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Moran, Jenkins Celebrate NBAF Funding In New Spending Bill

(WIBW/CNN) Senator Jerry Moran (R-KS) and Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins (KS-02) are both celebrating the inclusion of more than $400 million for the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) as part of a spending bill that will fund the U.S. government through the end of the year.

January 15, 2014
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Policy & Initiatives, and Research
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FAZD Center’s Enhanced Passive Surveillance System

(GlobalBiodefense) The National Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense (FAZD) last month received $2 million in federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security’s Science and Technology Directorate to develop a disease-surveillance technology designed to protect U.S. animal agriculture from potentially catastrophic outbreaks of infectious pathogens. The project has the potential for a Read More »

November 1, 2013
| Filed under North America, Agriculture, Biosafety, and Research
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FAZD Center’s Enhanced Passive Surveillance System

November 1, 2013
| Filed under Agriculture and Biosafety
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Salmonella outbreak shines harsh light on government meat safety policies

(Politico) The shutdown might be making it more difficult for the government to respond to a massive Salmonella outbreak, but experts say the incident shines light on a more critical problem: major gaps in meat safety. Public health authorities have known since July that chicken produced by Foster Farms was contaminated with antibiotic-resistant Salmonella Heidelberg Read More »

October 10, 2013
| Filed under North America and Agriculture
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Salmonella outbreak shines harsh light on government meat safety policies – Helena Bottemiller Evich and Tarini Parti – POLITICO.com

October 10, 2013
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