farms in several states may have been fed contaminated feed, the U. He added that so far tests by FDA have not indicated a presence of melamine in the chicken feed, most likely because the tests "only get so sensitive. However, USDA declined to release specific details, adding the department is still establishing how long the contractors had been using the bad feed, contaminated with pet food that contained the industrial chemical melamine. FDA should be given power to order recalls,...

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Because the animal feed in question was adulterated, USDA cannot rule out the possibility that food produced from animals fed this product could also be adulterated. Based on information currently available, FDA and USDA believe the likelihood of illness after eating pork from swine fed the adulterated product would be very low; however, the agencies believe it is prudent to take this measure. The rice protein was used in the production of pet food and a byproduct was used to produce...

Because the animal feed in question was adulterated, USDA cannot rule out the possibility that food produced from animals fed this product could also be adulterated. Based on information currently available, FDA and USDA believe the likelihood of illness after eating pork from swine fed the adulterated product would be very low; however, the agencies believe it is prudent to take this measure. The rice protein was used in the production of pet food and a byproduct was used to produce...

In a jointly issued news release, the two agencies said that based on available information, FDA and USDA believe the likelihood of illness after eating pork from swine fed the adulterated product is very low; however, the agencies believe it is prudent to take the measure. In a jointly issued news release, the two agencies said that based on available information, FDA and USDA believe the likelihood of illness after eating pork from swine fed the adulterated product is very low; however,...

A cold April and early rains have slowed farmers in southern Minnesota, and especially in Iowa, the heart of the nation's corn crop, where farmers had just 14 percent of the crop in the ground by Sunday, compared with 58 percent in the ground by the same time last year, according to the U. Farmers face higher fuel costs and higher feed costs for their livestock. Farmers have to hurry because yield decreases about a half-bushel an acre with each day of delay from now through about May 21....