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Recently, a number of poultry processors have experienced product recalls due to the presence of white spots that appear on boneless, skinless breast fillets or thighs. Often, these spots appear long before the product has reached its expected shelf-life and can be accompanied by a variety of foul o...
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Univ. of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service
Date of publication :
09/15/2008
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3881
The United States is the world leader in the poultry industry, with annual profits of $50 billion; however, food pathogens threaten the industry. Scientists are especially concerned about Avian Pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC), which caused an estimated $80 million in losses in 2002.APEC has the p...
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USDA CSREES
Date of publication :
09/02/2008
Views:
300
FANUC Robotics America, Inc. today announced that its M-430iA/2F high-speed, food picking robot is the first and only robot to meet the hygiene requirements for meat and poultry processing, and receive equipment acceptance from the United States Department of Agriculture. "We're extremely proud that...
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PR Inside Newswire
Date of publication :
07/24/2008
Views:
273
Two studies, which were conducted to study the effect of pre-slaughter events on the overall prevalence of Salmonella spp. in turkeys, demonstrate that preslaughter practices (feed withdrawal, catching, loading, transportation, and holding) do not significantly affect the prevalence of Salmonella in...
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Iowa State Univ. & USDA Poultry Science Day Report
Date of publication :
07/23/2008
Views:
201
It will undoubtedly ruffle a few feathers among campaigning celebrity chefs. Scientists claim that organic chickens do not taste as good as battery-farmed birds. Their study, involving a blind taste-test, found that the battery birds had a superior flavour and texture and were more juicy. The result...
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Daily Mail
Date of publication :
07/10/2008
Views:
404
Kills pathogens on fruit, poultry and meat. University of Georgia researchers have developed an effective technology for reducing contamination of dangerous bacteria on food.University of Georgia researchers have developed an effective technology for reducing contamination of dangerous bacteria on f...
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The University of Georgia / Georgia Faces news
Date of publication :
06/26/2008
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231
One of the most common food-borne pathogens, Campylobacter sickens more than two million people in the United States every year. With funding from USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES), scientists in Iowa are examining how this pathogen develops resistance to a...
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USDA CSREES release
Date of publication :
06/25/2008
Views:
311
Imagine the chicken and eggs you eat could be cancer-fighting food. Researchers at Ohio State’s Comprehensive Cancer Center say they could be on their way to doing that. Here’s the best part - they’re only using a natural plant extract, and a little time. If chickens are to be what we eat to help ba...
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Health News Digest online
Date of publication :
06/10/2008
Views:
146
A report has been published by the Agency into the possible causes of nicarbazin residues in chicken. Nicarbazin is a medicated feed additive used to treat a debilitating poultry disease called coccidiosis. The report follows a joint Government and industry initiative facilitated by the Food Standar...
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UK Food Standards Agency
Date of publication :
05/16/2008
Views:
513
Sanderson Farms, Inc. announced today that sites in Kinston, North Carolina, have been selected for construction of a new feed mill, poultry processing plant and hatchery. These facilities will comprise a state-of-the-art poultry complex with the capacity to process 1.25 million birds per week ...
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Sanderson Farms Inc. press release
Date of publication :
04/25/2008
Views:
167