P.J. Huffstutter

USDA updates recall of tainted chicken to include military bases

May 14, 2019 at 6:13 a.m.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. military bases and military commissaries in five states that supply food to personnel and their families are among the outlets believed to have received salmonella-tainted chicken...

Iowa egg firm expected to plead guilty, pay $6.8 million fine

June 18, 2018 at 4:04 p.m.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - An Iowa company has agreed to plead guilty and pay about $6.8 million in fines for selling contaminated eggs that were linked with making nearly 62,000 people...

Here, piggy piggy: U.S. turns to military gear in hunt for feral swine

August 25, 2021 at 5:16 a.m.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. Agriculture Department is known for its army of statisticians packing yardsticks and calculators to measure wheat and count soybeans. But the agency needs more firepower...

Criminal charges filed in food safety case against Iowa egg farm

August 25, 2021 at 5:10 a.m.

(Reuters) - An Iowa-based egg producer and two of its executives are facing federal criminal charges in connection with a 2010 salmonella outbreak that led to the recall of more...

Bird flu on California farm prompts HK, others to bar poultry imports

August 25, 2021 at 4:18 a.m.

(Reuters) - An avian-borne virus outbreak on a California quail farm has fueled fears that the disease known as bird flu could spread, prompting investigators to continue their probe and...

Exclusive: Merck wants to test Zilmax on 240,000 cattle but beef industry resists

May 14, 2019 at 5:51 a.m.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc wants to feed its controversial feed additive Zilmax to 240,000 U.S. cattle to prove it is safe. But there is a problem: giant...

U.S. drug firms move to bar antibiotic use in livestock growth

May 14, 2019 at 5:49 a.m.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Wednesday said that 25 out of 26 drugmakers that sell antibiotics used in livestock feed for growth enhancement have agreed to follow new guidelines...

U.S. drug firms move to bar antibiotic use in livestock growth

November 4, 2021 at 1:34 a.m.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. regulators on Wednesday said that 25 out of 26 drugmakers that sell antibiotics used in livestock feed for growth enhancement have agreed to follow new guidelines...

Judge rejects ABC News bid to throw out ‘pink slime’ lawsuit

August 25, 2021 at 3:27 a.m.

(Reuters) - ABC News has failed to persuade a South Dakota state judge to dismiss a $1.2 billion defamation lawsuit by a meat processor complaining about a series of reports...

Federal program aims to make pet food, livestock feed safer

August 25, 2021 at 2:13 a.m.

(Reuters) - A new federal program aims to standardize inspection procedures for pet food and farm animal feed produced in the United States, making them safer, the U.S. Food and...

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