July 22, 2013

22/07/2013: FDA permits Salmonella in animal feed; grain truckers cause crisis; school meal scheme ends in tragedy

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has formally revoked a 1967 policy that prohibited the sale of feed contaminated with Salmonella. As a result of this policy change the agency will allow feed known to be contaminated with Salmonella to be fed to pigs, chickens and cattle. Food Animal Concerns Trust (FACT) has announced its disappointment at the elimination of a public safeguard.

"That the FDA is eliminating this policy that has stood for almost half a century directly contradicts the agency's mandate to protect public health and prevent harm," said Steve Roach, FACT's public health program director.
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Cities in southern Buenos Aires province are currently undergoing a major crisis as a result of the conflict between grain transporters and farmers.

The strike began in the rural city of Necochea, Buenos Aires, where an association of truch drivers blocked the city’s main roads. The grin transporters are demanding a 30 percent hike to the tariffs they receive for the trips undertaken by grain trucks.
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India's food safety has been called in to question following the deaths of at least 23 school children poisoned after eating free school meals, reports Reuters.


The National Food Security Ordinance aims to give 5 kg (11 lb) of cheap grain every month to 800 million people and more than doubles the reach of the existing subsidised food system.

The school tragedy in Bihar state however, has highlighted the potential dangers of implementing a food distribution scheme without strict monitoring of supplies and quality.

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Rice. Français : Du riz. Italiano: Riso non br...
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