Food Safety News - June 3, 2015 KFC China Sues Online Firms for Spreading ‘Defamatory Messages’

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KFC China Sues Online Firms for Spreading 'Defamatory Messages'

By News Desk

KFC China, a unit of Yum! Brands Inc., has sued three Chinese online companies for allegedly spreading false rumors that the chain used chickens with six wings and eight legs in its products and that maggots were included with a delivery order. The company claims that such rumors and accompanying photos had been spread via... Continue Reading

Unsealed Post-Trial Documents Lift Veil Over Past Eight Months

By Dan Flynn

The long-running food safety drama that is now the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) criminal case took another important turn last week when the convictions of Stewart Parnell, Michael Parnell, and Mary Wilkerson were upheld by the trial court judge. That was followed by federal Judge W. Louis Sands ordering all the parties back into... Continue Reading

President Declares Federal Policy for 'Responsible Use' of Antibiotics in Food Production

By Lydia Zuraw

According to a memorandum signed by President Obama on Tuesday, it is now the policy of the federal government to encourage responsible use of antibiotics in the production of meat and poultry. The memorandum supports the supply chain for these products by directing federal departments and agencies to create a preference for acquiring them. Within... Continue Reading

Drug Firm Announces Antibiotic Stewardship Plan at White House Forum

By Lydia Zuraw

At the White House Forum on Antibiotic Stewardship, Elanco Animal Health president Jeff Simmons revealed his company's new antibiotic stewardship plan. (Elanco Animal Health is a division of the Eli Lilly drug company.) Some of the aspects of the plan are already in place, Simmons said, while others are additional intentions. The eight points of... Continue Reading

FDA Finalizes Veterinary Feed Directive

By Lydia Zuraw

On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration published the final rule for its Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD), which brings the use of antimicrobials in food-producing animals under veterinary supervision so that they are used only when necessary for assuring animal health. "That means using a product for a specifically-identified disease, at the right dose, and for... Continue Reading

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