July 21, 2010

Mad Cow Disease and Our Food Supply

Cow We know mad cow disease, also known as bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), isn’t something that happens when your beef gets angry. But what exactly is BSE?

In the latest Chew on This podcast, Dr. Ron DeHaven, chief executive officer of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA) and former administrator of the United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, talks about BSE and the threat it poses to our food supply. Listen now.

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July 07, 2010

New Podcast: Heifer International Focuses on Global Food Sustainability

Cows grazing Food production is a global issue, and groups like Heifer International stress the importance of sustainable farming. In our latest Chew on This podcast, Dr. Terry Wollen from Heifer International discusses food sustainability programs in the United States and around the globe.

Chew on This is a podcast series that focuses on food safety and protecting our nation's food supply, featuring insights from America's leading food experts. You can find more podcast on food safety here.
 

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June 23, 2010

New Podcast: Keeping Poultry Healthy

IStock_000006190269Small Americans consume more chicken than any other type of meat, so it’s crucial that our poultry is disease free. In our latest Chew on This podcast, Dr. Timothy Cummings, clinical poultry professor at Mississippi State’s College of Veterinary Medicine, discusses the importance of keeping our poultry healthy from farm to fork. Listen to the new podcast here.

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June 09, 2010

New Podcast: Human and Animal Health

Animalhumanhealth In this new Chew on This podcast, Dr. Ron DeHaven, chief executive officer of the AVMA, discusses the link between human and animal health.

Veterinarians play a prominent role in making sure our food supply is healthy and safe to eat by preventing the spread of foodborne illness among our livestock. Doing so not only keeps the animals healthy, but it also reduces the risk of human exposure to foodborne illnesses and, in turn, keeps us healthy as well. Listen to the new podcast here.

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April 15, 2010

New Podcast: Life on Listeria Lane

243 In 2008, the deaths of 22 people in Canada were linked to an outbreak of listeriosis transmitted through deli meats.

In Life on Listeria Lane, our newest Chew on This podcast, we discuss this foodborne illness and listeria, the bacteria that causes it, with Dr. Christine Hoang, assistant director of the AVMA's Scientific Activities Division.

Listen to Life on Listeria Lane here.

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March 17, 2010

New Podcast: Washington Update- Food Safety Legislation

Cotpodcast In the latest Chew on This podcast, Dr. Ashley Shelton, assistant director of the AVMA's Governmental Relations Division, discusses pending legislation that could affect and, possibly, reshape food safety systems in the U.S.

Decisions made by the U.S. Congress have a major impact on the ways we keep food safe in our country. And with so many food safety concerns over the past few years, Congress has been busy writing and discussing legislation that could affect and, possibly, reshape our food safety systems. Listen to the new podcast now.

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February 17, 2010

New Podcast: Q&A With Temple Grandin

Templeflip We’ve just released a new Chew on This podcast featuring Dr. Temple Grandin, noted author, consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior issues and the subject of the new HBO biopic Temple Grandin.  Dr. Grandin joins us to discuss her work in animal welfare as it relates to food production in America. Listen to the new podcast now. 

In case you didn’t know, our Chew on This podcast series focuses on food safety and protecting our nation's food supply.  Every month we feature insights from America's leading food experts. Some of our past topics have included E. coli, large scale farms, advocacy and imported food.

If you ever have feedback on a podcast or a suggestion for a future topic or guest, feel free to leave us a comment here or on any of our posts.

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January 25, 2010

New Podcast: Large Farms Feed the World

Vet inspecting chicken

In the latest podcast in our Chew on This series, Dr. Kent Ames, professor at the Michigan State University College of Veterinary Medicine, discusses animal health and the role that large farms play in providing food for the growing world.

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December 11, 2009

New Podcast: Research Veterinarians & Food Safety

The latest podcast in our Chew on This series highlights the important role research veterinarians play in ensuring food safety. Their research is crucial to forecasting the emergence of foodborne diseases and possible food safety.

In this Chew on This podcast, we discuss the role that veterinarians play in food safety research and forecasting with Dr. Scott Hurd, associate professor of veterinary diagnostic and production animal medicine at Iowa State University.
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November 25, 2009

Thanksgiving Food Safety Podcast

IStock_000000816027Medium[1]With Thanksgiving ahead of us, there are some important considerations for keeping your family’s dinner safe to eat. In this Chew on This podcast, Dr. Dustan Clark, Extension Poultry Veterinarian, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, Center of Excellence for Poultry Science, a nd the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service, discusses ways to keep your food safe this Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving -- we hope you all have safe one!

Listen to the Thanksgiving Food Safety podcast.
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