As experts continue to sound alarm bells about the rising resistance of microbes to antibiotics used by humans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday announced it was curbing the use of the drugs in livestock nationwide. "FDA ...
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Cloud's Meats, Inc., of Carthage, MO, is voluntarily recalling beef and pork products that may possibly be contaminated with E. coli after positive test results in samples of items produced in mid-November. According to a Dec. 2 news ...
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Astellas and IBL Concludes Co-Research Agreement Regarding Pharmaceutical Applications of Recombinant Human Proteins Made Using transgenic Silkworms Tokyo, December 25, 2013 - Astellas Pharma Inc. ("Astellas") and Immuno-Biological ...
The National Pork Board suggests heightened biosecurity and stepped up communications are key to the containment and eradication of a Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea outbreak that's spread throughout the United States. As expected, the onset of ...
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Scientists say they have the first definitive proof that a deadly respiratory virus in the Middle East infects camels in addition to humans. The finding may help researchers find ways to control the spread of the virus. Using gene ...
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Virginia Tech's Marion DuPont Scott School of Veterinary Medicine has announced its"Tuesday Talk"topics for early 2014.The Tuesday Talks lectures series is designed to provide horse owners and professionals with valuable insight and ...
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Horses are known for their massive stature and majestic features.Everything from their muscular physique to their large,lovely eyes leaves us in awe.However,just as horses can injure their joints and muscles quite easily,ocular trauma is ...
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The annual Farmers and Ranchers Cow/Calf College "Partners in Progress – Beef Seminar" will be held at the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center and Great Plains Veterinary Education Center near Clay Center Jan. 28. The college will ...
A new rule to protect the nation's food supply from terrorism has been introduced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, the agency announced Friday. The proposed rule would require the largest food businesses in the United States and ...
The U.S Food and Drug Administration has filed its rule on intentional adulteration under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA), keeping to a court-ordered deadline of Dec. 20. "Focused Mitigation Strategies to Protect Food Against ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has announced that it will propose revised rule language and open another comment period on?two of the proposed rules affecting farmers under the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). FDA plans to ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released the final version of a voluntary plan to phase out the use of certain antibiotics in food animals. Antibiotics are added to the feed or drinking water of cattle, hogs, poultry and other ...
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) in Northern Ireland has launched a campaign to keep contaminated milk out of the supply. The agency conveyed 'Protect your milk supply' message to dairy farmers, urging them to keep contaminated milk out of ...
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A new trade agreement has opened the door to UK exports of beef to Singapore worth an estimated £10 million a year to the UK economy. Singapore's ban on UK beef, put in place following the identification of BSE, has been lifted ...
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Cloud's Meats is recalling 1,450 pounds of beef and pork products, as they may be contaminated with E. coli, the Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) announced. The move comes after the product samples tested positive for non-0157 ...
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