Officials are advising that mare’s milk should be heat treated to kill Brucella, despite the low risk of brucellosis in Germany.
The joint opinion from Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) and Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut (FLI) assessed
Continue Reading Brucella in raw mare’s milk rare in Germany, but heat treatment still advised
Murphy Farm Hay and Feed Company of Louisburg, NC, has recalled some alfalfa hay due to potential blister beetle contamination. The product was offered for sale to consumers at the following two retail locations: Murphy
Continue Reading NC Company Recalls Potentially Beetle-Contaminated Hay After Six Horses Die
The additional DNA testing in Europe found more horsemeat masquerading as beef and put more names on the list of world recognizable food brands that were apparent victims of this continent-wide fraud that now includes the likes of IKEA, Burger King, Taco Bell and many others.
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: "Beer for my Horses"
New Mexico’s Valley Meat Co. is appealing a state fine of $86,400 for improper disposal of composted cattle remains. Valley Meat gained notoriety earlier this year when it applied to USDA for equine inspection services
Continue Reading Valley Meats Disputes State Fine For Improper Cow Disposal
Equine inspections will be back on the menu at USDA by the end of the year, according to Al Almanza, administrator of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).
On Saturday, Almanza told the Texas-based
Continue Reading USDA Ready to Inspect Horse Slaughter By Year End
A House committee vote may have closed the barn door before horse slaughter will ever be resumed in the United States. The powerful Appropriations Committee has by voice vote agreed to again ban federal funding
Continue Reading House Budget For USDA Bans Spending on Horse Slaughter
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) won’t admit it has received either request, but the agency now has two formal applications for inspection of horse meat-for-export processing facilities. As Food Safety News reported earlier
Continue Reading Two Applications in For Horse Slaughter; Opposition Gears Up
A rare botulism outbreak has killed 23 horses at Whistlin’ Willow Farm in Gorham, Maine, Portland’s Press Herald reports.
No mistreatment has been reported. Some sickened horses recovered, while at least another 40 horses
Continue Reading 23 Horses Die from Botulism Outbreak in Maine
I really did not plan on stirring up reader comments last week, but I did.
That’s not what I have in mind for these Sunday sermons and generating comments is never on my agenda when
UPDATE: Valley Meat Co., now seeking a grant of inspection to allow it to slaughter horses for export, had its beef slaughter inspectors pulled from the plant for five days for the company’s inhumane treatment
Continue Reading New Mexico Slaughterhouse Wants to Export Horsemeat
Believe it or not, this week I was planning on writing one of those “dog that did not bark” stories about the fact that in no state has re-starting horse slaughter come up as a
Continue Reading Letter From The Editor: ‘Slaughterhouse Sue’
