As its name implies, the Atlantic salmon has always been seen as an ocean dweller. But the Canadian fishing industry is on the verge of being able to grow this saltwater fish anywhere – including, hypothetically, in the prairie provinces. …
Washington state health officials Tuesday said their arsenic testing has confirmed that geoduck clams harvested from a bay in Puget Sound are safe to eat, following toxicity concerns that prompted China to ban imports of West Coast shellfish. …
The US Department of Agriculture recently released the report of its October-November 2012 audit of Canada’s meat inspection system. It confirms that the Canadian meat inspection system is effective and equivalent to the US inspection system. According to the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, similar findings were observed during a recent Canadian audit of US meat facilities. The Canadian findings will be published in the coming days. …
Tyson Foods announced it will urge its suppliers to implement a series of production practices that it deems representative of responsible food production. Those recommendations include the use of video monitoring in sow farms, discontinuation of manual blunt force trauma as a primary method of euthanasia, use of pain mitigation for tail docking and castration, and the recommendation for sow housing built or renovated in 2014 and beyond to provide adequate quality and quantity of space for gestating sows. …
Tyson Foods has outlined measures the company is taking on hog raising practices in a letter sent January 8, to the hog farmers who supply us. These steps are being taken as part of our ongoing animal well-being program and reflect input we’ve received from our Animal Well-Being Advisory Panel, customers, farmers and industry experts. They also reflect our continuing efforts to balance the expectations of consumers with the realities of today’s hog farming business. …
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