Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow swine held on farms to be released and approved for processing. Testing of meat from swine exposed to the feed in question confirms that melamine and melamine compounds does not accumulate in pork and is filtered out of the body by the action of the kidneys. Swine known to have eaten this feed appear healthy, which will be confirmed as these animals undergo the rigorous inspection that FSIS provides for all meat and poultry prior to processing. The...

Hedges Washington Bureau Published May 15, 2007, 6:28 PM CDT WASHINGTON -- Federal food safety regulators announced Tuesday that the level of contaminated animal feed consumed by hogs does not pose a risk to humans who eventually consume that pork, and they have lifted a quarantine that kept 56,000 hogs from going to slaughter. Hedges Washington Bureau Published May 15, 2007, 6:28 PM CDT WASHINGTON -- Federal food safety regulators announced Tuesday that the level of contaminated animal...

Department of Agriculture (USDA) to allow swine held on farms to be released and approved for processing. Testing of meat from swine exposed to the feed in question confirms that melamine and melamine compounds do not accumulate in pork and are filtered out of the body by the action of the kidneys. Swine known to have eaten this feed appear healthy, which will be confirmed as these animals undergo the rigorous inspection that FSIS provides for all meat and poultry prior to processing. The...

The USDA estimates that 2.5 million to 3 million poultry broilers that were fed the tainted feed in February were processed, as were 400 to 500 hogs. Salvaged pet food is product that may have spilled on the floor during processing or that may be broken up and not suitable for bagging. They also emphasized the small percentage of pet food that was used in hog and poultry feed. When you look at what is the potential exposure, at best it seems extremely low, said Kenneth Petersen, assistant...

The Agriculture Ministry has made a nationwide plea for local governments to report new cases of the disease, which causes still-births, fever, loss of appetite, diarrhoea, redness of the skin and mortality rates of up to 50 percent on some farms. Government officials in Yunfu say the outbreak there is under control, but Zhu the pig farmer says people are still prohibited from keeping swine and others are sceptical. Officials say some 300 swine died in and around the collection of villages...

Zhongpin is a meat and food processing company that specializes in pork and pork products and vegetables and fruits, in the PRC. The new Luoyang City facility is expected to increase Zhongpin's capacity for chilled and frozen pork by over 20% in 2008 based on the planned capacity expansion in 2007. Disclaimer: If you have any questions regarding information in these press releases please contact the company added in the press release. These two facilities are scheduled to be brought online...