Tag: Food safety: Page 5

Charm Sciences receives contract to monitor Vomitoxin tests

A five-year contract has been awarded to Charm Sciences, Inc. by the USDA-GIPSA to monitor Deoxynivalenol (DON), commonly referred to as vomitoxin in feed and grains, utilizing Charm’s ROSA DONQ-FAST5 Test.

June 30, 2015

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Experts prep feed mill managers for FSMA implementation

Experts recently discussed how feed mill managers should prepare for Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) compliance.

April 7, 2015

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

AFIA’s Safe Feed/Safe Food program updated to comply with FSMA

AFIA has updated the requirements of its FSC36 Safe Feed/Safe Food Certification Program to support the new requirements outlined in FSMA.

February 17, 2015

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

Animal feed safety programs combine for streamlined auditing

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and the National Renderers Association (NRA) have announced a partnership of two animal feed safety certification programs.

February 6, 2015

Anitox announces new research on search for Salmonella

Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) testing is the feed industry's gold standard for physically and biochemically identifying Salmonella. According to data from researchers at pathogen control specialist Anitox, this testing is not sufficient on its own to return reliable results.

January 12, 2015

House panel urged to pass Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act

Farm Bureau memberStacey Forshee on December 10 called on Congress to help consumers understandthe difference between real food safety concerns and marketing ploys by passingH.R. 4432, the Safe and Accurate Food Labeling Act.

December 10, 2014

APLU, AAVMC create task force on antibiotic resistance

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the Association of American Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) have created the Task Force on Antibiotic Resistance in Production Agriculture.

November 6, 2014

GMO corn seeds in Brazil no longer resistant to bugs, farmers claim

Genetically modified corn seeds are no longer resistant to devastating tropical bugs in Brazil, said Ricardo Tomczyk, president of Aprosoja farm lobby

July 30, 2014

Banned antibiotics in Dutch animal feed now being investigated

The use of banned antibiotics in Dutch animal feed is now being investigated by the public prosecution department as part of a criminal investigation.

July 28, 2014

Animal Feed Regulations & Safety

IGP Institute to offer HACCP training

The IGP Institute will partner with AFIA and NGFA to conduct the annual HACCP training in October.

July 14, 2014

Animal Feed Recalls

Foster Farms issues first recall in 16-month Salmonella outbreak

Foster Farms has issued a voluntary recall of some of its chicken products, the first in a 16-month Salmonella outbreak.

July 4, 2014

Animal Feed Recalls

Cargill recalls Nutrena NatureWise poultry feed

Cargill’s animal nutritionbusiness has voluntarily recalled its Nutrena NatureWise meat bird feed due toexcess levels of sodium.

July 2, 2014

Page 5 of 6