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News ArchivesYEAR2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 MONTH Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec HEADLINES Children prone to swine flu virus Aug. 31, 2009 – Children were 14 times more likely to be sickened by swine flu than adults 60 and older, the age group that is typically the most at risk for influenza. Westco Wins Right to Process Chickens in Quebec August 27, 2009- The New Brunswick Court of Appeal has ruled that Westco Group Inc. has the right to take its chickens out of New Brunswick and have them processed in Quebec. Listeria outbreak 'just a matter of time' Aug. 27, 2009 – Another deadly Canadian food crisis is inevitable because the number of federal inspectors at meat processing plants has not increased since last year, when listeriosis claimed 22 lives. H1N1 in Chilean Turkeys; Fear of Spread August 27, 2009- The detection of an H1N1 virus in turkeys in Chile raises concern that poultry farms elsewhere in the world could also become infected with the pandemic flu virus currently circulating in humans, FAO said today.|READ MORE Collaborative Work Leads to Campylobacter Vaccine August 26, 2009- After a quarter century of research, Navy scientist Patricia Guerry has made ground-breaking discoveries that could lead to the first vaccine for a food borne intestinal illness that affects hundreds of millions of people worldwide each year.|READ MORE Letter to White House on Antibiotic Use in Livestock August 20, 2009- A coalition of 20 organizations related to animal agriculture, including the American Farm Bureau and the American Veterinary Medical Association, sent a letter today to Melody Barnes, assistant to President Barack Obama for domestic policy, regarding the on-farm use of low-level antibiotics in livestock and poultry. Link Health and Agricultural Policies:CAPI August 20, 2009- A report commissioned by the Canadian Agri-Food Policy Institute (CAPI), Building Convergence: Toward an Integrated Health and Agri-Food Strategy for Canada, makes the case for linking agriculture and health policy in Canada. Hog Plan Ignores Conflicting Policies: Report August 20, 2009 - A special George Morris Centre report is critical of the federal government’s assistance plan for the Canadian hog industry. The report’s authors argue that the assistance package, announced August 15th, does not account for policy failures that will only sow the seeds of future challenges and additional requests for support. Policies for red meat are not well coordinated with those for biofuel or management of trade with the US. CFIA Enhances Animal Disease Reporting August 19, 2009 - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) will provide a comprehensive view of Canada's animal health status by posting to its website all detections of federally reportable diseases. Information will be updated monthly. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria persist in chicken manure August 18, 2009- A study from Johns Hopkins University has found that large piles of aging chicken manure to be used as fertilizer on farm crops can house bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics.|READ MORE |
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