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Pig Meat Quality News
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
Meeting Presents Facts on Use of AntibioticsUS - Livestock and poultry groups hosted educational briefings yesterday (23 February) to share the facts about the importance of tools like antibiotics in raising healthy food animals.
Efforts Continue to Restore Market Access for PorkUS - Efforts to resume US pork exports to Russia got a boost last week from face-to-face discussions in Moscow between US industry representatives and Russia’s top veterinary officials.
Monday, February 15, 2010
Pork Competes Through Promotion and High QualityUS - The US pork industry and the Pork Checkoff continue to work for better prices for pork producers. Despite challenges, domestic pork demand is estimated up 4 per cent in 2009.
Friday, February 12, 2010
NPB: Strategic Antibiotic Use Remains Top PriorityUS - Although recent stories in the media have triggered more interest in the topic, the responsible use of antibiotics has always been a top priority for America’s pork producers.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Farmland Foods First to Receive USDA DesignationUS - Farmland Foods said yesterday that it became the first US pork producer to receive USDA's "Never Ever 3" (NE3) designation for the company's "SIMPLY NATURAL" line of fresh pork products.
Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Study: Benefits of Shifting Pork Production InsideUS - A study conducted by the University of Missouri (MU) found the historical transition from raising pigs outdoors to indoor housing has improved animal health.
Thursday, November 05, 2009
AFBF Congratulates Ohio and Texas on VictoriesUS - 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
Tim Bierman Selected to Lead National Pork BoardUS - 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
Producers to Ensure Animal Welfare and Food SafetyMINNESOTA, 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...
Friday, April 17, 2009
Murphy-Brown Announces PQA Plus CertificationUS - 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
AMI Cites the Ups and Downs of US Meat InspectionUS - 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
USDA to Purchase Pork and Turkey to Aid SectorsUS - 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
Overwhelming Support for PQA PlusUS - 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
FSIS Issues New Directive on Meat InspectionUS - 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
2009 ISU Animal Industry Report AvailableIOWA, US - The sixth annual Iowa State University (ISU) Animal Industry Report is now available online and on CD-Rom.
Monday, February 02, 2009
Six TQASM Advisor Training Workshops ScheduledUS - The Pork Checkoff is offering six Transporter Quality Assurance (TQASM) advisor training workshops in 2009.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
USMEF Hosts European Union's PRT TeamUS - 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
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
USDA: Naturally Raised Marketing Claim StandardUS - 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
The Future of US Livestock is Genetically ModifiedUS - 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
NPB Announces 2009 Celebrated ChefsUS - 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
FDA: Ban on Animal Antibiotics Called OffUS - 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
Country of Origin Food Labels are the LawUS - Consumer caution about the food we eat has become common because of recent food recalls and foodborne illness outbreaks.
Friday, November 07, 2008
Vitamin in Meat and Fish Fights Alzheimer'sUS - 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
Food safety agencies seek tougher import regulationUS - 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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