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FSA struggling with skills gap post-Brexit says report

By News Desk on October 17, 2022

Authorities such as the Food Standards Agency (FSA) are struggling with a skills gap after the United Kingdom left the European Union, according to a report.

The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee said there…

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EU return audit to Poland finds unresolved issues; Salmonella in poultry still a problem

By Joe Whitworth on October 14, 2022

Major problems remain in the Polish control system for beef and poultry meat, according to the European Commission’s health and safety agency.

A remote DG Sante audit, in October 2021 in Poland, followed-up two audits…

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Dutch figures show hundreds of violations in slaughterhouses

By News Desk on December 9, 2021

Hundreds of warnings and fines are imposed every year for violations in large slaughterhouses, according to statistics published by the Dutch food agency.

The Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) figures on inspections…
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Former USDA officials say feds critically short of veterinarians

By Cookson Beecher on August 21, 2017

Sometimes when a door swings open, opportunity for change has the chance to enter.

That’s what some members of the National Association of Federal Veterinarians are hoping will happen now that two top food safety…
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FDA Releases Guidance for Veterinary Feed Directive Format

By News Desk on December 1, 2015

papers_406x250The Food and Drug Administration has released draft guidance recommending a common format for the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) form. Last June, FDA published the final rule regarding the VFD, which brings the use of…
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FDA Finalizes Veterinary Feed Directive

By Lydia Zuraw on June 3, 2015

http://www.dreamstime.com/stock-images-veterinarian-farm-cattle-examines-animal-ranch-cows-image49694854On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration published the final rule for its Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD), which brings the use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals under veterinary supervision so that they are used only…
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FDA Warning Letters Sent to Vet, Juice Maker, Seafood Processor, Importer

By News Desk on April 6, 2015

FDA WarningLast week, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued warning letters to a veterinarian, a juice producer, and two seafood facilities – one processor and an importer. FDA wrote to Dr. Rebecca W. Allen…
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Uncommon Veterinarian Podcast: Interview with Food Safety Veterinarian Dr. Romina Hennig

By Elliott Garber on August 23, 2013

This is Episode 4 of the Uncommon Veterinarian Podcast, originally published on Elliott Garber’s Uncommon Veterinarian website and printed here with permission. In this episode, I interview Dr. Romina Hennig, a 2009 veterinary graduate from…
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Time to Raise a Toast to Veterinarians Worldwide

By Cookson Beecher on January 24, 2011

It’s lunchtime and you’re starved. Could eat a cow. Well, maybe a hamburger. Better yet a cheeseburger with lots of fried onions.

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As you savor the freshly made burger and finish it off with some…

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Too Few Food-Animal Vets, Warn Food Safety Pros

By Cookson Beecher on January 24, 2011

Despite the central role that veterinarians play in food safety, a critical shortage of food-animal veterinarians is threatening the safety of the U.S. food supply, warns Veterinarian Ron DeHaven, CEO of the American Veterinary Medical…
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