The Government of Canada and the Province of Ontario are investing $15
million in Ontario's beef industry to help reduce the incidence of BSE in
Ontario's cattle herds.
The federal government has asked the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA)
to review whether pet food should be regulated after the continues recalling of
pet food products in the US and Canada.
Procter & Gamble, owner of the Iams
and Eukanuba pet food brand, is giving away 450,000 kg of food to bring
pet owners back to the brand after a widespread pet-food recall that included
some of their products.
To cover the costs of the enhanced feed ban, we need to get some funding
from the federal and provincial governments says Brian Anderson, chairman of
Gencor Foods Board of Directors.
China has given US regulators permission to enter the
country to investigate the possibility that Chinese suppliers exported
contaminated pet food ingredients to the United States.
The Brazilian Feed Industry Association –
Sindirações signed an agreement with EurepGAP. With EurepGAP’s recognition of
its food safety and social responsibility standards, Brazil will be able to
maintain, enrich and increase the access of its agriculture and compound
products in the European Union, one of the main importers of feed and bovine
meat.
An article in one of the main opinion magazines in the
Netherlands caught my eye recently with the header "Retarded Europe". It dealt
with the aversion Europe has for GM-crops and how environmental groups hamper
the fight against hunger in Africa. What has that to do with animal feed?
The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines
Authority (APVMA), is to phase out the use of the veterinary product,
dimetridazole, on birds and animals destined for human
consumption.