Russia is set to impose ban on the imports of meat and meat products beginning 11 February over the concerns that they may contain ractopamine, a drug used in animal feed to promote leanness in cattle and hogs. Russia's animal and plant ...
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BPT Products, a New Mexico establishment, is recalling approximately 213 pounds of beef jerky products as they contain wheat that is not mentioned on the product label, according the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection ...
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Japan has agreed to allow US imports of cattle aged up to 30 months from 1 February. This move comes after the food safety authorities stated that the decision would not increase health concerns. The new rule will allow the US exporters ...
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Trading Standards officials have discovered poultry, beef and veal in products that were being sold as lamb kebabs. When is a 'lamb' kebab not a lamb kebab? When it contains poultry, beef and veal, said Trading Standards West Sussex ...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced on January 28 in the Federal Register a reorganization for the Foods and Veterinary Medicine (FVM) program that was implemented on October 1, 2012. Under the reorganization, the Office of ...
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Filler ingredient from Poland is the source of horse DNA found in beef burgers on sale in the UK and Ireland, according to Irish agriculture officials. Fresh tests on the suspected Polish ingredient have shown up to 20% horse DNA content ...
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The Irish government has declared a “major breakthrough” in the investigation into the horse meat DNA found in value burgers as “conclusive test results” link the source to an ingredient from a Polish supplier. ...
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Fonterra and New Zealand's government are trying to reassure officials in key export markets that the country's milk supply is safe, after traces of agricultural chemical dicyandiamide were found in some dairy products. Fonterra said late ...
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Advance Pierre Foods, an establishment based in Oklahoma, US, is recalling about 1,200 pounds of chicken fried chicken breasts as they may contain small pieces of metal, according to the US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and ...
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Whole Foods Market has recalled one lot code of 4-oz packages of Whole Catch Wild Alaskan Sockeye Salmon (cold smoked and sliced) because the product may contain Listeria Monocytogenes, which can cause a sometimes fatal infection in young ...
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Wayne McNee, New Zealand Department of Primary Industry official said dicyandiamide fertilizer had been no longer used since last September. dairy products from New Zealand are unlikely to contain dicyandiamide residues and can be safe to ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency has announced that horses that have been treated with the drug phenylbutazone or bute are not allowed to enter the food chain. The agency will conduct checks in slaughterhouses in order to ensure that horses ...
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US-based ConAgra Foods is voluntarily recalling specific lots of its 8oz. 'Hunt’s Tomato Sauce and Hunt’s Tomato Sauce No Salt Added' as they were packed in cans containing a defect in the inner lining. The company noted that ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency has admitted that it found traces of a cancer-causing drug in horse meat exported to Europe in 2012, but there is no link to the recent cases of horse DNA in burgers. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said today ...
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Russia has threatened to ban imports of chilled meat from the US due to the presence of feed additive ractopamine, in the latest in a series of food safety complaints from the ex-Soviet power. Russia is considering a temporary ban on ...
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