FEFAC sees the European Parliament (EP) report on compound feed labelling, adopted in first reading of the EP plenary session on 12 December 2006, as the starting line for the overdue simplification of EU feed labelling rules.

Russia will gradually restart imports of rice after a stop last week. Imports will be allowed again through a reduced number of ports, the country's animal and plant health watchdog said at the weekend.

Two thousand mallard ducks in the state of Idaho, USA likely died after they ate mouldy grain and contracted a fatal infection, according to scientists.

In terms of mycotoxin levels, this year’s Indiana corn crop is the worst in more than 10 years, according to a survey conducted by Purdue University. A striking observation this year was the number of samples containing Gibberella ear rot.

The eighth case of BSE, found on August 9 on a commercial beef cow on a farm in northern Alberta, Canada was most likely caused by feed ingredients, according to investigation of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).

Wild bird feed was found to be the most contaminated with mycotoxins among different types of pet foods in several surveys.

Little chance is seen in shipments of US maize gluten or distillers’ products being accepted into Europe before the end of winter, reports Trident’s Neil Woolf. Despite hopes of imports restarting under the EU-imposed testing scheme to screen all potential export material before it leaves the US, it seems potential shipments are continuing to test positive for the unapproved Herculex Root Worm (HXRW) GM-maize variety.