food safety

Dr. Terry Etherton points out that food safety today is much better than even ten years ago. Few people would really

like to live life using the biomedical and public health resources that were available in 1850.

and that today's media attention to food safety tends to forget the advances in discovery and control that are in place today.

BeefCast 0407 Show Notes:

• Dr. David Acheson shares the key issues for the Food and Drug Administration in dealing with food safety and traceability at the NIAA ID/Info Expo conference in KC.

BeefCast 0399 Show Notes:

• Rod Bain, USDA, highlights some recent announcements from members of the White House Food Safety Working Group concerning food safety reform.

BeefCast 0291

• Should retail beef products from carcasses treated for safety by irradiation technology bare a label stating so? Susan Carter, USDA, weighs in.
• Taking advantage of grazing crop residues makes a lot of sense with elevated feed input prices, but what you should know before you open the gate. 
• Reference: publication on grazing crop residues

BeefCast 0273 Show Notes:

• Results of a recent survey of consumers on thoughts of what matters most to them. Is it the Iraq war or food safety? The answer may surprise you.
• Jason Henderson, Vice President of the Federal Reserve Bank in Kansas City, weighs in on the condition of the agricultural economy.

BeefCast 0167 Show Notes:

• Highlights of the American Meat Institute Convention and tips for planning ahead from Janet Riley
  
• Debbie Reed, DRD Associates, shares her ten year battle to promote agriculture's importance in the new carbon economy
  

BeefCast 0144 Show Notes:

• Birds could be a possible link in the chain of E.coli transmission
• Economist Tom Elam adds his view of the ethanol industry

BeefCast 0143 Show Notes:

• Liz Boyle, Kansas State University, shares her thoughts on the recent beef recalls and the actions being taken to prevent future occurences
• Working together in agriculture is often a family affair, insight on how to balance marriage and business
  

BeefCast 0104 Show Notes:

• MRSA concern from antibiotic use.. what's happened and why
• Foodborne illnesses and livestock manures