WASHINGTON, May 7, 2007 There is very low risk to human health from consuming meat from hogs and chickens known to have been fed animal feed supplemented with pet food scraps that contained melamine and melamine-related compounds, according to an assessment conducted by scientists from five federal agencies. WASHINGTON, May 7, 2007 There is very low risk to human health from consuming meat from hogs and chickens known to have been fed animal feed supplemented with pet food scraps that...

Because melamine is an industrial chemical used to make polymers, pet food scientists here and in the US - where thousands of pets fell ill and the manufacturers of brands like Iams, Eukanuba, Hills and Nestl Purina recalled about 60m packets of food - took time to identify it as the source of the problem. The presence of a poisonous industrial chemical in SA pet food, which has killed at least 30 dogs and made many more ill, has led to broader concerns about the safety of agricultural...

Qatar mulls importing rice from Uruguay Web posted at: 5/4/2007 8:12:55 Source ::: The Peninsula DOHA Qatar is taking a closer look at importing rice and livestock from Uruguay, whose President, Dr Tabare Vazquez, is here on a visit accompanied by a trade delegation. Qatar mulls importing rice from Uruguay Web posted at: 5/4/2007 8:12:55 Source ::: The Peninsula DOHA Qatar is taking a closer look at importing rice and livestock from Uruguay, whose President, Dr Tabare Vazquez, is here on a...

Overall, the FDA is responsible for regulating about 80 percent of the nation's food supply; the Agriculture Department inspects meat, poultry and eggs, the other 20 percent. But it was contaminated wheat gluten that put the spotlight on a real and frightening fact: China's chronic food safety woes are now an international concern. Worried about losing access to foreign markets and stung by tainted food products scandals at home, China has in recent years tried to improve inspections, with...

An FTA "would open new markets and expand opportunities for Korean and EU businesses while giving valuable momentum to liberalisation of global trade," they said. But its farmers are likely to be among the losers, even though sensitive items such as rice and beef are likely to be excluded. South Korea and the European Union Monday started free trade talks aimed at linking Asia's third largest economy to the world's biggest trading bloc. South Korea demanded the EU phase out tariffs on...

The number of farmers continues to drop, feeding both the idea of putting together programs to encourage young farmers and the idea of changing from a commodity-based approach to a rural development approach in farm policy. Leaders of the cotton and rice producer groups have balked at stricter payment limitations, calling them an attack on their way of life because the cost of production per acre is higher for their crops. Also, as the person who often tries to bring state and national...