US: Black soldier fly larvae for poultry gets green light Plans to feed poultry dried black soldier fly larvae in the United States have received a boost following a...
Regulatory clarity wanted for cell-based meat Calls for the US Food and Drug Administration to have oversight of pre-market safety evaluations for cell-based...
US: Major egg recall following salmonella outbreak Over 200 million eggs have been recalled by a company in the United States following an outbreak of salmonella...
Investor group warns US farm antibiotics lagging One of the largest agricultural investor groups has warned the United States that it is lagging behind Europe on...
US antibiotic resistance levels in meat declining Salmonella and Campylobacter prevalence in US retail chicken continues to decline according to the 2014...
S enteritidis risk greater in small flock eggs Eggs from small flocks of chickens are more likely to be contaminated with Salmonella enteritidis than eggs sold...
Business update: Acquisitions prominent New acquisitions, products, and investments have been launched on to the international poultry sector recently....
Worrying increase in antimicrobial drug use in US livestock Domestic sales and distribution of antimicrobials approved for use in food producing animals in the US increased...
California: Strict laws for antibiotics in poultry California has adopted the United States’ strictest laws on the use of antibiotics in poultry, along with pigs...
US policy to destroy 'safe' poultry products petitioned The increasing eggs prices as a result of the US outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has prompted the...
FDA recognises Canthaxanthin as safe for chicken breeders Canthaxanthin has been generally recognised as safe (GRAS) by the FDA as a nutritive antioxidant to support the...
FDA: Veterinary Feed Directive final rule issued The US Food and Drug Administration has announced the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) final rule, an important...
Proposed US bill could curb antibiotic use in US poultry United States Senators, Dianne Feinstein and Susan Collins have introduced the ‘Prevention of Antibiotic...
Campaign for antibiotic-free chicken in US schools The Urban School Food Alliance (The Alliance), a coalition of the largest school districts in the United States...
Perdue reduces use of antibiotics in US hatcheries US poultry producer, Perdue Foods, has announced that it has removed all antibiotics from its chicken...
FDA reports positive trends in antimicrobial resistance The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released its National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System...
Commentary: Foster Farms and the US Salmonella outbreaks Chick-Cite has commented recently on the ongoing investigation of outbreaks of Salmonella Heidelberg attributed...
Will consumers go for cloned meat? Very soon now, probably before the end of the year, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will give its...
FDA's proposal to hide irradiation This last week (April 4), the Food and Drug Administration of the US government proposed to revise its...
Safety of Cloned Animals The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has tentatively approved cloned cattle, pigs and goats to be marketed...
Caution over Salmonella Surveillance Concerned over the persistence of egg-borne Salmonella infection in consumers, UK and EU authorities intend to...
Does Organic also mean "Safe"? The ongoing US outbreak of E coli O157: H7 attributed to organic spinach as the vehicle should stimulate...
EU Salmonella targets - legislating against the... The European Commission issued Directive IP/06/1082 on August 1st establishing targets for the reduction in...
Pros and cons of using phages The world of health and nutrition is currently wondering how to tackle issues related to antibiotic resistance....
EU must help to protect the food chain Having the job of protecting the food chain from disease is like being an air traffic controller: no one notices...
'Misleading promotion of soy-free eggs' Chino Valley Ranchers advances false information and distorted quotations ascribed to scientists to support the...
Current trends in the US egg industry The US egg industry is steadily moving forward. In 2013, the total production is expected to increase slightly...
Egg enrichment for health and marketing Enrichment is a strategy appropriate to industrialised countries where there is a demographic willing to pay a...