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Germany Renews Zoonoses Research

The German government is renewing its efforts find answers to the threat of numerous diseases that can be transmitted between animals and humans. The research backed by the German agriculture … Continue reading

February 3, 2016 · Leave a comment

Threat of Bird Flu Back in USA

Bird flu is back in the USA and once again threatening turkey production. The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) has confirmed that … Continue reading

February 1, 2016 · Leave a comment

WTO US COOL Ruling Causes Deeper Divides

A ruling by the World Trade Organization to impose more than $1 billion in trade tariff sanctions against the US by Canada and Mexico over mandatory country of origin labelling … Continue reading

December 9, 2015 · Leave a comment

Could EU-US Trade Deal Collapse over Cloning?

Animal cloning and food products derived from cloned animals could be the stumbling block for agreement in the EU-US Trans-Atlantic Trade Agreement. In September this year, the European parliament beefed … Continue reading

November 11, 2015 · Leave a comment