Agricultural Commodities

Fesa UK grows and sources a wide range of fresh produce from around the world, including citrus. Fesa UK commercial director Sisco Tello speaks exclusively to FPJ about trends affecting the UK citrus category

There is mounting concern that use of antibiotics in livestock will contribute to antimicrobial-resistant pathogens, with repercussions for human and animal health. This report explores how limiting antibiotic use for livestock productivity-enhancement purposes may affect farmer practices and profits, as well as market prices and volumes.

This report examines the food safety performance of producers supplying raw chicken to the National School Lunch Program through the Agricultural Marketing Service to determine if reputation is enough incentive for producers to supply safe food.

Poultry products are a major avenue for the introduction of Campylobacter into the food supply, with undercooked poultry and cross-contamination as the common way that Campylobacter is transmitted to humans. The largest number of these foodborne bacterial infections is caused by the species Campylobacter jejuni.