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Nigeria bans the use of antibiotics in animal feed
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has issued a ban against the use of antibiotics (growth promoters and mould inhibitor) in animal feeds. With this ban in…January 8, 2019 -
New Antibiotic Policy at Major Fast Food Chain
Major food chain McDonald’s have unveiled a new policy to reduce the overall use of antibiotics across their global beef supply chain. Under the policy, the use of antibiotics for growth promotion…December 20, 2018 -
Screening for Coccidiostats
Feed additives are important in modern agriculture and a focus of the European Union (EU) framework. Whilst such products are used to improve the characteristics of feed, any company wanting to use…December 6, 2018 -
Brazil’s Action Plan for Poultry
Global Meat News recently reported that Mexico have now granted an export licence to 26 new Brazilian establishments for poultry meat. The licensing will more than double the number of Brazilian companies…November 30, 2018 -
Clenbuterol ELISA for Meat Contamination
Clenbuterol is a Beta-Agonist drug that is banned as a growth promoter in most countries. The steroid like chemical was initially developed to treat asthma in horses, stimulating both the heart and…November 21, 2018 -
Day 4 | World Antibiotic Awareness Week – Meat
Meat/Tissue It’s day four of World Antibiotic Awareness Week 2018. Here at Randox Food Diagnostics, we provide innovative technologies for the detection and quantification of antibiotic residues in meat through tissue, urine…November 15, 2018 -
German Antibiotic Sales Dropped
Randox Food Diagnostics recently reported how the European Parliament’s new antibiotic legislation bans the use of antibiotics on animals that are important for human medicine use and prohibits any antimicrobials in livestock…November 7, 2018 -
Ractopamine Detection in Meat
Ractopamine was first developed as a treatment for asthma but was never approved according to Consumer Reports. Research later uncovered that when added to animal feed prior to slaughter, ractopamine could increase…October 17, 2018 -
Meat Testing for Growth Promoters
A recent article by New Food magazine has reported that UK government ministers may be willing to sacrifice food standards for post Brexit trade agreements with non-EU states such as the USA.…October 3, 2018 -
Benefits to the trade of food products between the EU and Japan – EPA
The recent EU-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) will now make it easier for EU food companies to access Japans large customer base by eliminating and cutting tariffs. Agricultural imports will see the…September 28, 2018
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