Study investigates pasture poultry production

By Meat&Poultry Staff

MeatPoultry.com
November 30, 2011

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - A grant project that will determine the food-safety risk of small on-farm poultry processing systems known as pasture poultry production is underway and the Univ. of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Center for Food Safety is a participant.

Taiwan detects muscle-growth drug in imported U.S. beef

The following article suggests that Korean extremely vigilant of imported beef, both for economic and presumably health reasons.  This means that "sneaking" an accidentlly contaminated or treated carcass into the export stream could have far reaching consquenses all the way back to the producer....Chad Cheyney
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Focus Taiwan
January 14, 2011

Taipei (CNA) -- Taiwan has recently detected small residues of banned drugs promoting leanness in livestock in beef imported from the United States, Health Minister Yaung Chih-liang said Friday, adding that safety checks on imported meat products would be reinforced.

Grain Inspection Advisory Committee Reestablishment

Federal Register Volume 75, Number 249 (Wednesday, December 29, 2010)

Notices
Page 81965
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office [http://www.gpo.gov/]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Grain Inspection Advisory Committee Reestablishment
AGENCY: Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration, USDA.
ACTION: Notice to reestablish committee.
SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given that the Secretary of Agriculture has reestablished the Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) Grain Inspection Advisory Committee (Advisory Committee). The Secretary of Agriculture has determined that the Advisory Committee is necessary and in the public interest.