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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
California firm recalls ground beef over possible E. coli contamination
January 20, 2010   California firm recalls ground beef over possible E. coli contamination     In response to an ongoing investigation by the USDA into possible E. coli contamination, California-based Huntington Meat Packing Inc. recalls 86 ...
Thursday, January 14, 2010
California poultry farmers outraged by new housing rules
January 14, 2010 California poultry farmers outraged by new housing rules New animal housing regulations may prove costly, prompting some Californian poultry farmers to leave the state. Several states are reaching out to California poultry ...
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
California turkey farm reports H1N1 outbreak
January 13, 2010 California turkey farm reports H1N1 outbreak  According to the International Society for Infectious Diseases, the H1N1 flu virus has infected a flock of breeding turkeys in California, US. On December 28, 2009, the Central ...
Monday, October 19, 2009
Californian company recalls uninspected meat products
October 19, 2009 Californian company recalls uninspected meat products                        Vatran's Fine Foods Inc., based in Tracy, Northern California, is recalling 11,500 pounds of meat products because they were not inspected, accord ...
Thursday, October 15, 2009
California Meat Company recalls beef on E. Coli concerns
October 15, 2009 California Meat Company recalls beef on E. Coli concerns                            A San Diego-based meat wholesaler recalled about 925 pounds of ground-beef that might be contaminated with E. Coli. No illnesses had been r ...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
California egg sector struggles with solutions to cage ban
June 23, 2009 California egg sector struggles with solutions to cage ban California's Proposition 2 will ban the use of all conventional battery cages in the state from 2015, and the local egg industry is scrambling to find practical soluti ...
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
California moves to ban antibiotics, boost food safety
June 3, 2009 California moves to ban antibiotics, boost food safety                                 Measures by California State Senator Dean Florez to phase out the use of non-therapeutic antibiotics in livestock and to bolster the state's ...
Friday, May 29, 2009
California bans dairy cow tail docking
May 29, 2009 California bans dairy cow tail docking California has passed a bill to ban the docking of dairy cows' tails on Tuesday (May 26). State Senator Dean Florez, D-Shafter, the author of Senate Bill 135, said this is a significant vi ...
Friday, May 22, 2009
Californian animal health, food safety lab to close on lack of funds
May 22, 2009 Californian animal health, food safety lab to close on lack of funds Budget cuts have forced the Fresno-based California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System into a closure. The laboratory, which is managed by the Un ...
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Water crisis jeopardises California dairy feed supply
May 13, 2009 Water crisis jeopardises California dairy feed supply                          The water crisis in California continues to worsen, putting feed supply at risk and affecting dairy farmers in the state. Some farmers in California ...
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
California firm recalls poultry products from unapproved source
March 17, 2009 California firm recalls poultry products from unapproved source Kim Seng Co., in Commerce City of California, is recalling about 17,674 pounds of granulated chicken bouillon products ineligible for import to the US, the USDA' ...
Friday, March 6, 2009
California to restrict antibiotic use in livestock sector
March 6, 2009 California to restrict antibiotic use in livestock sector California state legislator, Dean Florez, has introduced a bill to restrict antibiotic use in the livestock industry. The bill forbids a school or school district from ...
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
California judge rules "disabled pigs" may still be processed
February 24, 2009 California judge rules "disabled pigs" may still be processed A federal judge in Fresno, California has declared that pigs that are too stressed to stand up can still be slaughtered and processed for food, reports the Los ...
Monday, November 10, 2008
Californian cattle ranchers forced to downsize herds
November 10, 2008 Californian cattle ranchers forced to downsize herds                        California's worst drought in decades is forcing the state's cattle ranchers to downsize their herds because two years of poor rainfall have ravag ...
Friday, November 7, 2008
California bans use of gestation crates
November 7, 2008 California bans use of gestation crates                        US state California has banned the use of gestation crates after residents voted 63.2 percent to 36.8 percent in favour of Proposition 2. Proposition 2 requires ...

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