FOOD SAFETY & QUALITY
-
Alltech partners with ProGnosis Biotech to strengthen mycotoxin analysis
The alliance will link rapid mycotoxin test results to Alltech’s RAPIREAD platform, combining laboratory testing with data interpretation to support feed safety and livestock health decisions.
-
Clean Label Project finds heavy metals in most cat food samples
The new study is prompting debate over how to interpret the results against established pet food safety standards.
-
Philippines explores millet to strengthen livestock feed security
The Philippines is exploring drought-tolerant millet as an alternative to corn to strengthen livestock feed supplies amid El Niño risks.
-
IAEA launches five-year project to strengthen insect feed safety
The plan will close safety and regulatory gaps that could otherwise slow the wider adoption of insect-based ingredients in animal feed.
-
US confirms pseudorabies cases in Iowa, Texas swine herds
This is the first case since 2004
-
KEMRI-Wellcome-led study probes climate-driven aflatoxin risks to child health in Africa
The Wellcome Trust-funded TRACE project, led by KEMRI-Wellcome, will study how aflatoxins and climate change affect African child health.
-
Côte d’Ivoire confirms H5N1 avian influenza outbreak for the first time in 5 years
The 2021 outbreak forced the culling of 600,000+ birds, costing over US$5.37 million.
-
Nigeria boosts livestock health response amid CBPP, FMD and PPR threats
The meeting comes as Nigeria intensifies efforts to address persistent livestock disease pressures, including recent heightened concerns around Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP).
-
Study finds GMO feed safe for livestock, highlights productivity gains
The study found that GMO feed does not adversely affect livestock health or production.
-
GMP+ launches MI5.7 Feed LCA standard to harmonise environmental footprint reporting
With the introduction of MI5.7, the MI5.5 program is being gradually phased out.
