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...

UK Food Standards Agency Cracks Down on Fraud
UK - The Agency today announced the launch of a new advisory resource to support local authorities in their work to tackle food fraud.

QMS Welcomes Assurance Support in SRDP
SCOTLAND, UK - Quality Meat Scotland has welcomed the announcement that its assurance schemes fees are to be eligible for support under the Scottish Rural Development Programme (SRDP).

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,...

Provisional Import Health Standards for Pig Meat
NEW ZEALAND - MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) today issued provisional Import Heath Standards (IHSs) for pig meat, pig meat products and by-products from Canada, the EU, Mexico and the USA.

Pig of the Future Might Be Disease-free
NORWAY - Pigs are known carriers of the bacterium Yersinia enterocolitica, and they can infect both other pigs and people. Human infection occurs through eating improperly-cooked pork. Professor Truls...

New Boar Taint Website Launched
GLOBE - Now, more than ever, the journey of meat from its source to the dinner table is in the spotlight. Across the globe, consumers are acting on the knowledge that their Sunday roast did not begin life...

New Fundings to Ensure Healthy Pig Sector
UK - Several projects have been given the go-ahead for funding from the £1 million package announced in August last year by the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and the Environment Richard Lochhead,...

Federal Swine Health Initiative Applauded
CANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board is applauding a federal initiative to help the hog industry defend itself against disease, writes Bruce Cochrane.

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.

Ottawa Commits Funding to Fight Swine Disease
CANADA - The federal government has unveiled phase two of national initiative to help pork producers combat disease and provide stability for Canada's swine sector, writes Bruce Cochrane.

Butchers Onboard Promoting Aussie Pork
AUSTRALIA - From 10 April 2009, butchers across Australia will help consumers more clearly identify home-grown, fresh Australian pork.

DSM Commits to Safety with 'Quality for Life'
GLOBE - Global reports of contaminations have increased governmental and consumer awareness of the importance of feed and food safety issues.

Farm Unions Slam Meat Inspection Charge Proposals
UK - British farming unions have branded the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) proposals for a nine per cent rise in meat inspection charges at abattoirs as inappropriate, ill-judged and unaffordable to the...

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®...

Tasting Tempo in Spain
SPAIN - Visitors of the TOPIGS Iberica stand during the FIMA GANADERA exhibition in Zaragoza could taste for themselves just how good the meat of the Tempo offspring is.

Help for Smaller Abattoirs Proposed
EU - The European Commission should ensure that meat imported from non-European Union countries meets European standards, said MEPs at a meeting of the European Parliament agriculture committee.

Mexico Announces Three States as Free of CSF
MEXICO - The Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishery and Food (SAGARPA) published in the Diario Oficial (Federal Register) on 30 January 2009, a notice declaring three...

New Focus for Pig Meat Supply Chain
UK - Pig farmers, meat processors, retailers, and the Government have agreed to work on areas of common concern for the benefit of consumers and the industry itself.

15 Arrested for Selling Pigs Fed Banned Additives
CHINA - Prosecutors said yesterday that 15 people had been arrested in Guangzhou, capital of south China's Guangdong Province, on charges of selling pigs that had been given fodder containing banned a...

Cutting Edge Technology Detects Pork Contaminants
DUBAI - Dubai Central Laboratory is using molecular diagnostic techniques based on DNA content for the detection pork contaminants or pork derivatives.

More Spoiled Pig Meat Seized in Balintawak
PHILIPPINES - Authorities seized more than 200 kilos of spoiled "double dead" meat at the MC Market in Balintawak, Quezon City Monday.

Henan Imports Herd of US Breeding Pigs
CHINA - The central Chinese province of Henan, a leading farm production base, has imported 360 breeding pigs from the United States to improve the quality of pork, the provincial animal husbandry bureau...

Contaminated Pork Seized in Angeles City
PHILIPPINES - Some 70 kilos of pork meat believed contaminated with hog cholera disease were seized by personnel from the city veterinary office before it was sold to the public, authorities said.

QMS: Euro Debate on Future of Food Quality Labelling
SCOTLAND, UK - Food experts from all over Europe are converging on Prague on Thursday (12 March) to debate the future of food labelling including the use of quality marks such as the Protected Geographical...