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Food safety
Neogen: Economic adulteration will proliferate – Food Quality News
A tough economy factors in.
Q&A with Michael Taylor, Part I: The next FSMA rules and imports – Food Safety News
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Deputy Commissioner for Foods and Veterinary Medicine Michael Taylor talked with Food Safety News about upcoming Food Safety Modernization Act (FMSA) rules.
EU agencies to advise on risks from phenylbutazone in horse meat – European Food Safety Authority
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) plans to issue advice in regard to phenylbutazone in horse meat by mid-April. Phenylbutazone, or bute, is an anti-inflammatory drug used to treat pain and inflammation in nonfood animals. For more on the horse meat story and bute, click here.
Gluten goodbye: One-third of Americans say they’re trying to shun it – NPR’s The Salt
Almost 30 percent of adults surveyed said they’re cutting back on gluten. To put it in perspective, less than 1 percent of the U.S. population has celiac disease, which causes severe gastrointestinal issues when gluten is consumed.
Mango board drafts food safety road map – The Packer
The group discussed different ways to prevent foodborne illness.
Animal safety
Dairy farmers say daylight savings throws cows for a loop too –York Daily Record
Pardon the pun, but it’s tough for people and animals to get moo-ving after daylight savings.
EPM-causing organisms widespread in U.S. horses (AAEP 2012) – The Horse
Equine protozoal myeloencephalitis (EPM) is caused by protozoa.
Agriculture
U.S.: Korea increases DDGS imports – All About Feed
About 469,000 tons of the total 505,000 tons of dried distiller’s grains with solubles (DDGS) Korea imported were from the U.S.
Biosecurity for the grains and oilseeds industry – Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
The new standards aim to help grain and oilseed growers protect their crops from pests and diseases.