The Codex Alimentarius Commission, the United Nations food standards body, has agreed on a set of residue limits for the veterinary drug ractopamine in animal tissues
Livestock
Myanmar bans import of chicken, beef from China
Myanmar has banned imported chicken, beef and mutton, as well as eggs and chicks from China, said an official of Myanmar Livestock Breeding Federation
World fisheries production valued at US$218 billion in latest year
Capture fisheries and aquaculture produced about 148 million tonnes of fish valued at US$218 billion in 2010, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization said
Protesters cut power to poultry farm in India, thousands of birds die
700,000 birds were killed in India when protesters cut the power to a poultry farm. (Image source: Salt Spring Community/Flickr)
Nearly 700,000 birds died when protesters cut off the power supply to a poultry farm in Vizianagaram district in India, which cut the air conditioning and caused asphyxiation
Study reveals 13 zoonoses responsible for 2.2 million human deaths per year
A new global study mapping human-animal diseases like tuberculosis (TB) and Rift Valley fever finds that 13 zoonoses are responsible for 2.2 million human deaths per year
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