FDA plans ban on cattle tissue in feed December 30, 2008

Rockville, Md. -- The Federal Drug Administration (FDA) is accepting comments through Jan. 26 on a planned regulation that would ban use of cattle tissues in animal feeds.

USDA releases report confirming AVMA's call for more food-animal vets December 12, 2008

Schaumberg, Ill. -- The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) is using a U.S. Department of Agriculture report released this week to reiterate its call for more food-animal veterinarians.

FDA action buys more time to mull extra-label ban of cephalosporins November 26, 2008

Washington -- The federal order banning extra-label use of cephalosporins in food-producing animals has been revoked -- at least for now.

Food-safety podcasts offered by AVMA November 26, 2008

Schaumberg, Ill. -- "Chew on This," a new food-safety podcast series offered by the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), got off on the right drumstick in November with a Thanksgiving-theme program about poultry safety and holiday dinners.

AVMA reacts to Prop 2 passage November 5, 2008

The AVMA is offering assistance to California food-animal producers in the wake of the Prop 2 passage.

Prop 2 passes in California November 5, 2008

Passage of Prop 2 will mean big changes for California's food-animal industry.

$1.4 million grant backs further study of chicken genome October 9, 2008

Starkville, Miss. -- Dr. Shane Burgess, a basic-sciences associate professor with Mississippi State University's College of Veterinary Medicine, along with Drs. Fiona McCarthy and Susan Bridges, received a $1.4 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue work annotating the chicken genome.

FARAD begins shutting down October 2, 2008

Washington - Neither a short-term cash infusion or the $2.5 million in long-term funding promised for the support of the Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD) in this year's Farm Bill came through in time, so the resource used to keep contaminants out of the food supply for more than a quarter century began shutting down Oct. 1.

Prop 2 debate divides DVMs October 1, 2008 By: Rachael Whitcomb

A debate has ensued over California's Prop 2, which would drastically alter animal agriculture.