saskatchewan crops

Prairie Wheat Weekly: Cash prices shift either side of unchanged

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