Animal Health and Food Safety News

NEWS ARCHIVE

Week of November 10-14, 2008

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MINNESOTA

Melamine contaminated biscuits found in Asian food store, prompts recall

http://www.mda.state.mn.us/news/releases/2008/nr-2008-11-07-biscuitsrecall.htm

NORTH AMERICA

Chronic wasting disease appears to be increasing in Wisconsin

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/land/wildlife/whealth/issues/CWD/plan.htm

http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/34129689.html

Hot dogs recalled from southern states for Listeria contamination

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/News_&_Events/Recall_042_2008_Release/index.asp

US Department of Agriculture releases 2007 animal health report

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/animal_health/content/printable_version/ahr2007.pdf 

Google unveils influenza surveillance tool

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/12/technology/internet/12flu.html?_r=3&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

http://www.google.org/flutrends/

Elk droppings found to be source of E. coli outbreak in Colorado

http://www.rockymountainnews.com/news/2008/nov/11/evergreen-e-coli-outbreak-traced-elk-droppings/

New public opinion poll reveals U.S. consumer preferences, concerns about food safety

http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/Consumer-Reports-Poll-Two-Thirds/story.aspx?guid=%7B1BE3506B-1B1A-4A6A-88F3-79377B489A72%7D

http://www.greenerchoices.org/pdf/foodpoll2008.pdf

Blood lead levels in grizzlies & birds of prey elevated during hunting season

http://www.jacksonholenews.com/article.php?art_id=3892

FDA detains all milk-containing food imports from China

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/14/business/worldbusiness/14fda.html?_r=3&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

http://www.fda.gov/ora/fiars/ora_import_ia9930.html

Government Accountability Office lists food safety as urgent issue for next presidential administration

http://www.gao.gov/transition_2009/urgent/food-safety.php

INTERNATIONAL

United States pledges 320 million to international avian influenza control

http://www.state.gov/r/pa/prs/ps/2008/oct/111241.htm

New blue tongue strain circulating in Europe is vaccine-derived

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn15074-bluetongue-outbreak-comes-from-illegal-vaccine.html?feedId=online-news_rss20

U.S. pledges $44 million to Food and Agriculture Organization for avian influenza control

http://www.fao.org/news/story/en/item/8341/icode/

http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/cidrap/content/influenza/avianflu/news/nov1108fao-jw.html