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NPPC Urges Restoration Of Animal ID Funding
Jul 21, 2010
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Calling it vital to the United States livestock industry’s ability to more quickly control and eradicate foreign animal diseases and keep export markets open, the National Pork Producers Council today urged Congress to restore funding for a national animal identification system.
In letters sent to ...
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All Antibiotic Uses Improve Animal Health; Healthy Animals Improve Human Health
Jul 15, 2010
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“All uses of antibiotics improve animal health, and these improvements in animal health can substantially improve human health,” concluded one expert who testified yesterday at a congressional hearing on antibiotic use in livestock production and antibiotic resistance in humans.
Randal Singer...
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Where’s Science Behind FDA Antibiotics ‘Guidance’?
Jun 28, 2010
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“Guidance” on the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry production issued today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration could lead to the elimination or costly review of previously approved animal health products. The National Pork Producers Council said there appears to be no science on whi...
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NPPC Briefing On Antibiotics
Feb 24, 2010
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NPPC, along with members of Congress and animal industry organizations, co-hosted educational briefings on how farmers and ranchers utilize antibiotics to produce healthy animals. A panel made up of of veterinarians, academicians and livestock producers spoke of the importance of maintaining a...
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Attack On America’s Pork Producers
Feb 11, 2010
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A recent CBS Evening News story that attempted to link a rise in antibiotic-resistant illnesses in people with the use of antibiotics in livestock and poultry production was replete with inaccuracies. To read a refutation of its mistakes and for the real facts about pork, visit FactsAboutPork.
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WEEK ENDING JANUARY 15, 2010
Jan 15, 2010
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EPA TO STRENGTHEN CAFO REGULATIONSThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Jan. 12 announced its intentions to strengthen existing regulations on concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO) as part of its effort to address water-quality concerns in the Chesapeake Bay. In May 2009 President O...
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Week Ending December 11, 2009
Dec 11, 2009
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EPA MUST REGULATE GREENHOUSE GASES UNDER CLEAN AIR ACTEPA Administrator Lisa Jackson announced Monday that EPA finalized its endangerment finding that considers greenhouse gases (GHGs) a threat to public health. The finding, which Jackson said is designed to complement climate-change legislation now...
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National Pork Producers Council Statement On H1N1 Virus In U.S. Pigs
Oct 19, 2009
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With today’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that pigs in Minnesota tested positive for the 2009 novel H1N1 virus, the National Pork Producers Council reiterates that pork is safe to eat and handle and that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, flu viruses...
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National Pork Producers Council Statement On Testing Of Pigs For H1N1 Flu
Oct 16, 2009
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Given today’s statement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that it is conducting ‘confirmatory testing’ on swine for the novel H1N1 virus, the National Pork Producers Council is reiterating that pork is safe to eat and handle and that, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,...
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Week Ending October 16, 2009
Oct 16, 2009
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USDA TESTING U.S. PIGS FOR H1N1 FLU; NPPC REITERATES THAT PORK IS SAFE TO EATThe U.S. Department of Agriculture in a statement issued today said it is conducting ‘confirmatory testing’ on swine for the novel H1N1 virus. The tests are being conducted on swine samples collected at the 2009 Minnesota S...
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