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Seoul, Beijing, Tokyo agree to share information on food security

(Yonhap News) South Korea, China and Japan agreed Sunday to share information on food security and to enhance their trade of agricultural products. The agreement was made at a trilateral meeting on the southern resort island of Jeju attended by agriculture ministers of the three neighboring Northeast Asia countries, the Ministry for Food, Agriculture, Forestry  Read More »

Scientists warn of more disease outbreaks if vets’ labs are shut

(Yorkshire Post) A report by the Surveillance Advisory Group (SAG) into Defra’s plans to shake-up the way diseases such as foot-and-mouth are detected said that the current surveillance network needs to expand. Defra announced last year that the surveillance system, currently running at a cost of £10m per year would have to fall to £6m  Read More »

Can the US Afford a New Biodefense Lab?

(Science Now) The United States faces a stark choice between funding a new state-of-the-art laboratory for agricultural biodefense and paying for ongoing research on the topic, according to the government’s top biosecurity research official. “We are hard up against it now; you can’t do research without modern facilities, but the money for modern facilities comes  Read More »

Committee holding hearing on Kan. biosecurity lab

(Wall Street Journal) TOPEKA, Kan. — Department of Homeland Security officials told a panel of researchers on Friday that a new animal research lab slated to be built in Kansas still is needed, even though federal funds are scarce. Undersecretary Tara O’Toole said during a public hearing in Washington that the threat of existing and  Read More »

FDA Issues Voluntary Plan to Limit Antibiotics in Agriculture

(Food Safety News) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking its biggest step yet to rein in the indiscriminate use of antibiotics that help food animals grow bigger, faster. The agency said Wednesday it is asking veterinary drug makers to voluntarily phase out medically important drugs from being available over the counter in the  Read More »

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