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White House directs U.S. GMO regulators to update oversight

By Carey Gillam July 2, 2015

Reuters — The White House on Thursday directed the three U.S. agencies that oversee biotech crop products to improve and modernize their regulatory “framework” to boost public confidence in a system that critics call a failure. The order, announced in a statement by President Barack Obama’s Office of Science and Technology Policy, followed demands by […] Read more

Canola, Crops, Markets

U.S. trans fat ban creates opportunities for canola

By Phil Franz-Warkentin - MarketsFarm June 16, 2015

CNS Canada — A move by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to ban artificial trans fats in processed foods within three years will create opportunities for Canada’s canola sector, especially high oleic varieties such as Nexera. Partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), which are the primary source of artificial trans fat in processed foods, are not […] Read more

Canola, Corn, Crops, Fruit/Vegetables, Reuters, Soybeans

U.S. FDA to cut trans fats from foods

By Ransdell Pierson, toni-clarke June 16, 2015

Washington/New York | Reuters –– The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday made good on its proposal to effectively ban artificial trans fats from a wide range of foods, from microwave popcorn to frozen pizza, saying they raise the risk of heart disease. Under new FDA regulations, partially hydrogenated oils, which have been shown […] Read more

Livestock, Reuters

U.S. meat industry bought more human antibiotics to 2013, FDA says

By P.J. Huffstutter April 10, 2015

Chicago | Reuters –– Sales of medically important antibiotics in the U.S. for use in livestock jumped by 20 per cent between 2009 and 2013, federal regulators said on Friday, although recent statements by producers suggest those figures could be dropping. Between 2012 and 2013, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said its annual report, […] Read more

Beef Cattle, Finishers, Livestock

Zilmax cleared for component feeding in Canada

By Staff February 16, 2015

Canada has granted the makers of cattle feed additive Zilmax an expanded product label that allows for component feeding at the lower end of its dosage range — and draws the line for a maximum rate in complete feed. Merck Animal Health on Friday announced approval from Health Canada’s Veterinary Drugs Directorate (VDD) to update […] Read more

General, Reuters

Obama proposes creation of stand-alone U.S. food safety agency

By Reuters February 2, 2015

Reuters — U.S. President Barack Obama has proposed bringing together the country’s food safety operations into one agency to better monitor food quality in a move that would reshape the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The proposal was put forward as part of the President’s 2016 budget plan. The new agency would combine the food […] Read more

Vet advice

Seeking Credibility

By Dr. Ron Clarke February 13, 2014

Two recent events jumped agriculture’s role in the antimicrobial resistance merry-go-round into high gear. First was the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Final Guidance 213 (December 2013) that established a three-year time frame to end the use of medically important antibiotics as growth promotants. There were also new rules on veterinary oversight related to antibiotic […] Read more

ICE weekly outlook: Extradition ruling not the only anchor on canola

CBOT weekly outlook: Crop commodities rangebound

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets reflect mixed tone

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ICE weekly outlook: Extradition ruling not the only anchor on canola

CBOT weekly outlook: Crop commodities rangebound

Klassen: Feeder cattle markets reflect mixed tone

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White House directs U.S. GMO regulators to update oversight

U.S. trans fat ban creates opportunities for canola

U.S. FDA to cut trans fats from foods

U.S. meat industry bought more human antibiotics to 2013, FDA says

Zilmax cleared for component feeding in Canada

Obama proposes creation of stand-alone U.S. food safety agency

Seeking Credibility

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