To respond to mounting criticism without a budget increase, the FDA has tried a band-aid approach: On May 1, the agency created a new food-safety oversight position, naming its chief medical officer, David Acheson, the agency's first assistant commissioner for food protection. To respond to mounting criticism without a budget increase, the FDA has tried a band-aid approach: On May 1, the agency created a new food-safety oversight position, naming its chief medical officer, David Acheson,...

This announcement is based on the company's ongoing extensive review of its manufacturing and quality assurance testing procedures, which identified trace amounts of a melamine derivative from tainted Chinese rice protein concentrate provided to the company by domestic ingredient supplier Cereal Byproducts, headquartered in Illinois. This announcement is based on the company's ongoing extensive review of its manufacturing and quality assurance testing procedures, which identified trace...

Livestock & Poultry: The rangeland on the east side of the county has begun to dry up, and the westside rangeland is already dry. Out-of-county livestock continue being moved off rangeland early due to lack of forage. Supplemental feeding of livestock along with nutrients continues. Market tomato and processing tomato transplant, bell pepper, sweet potato and watermelon planting continues. The amount of rangeland forage growth remains way below normal. Strawberry harvest for fresh market...

She advises pet owners to avoid ingredients like wheat gluten, corn, soybeans, byproducts, artificial chemicals, additives, coloring agents, preservatives and any product labeled "hulls," like peanut hulls. If the true the way to do your dog's heart is through his stomach, though, you might want to cook your own pet food. And, she says, don't assume that feeding your dog an organic or natural pet food will cost more. Because those foods are more nutritious, you can feed your animal smaller...

The organic pet food is about $3 for 13 ounces right now, but if interest persists, the price will go down. Martin said pet food recalls happen once or twice a year, the latest is just one of the bigger ones. Recall boosts organic pet food business. It's simply not true," said McDowell, who studied veterinary medicine in college and is a certified thoroughbred horse breeder. The vet told her to research every ingredient in dog food because one of them may have caused the cancer. She is...

The distiller's grain, a by-product of ethanol production intended for use as animal feed, does not work with all livestock such as poultry and pigs, Hutson said. Livestock producers may take a beating if feed prices continue to climb. Lyons, who is an investor in the plant, said he usually grows 600 acres of soybeans and 600 acres of corn on his farm each year, rotating the fields in which the crops are grown. April 8, 2007 By Carrie Napoleon Post-Tribune correspondent While higher per...

It is also a major producer in forage, such as alfalfa. There will be different types of exhibitors on the square, including feed suppliers, auto dealers, and tractor and farm equipment. There will also be an antique tractor display, the FFA students will be displaying projects and a there will be a Guess how much the bull weighs contest. There s no way we could survive as a county without agriculture. The expansive farming community, education system and hospital were three areas the...

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But not all companies are as diligent, especially when the risks seem lower, as with animal food. The first big lesson from the current scares is that food producers have to do more themselves. And in the past few weeks alone, the FDA has issued warnings or recalls for brands of milk, olives, bottled water, bread, prepared fruit trays, melons, oysters, and peanut butter. Food imports were rising dramatically at the same time the FDA's ability to police the food supply was in decline....