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Canadian horse meat flagged……. again
A recent RASFF (Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed) alert has been raised by the European Commission in Belgium, displaying an unauthorised level of Phenylbutazone detected in Canadian horse meat.…June 28, 2019 -
US reducing antibiotic use in Cattle and Swine
Recent data from the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will help reduce antibiotic use by livestock producers. The data from May 2019, described two national…June 14, 2019 -
The NHS are rolling out electronic prescribing in the fight against antibiotic resistance
A recent article in the Telegraph newspaper reports that; “Health chiefs have drawn up the plans amid warnings that antibiotic resistance now poses as great a threat as climate change.” …January 25, 2019 -
Drop in Antibiotic Sales for Livestock
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have released new data documenting a decline in the amount of medically important antibiotics being sold for use in food-producing animals in the USA. The…January 24, 2019 -
Nigeria bans the use of antibiotics in animal feed
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a ban against the use of antibiotics (growth promoters and mould inhibitor) in animal feeds. With this ban in…January 8, 2019 -
New Antibiotic Policy at Major Fast Food Chain
Major food chain McDonald’s have unveiled a new policy to reduce the overall use of antibiotics across their global beef supply chain. Under the policy, the use of antibiotics for growth promotion…December 20, 2018 -
Screening for Coccidiostats
Feed additives are important in modern agriculture and a focus of the European Union (EU) framework. Whilst such products are used to improve the characteristics of feed, any company wanting to use…December 6, 2018 -
Brazil’s Action Plan for Poultry
Global Meat News recently reported that Mexico have now granted an export licence to 26 new Brazilian establishments for poultry meat. The licensing will more than double the number of Brazilian companies…November 30, 2018 -
Clenbuterol ELISA for Meat Contamination
Clenbuterol is a Beta-Agonist drug that is banned as a growth promoter in most countries. The steroid like chemical was initially developed to treat asthma in horses, stimulating both the heart and…November 21, 2018 -
German Antibiotic Sales Dropped
Randox Food Diagnostics recently reported how the European Parliament’s new antibiotic legislation bans the use of antibiotics on animals that are important for human medicine use and prohibits any antimicrobials in livestock…November 7, 2018
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