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FDA to Extend Comment Deadline for Produce Safety Rule
Responding to multiple stakeholder requests, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is planning to extend the comment period on the produce safety rule beyond May 16, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg said on Thursday. “We appreciate that these are complex rules to go through and we do intend to extend the comment period so we can Read More »
- April 19, 2013
- | Filed under Agriculture
The tricky task of protecting plants in a globalized age
(FAO) Odds are, today you ate something that came from another hemisphere. A mind-boggling $1.1 trillion worth of agricultural products are traded internationally each year, with food items accounting for 82 percent of the total. And where fruit or plants can travel, so too can less-savory characters. Fruit fly eggs hidden in the skins of Read More »
- April 12, 2013
- | Filed under Europe, Agriculture, Biosafety, International, and Policy & Initiatives
Biosecurity must improve to combat bird flu
(FarmersWeekly) An outbreak of a new strain of avian influenza in China has prompted calls for people to change how poultry is sold, kept and slaughtered in the country. A H7N9 strain of avian influenza has been identified for the first time in humans in China, causing six deaths and prompting the Food and Agricultural Read More »
- April 9, 2013
- | Filed under Asia/Pacific, Agriculture, Biosafety, and Public Health
National Sheep On-Farm Biosecurity Standard Released
(Marketwire) A new voluntary biosecurity standard was introduced today that will help sheep producers improve the health of their flocks and strengthen their on-farm biosecurity activities. “Producers can use the Standard to create a biosecurity plan that meets the specific needs of their operation,” said Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz. “Strengthening on-farm biosecurity protects animal health Read More »
- March 29, 2013
- | Filed under North America, Agriculture, Biosafety, and Policy & Initiatives
Field Trial of GM Plants in the Country
(PressInformationBureau) The Government has allowed field trial of Genetically Modified (GM) plants in Agriculture sector in India. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee (GEAC), apex body notified under Rules 1989 has approved experimental field trials for the purpose of biosafety research and event selection in respect of GM crops such as cotton, rice, tomato, groundnut, potato, Read More »
- March 19, 2013
- | Filed under South Asia, Agriculture, and Research