Food Supply Veterinary Shortage
The safety of our nation's food supply relies on the health of the animals, and a growing shortage of food supply veterinarians places all of us at risk.
AVMA CEO Dr. Ron DeHaven explains what you can do to keep food safe
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AVMA CEO Dr. Ron DeHaven explains what you can do to keep food safe
A lot of people don’t know that veterinarians are involved in food safety, but they are, and unfortunately, we have a growing shortage of food safety veterinarians in America. There are only about 8,500 veterinarians who care for America’s over 9.4 billion head of livestock—cows, pigs, sheep, and poultry. Congress is currently considering new legislation that will help: the Veterinary Services Investment Act. Dr. DeHaven explains what you can do to help.
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Most people understand that veterinarians play an important role in keeping pets healthy but forget that veterinarians also play a key role in keeping our food safe. Today there is a shortage of veterinarians working on farms and in the federal government, and this threatens the safety of our nation's food supply. Dr. Ron DeHaven, chief executive officer of the American Veterinary Medical Association, explains what the AVMA is doing in Washington, DC to help. Dr. DeHaven will be speaking regularly to the public on important issues—such as food safety, animal welfare and disease control—to keep the public informed on what the AVMA is doing to help them and their animals. This is the first installment of these regular postings on AVMA-TV.
Dr. Ron DeHaven discusses food safety
The Obama administration has made food safety a priority in this country by ordering tougher new approaches to help stop salmonella and E.coli and creating a new federal post to address food safety. The AVMA fully supports this idea, because so many of our members are already part of this nation’s food safety system. After all, approximately 5,000 people die in this country every year from food borne illnesses.
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