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China Increases U.S. Sorghum Import Regulations

Posted September 4, 2014 China’s quarantine authorities have stopped shipments of U.S. alfalfa due to the presence of genetically modified...

FSIS Released Updated Guidance Reducing Shiga in Shedding Cattle

Posted August 26, 2014 The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has announced the availability of its updated guidance document on...

Dairy Groups Propose FSMA Exemption

Posted July 9, 2014 The National Milk Producers Federation (NMPF) asked the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to exempt dairy...

Agriculture Research Boards Begins Search for Directors

Posted June 24, 2014 Board of directors to be named for the Foundation for Food and Agriculture Research, which was...

USDA Approves Funding To Fight PEDv

Posted June 9, 2014   The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a $26.2 million fund to fight porcine epidemic...

USDA Sued Over Drug-Resistant Salmonella in Meat

Posted May 29, 2014   The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accused of failing to protect consumers by allowing the...

WHO Releases Report on Antimicrobial Resistance

Posted May 15, 2014   The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a report on global antimicrobial resistance (AMR) concluding that...

Comment Period Closes for Brazil Beef Import Proposed Rule, Industry Gives Mixed Reviews

Posted April 29, 2014   The comment period recently closed for USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) proposed rule...

China Restricts Imports of U.S. Hogs

Posted April 9, 2014   China has imposed tougher restrictions for imports of live pigs from the U.S., citing concerns about...

FDA Extends Comment Period for FSMA Proposed Rule

Posted March 26, 2014   The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has extended the comment period for a proposed rule...

USDA Publishes Final Rule on “Mad Cow Disease” and Imports

Posted February 20, 2014   USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has published a final rule amending import regulations...

Washington Ag Department Develops Animal Traceability System

Posted February 14, 2014   The Washington Department of Agriculture is developing an animal traceability system to make searching cattle records...

Deadly Pig Virus Reported in Canada, Spreads in U.S.

Posted January 28, 2014   A virus already responsible for killing about one million piglets in the United States has been...

“Mad Cow Disease” Identified in Germany

Posted January 23, 2014   German officials have identified one case of bovine spongiform encephalitis (BSE), also known as “Mad Cow...