Food safety and foodborne diseases are one of four themes covered in an FAO report on products of animal origin. FAO is the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. FAO’s Committee on ...

The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has, since last Sept. 2, been considering a 14-page petition from Animal Partisan requesting that it issue a notice to convey that: 1) State government ...

Insects are strange, wondrous beings. Butterflies can see parts of the light spectrum that are invisible to human eyes and use these ultraviolet patterns to find their way to tasty plants. Moths use ...

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Using two species of flies from different climates -- one from the cool, high-altitude forests of Northern California, the other hailing from the hot, dry deserts of the Southwest -- scientists ...

The American Human Association monitors roughly 70% of animal action in Hollywood productions. Only the AHA can say "No animals were harmed" but it can't vouch for specific trainers. Trainers who have ...

For decades, preclinical testing in mice, rats, and nonhuman primates has been a crucial part of drug development, an important although not infallible way to ensure some measure of safety for human ...

An animal behaviour lab built inside a converted barn uses motion-capture cameras to track the movements and behaviours of entire flocks of birds or swarms of insects. The so-called SMART-BARN ...

A recent USDA inspection of the Miami Seaquarium found multiple failures and violations that have county leaders concerned. The five-page report details a number of violations that have prompted Miami ...

April 10 (UPI) --The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is replacing animal testing with human-relevant methods, including artificial intelligence, when developing monoclonal antibody therapies and ...