Those suggestions later made their way into an FDA bill amendment sponsored by Durbin, calling for stricter production and labeling standards for pet food, the senator said. Then came the March 16 recall of 60 million containers of pet food after reports of illnesses and deaths. The pet food scandal has transformed once-obscure Web sites about litter boxes and doggy breath into poignant memorials to beloved companions and hot sources of muckraking reporting. This is not like somebody...

Those suggestions later made their way into an FDA bill amendment sponsored by Durbin, calling for stricter production and labeling standards for pet food, the senator said. Then came the March 16 recall of 60 million containers of pet food after reports of illnesses and deaths. The bloggers dig out and post documents, such as the FDA's missive advising that pregnant investigators not examine human foods that the FDA repeatedly has said are safe, and they e-mail reporters, government...

Department of Health and Human Services that the FDA has failed to respond to requests of the committee and in some instances, has produced redacted records to the committee without any prior consultation on such redactions. With the exception of the January 23 request regarding the generic drug approval process and the provision of two food safety briefings, all of the other requests form this committee have been, at best, only partially answered and several have been ignored altogether....

The FDA report follows a scare over melamine-contaminated pet food that was blamed for causing the deaths of an unknown number of dogs and cats in the United States. Fish farms have struggled to improve their own image amid concerns about pollution and complaints about the flavor of the products they produce. The earlier fears over contaminated feed are resurfacing concerns over aquaculture. On harvest day at American Gold Seafood company in Puget Sound, thousands of fat Atlantic salmon...

Tennessee beef, forage field day scheduled June 14 subscribe. DiPietro, UT vice-president for agriculture, and Ken Givens, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, participants will assemble into groups to attend morning sessions that address how to select a commercial squeeze chute for cattle management, hay barn plans and planning, and profitable hay production. DiPietro, UT vice-president for agriculture, and Ken Givens, commissioner of the Tennessee Department of...