Safety

ASF spread sparks AFIA biosecurity guidance review, suggestions

01-Feb-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

The America Feed Industry Association (AIFA) is asking compound feed, premix and feed ingredient manufacturers to reassess their biosecurity practices as African swine fever continues to spread internationally.

Minnesota co-op receives OSHA fine following fatal incident

21-Jan-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Meadowland Farmer Cooperative faces a $375,000 fine for alleged violations reported following an employee’s engulfment in grain and death.

No Brexit deal: Guidance for UK food and feed importers and exporters

16-Jan-2019 By Jane Byrne

A no-deal Brexit looms larger with the UK prime minister’s EU exit agreement suffering a crashing defeat in the House of Commons last night [January 15].

US cattle deaths prompt investigation, feed cube recall

15-Jan-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Following several reported cattle deaths, Purina Animal Nutrition is recalling a lot of cattle feed cubes in Florida and Georgia.

Brazilian outbreak of SVA sees virus in feed, on farm

14-Jan-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

An outbreak of Seneca Valley A (SVA) in Brazil locates the disease in feed, feed ingredients and several animal facilities.

New border controls under a no-deal Brexit would hit supplies of feed, veterinary medicines, farm unions warn

11-Jan-2019 By Jane Byrne

The UK farming industry has again warned MPs to do all in their power to avoid a no-deal Brexit.

US: ADM storage silo incident results in emergency responder death

08-Jan-2019 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Reports of smoldering material at an Archer Daniels Midland (ADM) storage silo preceded a fatal explosion at the Iowa facility Saturday [January 5].

Drip Feed: What news have you missed over the festive period?

02-Jan-2019 By Jane Byrne

Reuters reported on Christmas Day that China had detected the African swine fever (ASF) virus in protein powders derived from pork blood and manufactured by a Tianjin-based company.

Nebraska dairy faces $79K fine following employee death

19-Dec-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Thiele Dairy is facing a $78,899 from an OSHA investigation prompted by an employee death following an incident in a grain bin.

Spotlight on former foodstuffs sector: Concern over packaging residues in feed

18-Dec-2018 By Jane Byrne

An article in the Guardian, published on Saturday December 15, has raised the issue of plastic packaging residues in animal feed.

Drip Feed: A look a recent acquisitions, joint ventures, and technology trialing

11-Dec-2018 By Jane Byrne

There have been a raft of business deals of late relevant to the feed industry, and we have tried to capture some of that action in summary form.

‘Large mills are seeing the economies of scale and the opportunities provided by liquid solutions’

11-Dec-2018 By Jane Byrne

Finding ways to improve feed mill efficiency, ramping production, reducing process variability, ensuring feed safety and reducing costs are critical, and moving from dry to liquid supplements can help in this regard, says a Kemin executive.

ADM recalls select cattle feed products

05-Dec-2018 By Aerin Einstein-Curtis

Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM) is in the process of recalling some of the cattle feed products manufactured at a company facility in Columbus, Nebraska after discovering a production malfunction.

Dutch firm link to unapproved GM bacterial strain seen in feed tested by Belgian officials

03-Dec-2018 By Jane Byrne

The Belgian authorities recently notified the EU’s Rapid Alert System for Food and Feed (RASFF) over their identification of the presence of an unauthorized genetically modified strain of bacteria - Bacillus subtilis KCCM-10445 - in vitamin B2 (80% feed...

Reports from EuroTier 2018

Phileo Lesaffre launches new version of yeast probiotic

22-Nov-2018 By Jane Byrne

French company, Phileo Lesaffre Animal Care, launched a new generation of its live Saccharomyces cerevisiae product, ActiSaf Sc 47 HR+, and a new technical service at EuroTier last week.