Detections of Salmonella in raw meat-based pet food in the United Kingdom have hit their highest ever level, according to a report. This poses a risk to people who handle it.
Data on Salmonella reports
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Overall findings of Salmonella in livestock in the United Kingdom in 2020 went up, according to a report.
Data covers Salmonella reports from livestock in England, Wales and Scotland collected by the Animal and Plant
Continue Reading Salmonella reports in UK animals increase in 2020
Officials in a Mexican state have issued a warning after suspicions that more than 50 people fell sick from eating meat contaminated with Clenbuterol.
Health services in Morelos called on people to remain vigilant for
Continue Reading Suspected Clenbuterol poisonings in Mexico under investigation
Editor’s note: Each Spring, attorneys Bill Marler and Denis Stearns teach a Food Safety Litigation course in the LL.M. Program in Agricultural and Food Law at the University of Arkansas School of Law. This
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Cargill pulled a variety of animal feeds with excessive levels of aflatoxins from retail shelves from February through April, but the company did not announce the action until this week.
Aflatoxin is a fungal toxin
Continue Reading Cargill recalls feed for excessive aflatoxins; handlers at risk of liver damage
It was a mixed year which saw many multi-country, multi-year outbreaks raise their head again but for some of them, 2018 marked the year they were solved.
The year also brought regulation changes, updated
Continue Reading EU’s notable 2018 food safety events
A Kentucky cattle feed manufacturer, a Vermont cheese processing facility, and a New York supplement facility are all on notice from the Food and Drug Administration for violations of federal food safety rules.
The FDA
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A key plank in the FDA’s platform to slow down the development of antibiotic resistance and extend the life of medications important to humans is in place. The agency announced Wednesday it has completed the
Continue Reading Drug companies delete ‘growth’ uses from animal drug labels
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) contacted two dairies, two seafood processors, and one animal feed processor in its latest round of warning letters to food producers. Shur-Green Farms LLC of Ansonia, OH, was
Continue Reading FDA Warning Letters: Illegal Drug Residues, Seafood Hazards, and Adulterated Feed
A trio of food safety and environmental advocacy groups Thursday filed suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, saying the agency has not sufficiently proven that ractopamine, a drug fed to pigs, cattle and
Continue Reading Nonprofits Sue FDA Claiming Agency Hasn’t Proven Safety of Animal Growth Drug
