Joint News Release:  FDA and USDA Determine Swine Fed Adulterated Product

Swine fed adulterated product will not be approved to enter the food supply.  - Posted 4/27/07 by AHB

Utah Tests Hogs For Melamine, FDA Confirms Chinese Imports Were Contaminated

Agricultural officials in Utah said they're testing hogs at three farms to determine whether they consumed feed containing salvaged pet food that had been contaminated by melamine. - Posted 4/27/07 by AHB

FDA To Test Imported Additives For Chemical Found In Pet Food, Hogs

FDA said it will test for melamine — a chemical blamed for tainting more than 100 brands of pet food, killing pets and infecting hogs across the country. - Posted 4/26/07 by AHB

Japan Agrees To 'First Step' In Expanding U.S. Beef Trade

USDA Secretary Mike Johanns has approved Japan's request to conduct additional audits of U.S. beef processing plants, a move he characterized as "an important first step in efforts to expand U.S. beef trade [in Japanese markets]. - Posted 4/24/07 by AHB

State Agriculture Officials Urge Action on Interstate Meat Sales Legislation

The National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) is urging Congress to take prompt action on bipartisan legislation introduced that would allow interstate sales of state-inspected meat and poultry products. - Posted 4/19/07 by AHB

First Human H5N1 Vaccine OK'd

FDA approves first U.S. vaccine for humans against the avian influenza virus H5N1. - Posted 4/19/07 by AHB

Foodborne Illness Leveling Off

New report highlights growing foodborne illness challenges E. coli O157, Salmonella and Vibrio among notable concerns. - Posted 4/13/07 by AHB

U.S. Meat Supply To Drop As Corn Prices Rise

The U.S. meat supply will fall by 1.7 pounds per person this year as demand for ethanol pushes corn prices to their highest level in a decade, boosting livestock feed costs. - Posted 4/13/07 by AHB

Disgruntled Employee Poisons Kmart Meat

A former Kmart employee was arrested after confessing she put rat poison in packages of the retailer's ground beef.  - Posted 4/11/07 by AHB

USDA Allows Salmonella Treatment

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved the use of bacteriophage on live animals. - Posted 4/11/07 by AHB

Legislation To Help Processors

A Wisconsin congressman has introduced legislation to eliminate the ban on the interstate shipment of state-inspected meat. - Posted 4/6/07 by AHB

Missouri Bill Would Establish New State Standards For Livestock Operations

The bill would prohibit such lawsuits and bar county commissions and county health boards from enacting ordinances limiting livestock operations. - Posted 4/6/07 by AHB

Risk-Based Inspections May Face Delays

A new risk-based inspection program of meat plants, which was to roll out this month at 30 prototype sites, could be delayed by as little as a month or as long as two to three months. - Posted 4/3/07 by AHB

Creekstone Ready, Willing And Able — But Waiting — To Test Animals For BSE

Creekstone Farms Premium Beef is preparing its BSE testing protocols while awaiting a decision from USDA as to whether the agency will appeal a recent federal court ruling allowing the company do perform its own BSE testing.  - Posted 4/3/07 by AHB

U.S. - S. Korea FTA 'Dead On Arrival'?

Negotiators of a bilateral trade agreement between the United States and South Korea may have breathed a sigh of relief after finalizing the long-debated deal, but some U.S. legislators and meat industry members are breathing fire. - Posted 4/3/07 by AHB