Food Safety

Dr. Barb Masters - Emergency Preparedness and Response

Emergency Preparedness and Response - Dr. Barb Masters, Senior Policy Advisor, OFW Law, from the 2013 NIAA Merging Values and Technology conference, April 15-17, 2013, Louisville, KY, USA.

Food Supply Chains Secure?

How Secure Is Our Food Supply Chain? If Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) were to appear in the US, what would farmers, ranchers, and business do? This presentation reviews the Secure Pork Supply Plan, who is involved, what needs to be done, and how producers need to develop their biosecurity plans [video]? Related: Secure Milk Supply Project Update - An update on the status of the Secure Milk Supply Project supplemental to ongoing Foot and Mouth Disease prevention and response planning with Dr. Pam Hullinger, currently with UC-Davis Department of Veterinary Medicine and Epidemiology [audio].

Helena Bottemiller - Agriculture's Voice in Today's Media

Agriculture’s Voice in Today’s Media - Helena Bottemiller, Food Safety News Washington Correspondent, from the Animal Ag Alliance Stakeholders Summit, Real Farmers Real Food, Celebrating Tradition and Technology, May 2-3, Arlington, VA, USA.

Greg Ferrara - Communicating Shared Values Across the Food Chain

Communicating Shared Values Across the Food Chain - Greg Ferrara, National Grocers Association, VP of Public Affairs, from the Animal Ag Alliance Stakeholders Summit, Real Farmers Real Food, Celebrating Tradition and Technology, May 2-3, Arlington, VA, USA.

Dr. John Kolb - Addressing Salmonella Control and Protecting Food Safety - PIP

Addressing Salmonella Control and Protecting Food Safety - Dr. John Kolb, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., from the 2011 World Pork Expo, June 8-10, Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

Dr. John Kolb - Addressing Salmonella Control and Protecting Food Safety

Addressing Salmonella Control and Protecting Food Safety - Dr. John Kolb, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc., from the 2011 World Pork Expo, June 8-10, Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

Ted McKinney - Making Safe, Abundant Food Supply a Global Reality

Making Safe, Abundant Food Supply a Global Reality - Ted McKinney, Senior Director of Global Affairs, Elanco Animal Health, from the 2011 Animal Ag Alliance Stakeholders Summit, May 5-6, Arlington, VA, USA.

How Technology and Ag Come Together

via bloomberg.com

With the FDA Food Safety Modernization Act moving forward to law, technology companies are lining up to help implement the details. Much of the legislation is all about collecting, tracking, and analysis of data and information on food. This includes putting in place systems to register food facilities, collect and monitor data from production farms, notify multiple parties about food related issues, and handle food recalls.

SwineCast Update for September 10, 2010, What Are Swine Vets Saying About Antibiotic Use?

What Are Swine Vets Saying About Antibiotic Use? Dr. Scott Hurd, Former Deputy Undersecretary Food Safety, USDA and Associate Professor in the Department of Veterinary Diagnostic and Production Animal Medicine at Iowa State; and Dr. Sarah Probst-Miller, Carthage Vet Service, discuss the prudent use of antibiotics.

Coming up is the Leman Conference September 18-21, 2010 in St Paul, MN. SwineCast will be there to capture presentation highlights and interviews. Special thanks to Pfizer Animal Health for sponsoring SwineCast's in-depth coverage of this event.

Immediately prior to Leman will be the BIVI CircoFLEX Swine Health Seminar where we'll be capturing major FLEX news and developments to share. See you somewhere soon!

SwineCast 0557, Science And Technology Committee Reports on Washington Concerns

SwineCast 0557 Show Notes:

The report from the Science and Technology Committee at World Pork Expo coverage a wide range of topics including the FDA power grab, animal welfare issues, antibiotic resistance legislation and child nutrition. Presenting are NPPC Board Members Bob Dykhuis and Dr. Howard Hill.