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News by Topic: Pig Meat Quality

Thursday, November 05, 2009
View news from United States AFBF Congratulates Ohio and Texas on Victories
US - Bob Stallman, President of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), yesterday issued a public statement regarding the ballot measure victories in Ohio and Texas.
Friday, July 24, 2009
View news from United States Tim Bierman Selected to Lead National Pork Board
US - Tim Bierman, a farmer from Larrabee, Iowa, has been elected by his fellow board members as president of the National Pork Board. Dr. Gene Nemechek, a veterinarian with Tyson Foods in Springdale, Arkansas,...
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
View news from United States Producers to Ensure Animal Welfare and Food Safety
MINNESOTA, US - Pork producers do an excellent job producing a safe, nutritious, and economic product. However, today’s consumers want assurances that the products that they eat have been produced in an...
Friday, April 17, 2009
View news from United States Murphy-Brown Announces PQA Plus Certification
US - Murphy-Brown LLC, the livestock production subsidiary of Smithfield Foods, Inc., announced that it is on schedule to complete the certification and farm site assessment components of the Pork Quality...
Wednesday, April 08, 2009
View news from United States AMI Cites the Ups and Downs of US Meat Inspection
US - The U.S. meat and poultry regulatory and inspection system is working to ensure safe food, though it can be improved further, according to American Meat Institute Executive Vice President Jim Hodges,...
Wednesday, April 01, 2009
View news from United States USDA to Purchase Pork and Turkey to Aid Sectors
US - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack yesterday announced USDA's intention to purchase turkey, pork, lamb, and walnut products for federal food nutrition assistance programmes.
Monday, March 30, 2009
View news from United States Overwhelming Support for PQA Plus
US - Reaffirming their commitment to the US pork industry and its customers, Pork Act delegates at the recent National Pork Industry Forum passed two resolutions dealing with Pork Quality Assurance Plus®...
Friday, February 20, 2009
View news from United States FSIS Issues New Directive on Meat Inspection
US - The USDA Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued a directive on review methodology of state meat and poultry inspection programmes.
Wednesday, February 04, 2009
View news from United States 2009 ISU Animal Industry Report Available
IOWA, US - The sixth annual Iowa State University (ISU) Animal Industry Report is now available online and on CD-Rom.
Monday, February 02, 2009
View news from United States Six TQASM Advisor Training Workshops Scheduled
US - The Pork Checkoff is offering six Transporter Quality Assurance (TQASM) advisor training workshops in 2009.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
View news from United States USMEF Hosts European Union's PRT Team
US - The US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) is hosting key officials from the European Union’s meat industry this week for a four-day tour focused on pathogen reduction technologies (PRTs).
Monday, January 26, 2009
View news from United States Will US Consumers Eat Up GM Meat Rule?
US - On January 15, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration decided how it will regulate genetically engineered animals, for the first time paving the way for such animals or their products to be sold as...
Monday, January 19, 2009
View news from United States USDA: Naturally Raised Marketing Claim Standard
US - The US Department of Agriculture on Friday (16 January) issued a voluntary standard for naturally raised livestock and meat marketing claims.
Friday, January 16, 2009
View news from United States The Future of US Livestock is Genetically Modified
US - The US Food and Drug Administration today issued a final guidance for industry on the regulation of genetically engineered (GE) animals, which advises the use of GE animals for food.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
View news from United States NPB Announces 2009 Celebrated Chefs
US - America's pork producers entered the 13th year of their Celebrated Chefs program by naming five distinguished chefs as spokespersons for the Pork Checkoff and The Other White Meat. More than 50 leading...
Thursday, December 11, 2008
View news from United States FDA: Ban on Animal Antibiotics Called Off
US - The Food and Drug Administration said it would continue to allow the widespread use of a class of powerful antibiotics in food-producing animals, making a last-minute reversal after refering to the...
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
View news from United States Country of Origin Food Labels are the Law
US - Consumer caution about the food we eat has become common because of recent food recalls and foodborne illness outbreaks.
Friday, November 07, 2008
View news from United States Vitamin in Meat and Fish Fights Alzheimer's
US - Researchers at the University of California Irvine have found that high doses of a vitamin helped mice to overcome memory problems similar to Alzheimer's disease in humans. And that vitamin - nicotinamide...
Friday, October 05, 2007
View news from United States Food safety agencies seek tougher import regulation
US - US food import safety officials and the food industry are proposing to ramp up federal regulation of imported food and ingredients to address the risk that unsafe products could enter the United ...

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