USDA Seeks Comments On New Rule To Enhance Food Safety

Sunday, March 28th, 2010

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that it is seeking comment on proposed measures to enhance food safety. The proposed rule would implement a provision of the 2008 Farm Bill and is a priority for the Food Safety Working Group (FSWG). "One ...

AVMA, Veterinary Foundation Tackle Veterinary Shortage With New Incentive Program

Sunday, March 14th, 2010

Their numbers are dwindling at such a rate that our food supply may be in jeopardy - and that decline may continue as their educational debt continues to rise. These are just two of the challenges facing food animal veterinary medicine, one of the bulwarks of our food safety ...

170 more tons of tainted milk found in China

Monday, February 8th, 2010

The discovery has punched a 170-ton hole in China's promises to overhaul its food safety system. Officials say they've found yet another case where large amounts of tainted milk powder from the country's 2008 scandal that should have been destroyed were instead repackaged.