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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Meat Recall Mirrored in Maple Leaf's Fiscal 2008CANADA - Last year's massive meat recalls seriously affected Maple Leaf Foods fourth quarter results for 2008, sending share values tumbling from $0.20 to $0.12 in the course of twelve months.
Military Honours for British PorkUK - Pay attention men. From May onwards, everyone on military bases, from the commanding officers downwards, will have the opportunity to enjoy British belly pork at its best.
Seven Suspects Detained Over Poisoned PorkCHINA - The municipal public security bureau of Guangzhou yesterday claimed to have identified nine people allegedly responsible for the recent case of pig-feed poisoning, which has made about 70 people...
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.
Friday, February 06, 2009
Maximum Levels of Vitamin A in Feed RecommendedEU - EFSA’s FEEDAP Panel has adopted an opinion on the consequences for consumers of the use of vitamin A in animal feed, and recommended revised maximum levels in feed intended for the main food producing...
Thursday, February 05, 2009
BPEX: Healthy Pork Message Gets ThroughUK - The message that pork is a healthy option is increasingly getting through to consumers, according to a new report from BPEX.
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
Old-Breed Pork Must Be the Real ThingUK - In a decision that will have a major impact on both supermarkets and producer-retailers, Trading Standards officers have been told to clamp down on misleadingly labelled old-breed pork.
Jamie Does Great Job of Promoting British PorkSCOTLAND - NFU Scotland has acknowledged the great efforts of Jamie Oliver in helping to promote British pork to consumers.
DoH Issues Warning Against Salmonella-tainted PorkTHE PHILIPPINES - The Department of Health (DoH) in Eastern Visayas has warned people about pork infected with salmonella bacteria.
New Vet Certificate for US Imports WantedRUSSIA - Russia's food safety watchdog wants to revise the veterinary certificate for pork imports from the United States as quickly as possible, and introduce a new one on 1 June, according to Russia's...
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).
Jamie Saves Our BaconUK - Jamie Oliver's hour-and-a-half long programme Jamie Saves Our Bacon will be aired tonight on Channel 4, starting at 9 PM.
NFUS Praises Waitrose's 'Buy British' PleaSCOTLAND - NFU Scotland has praised Waitrose for urging its shoppers to buy British pork, echoing the sentiment that buying British is the best way to ensure that animals are reared to high welfare st...
QSM Anniversary: Gordon Ramsey QuoteUK - The following is a quote by Gordon Ramsey to BPEX on the 10th Anniversary of the QSM (Quality Standard Mark).
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
BPEX: £3 Million Backing For QSMUK - It’s business as usual for the Quality Standard Mark for pork bacon and ham, says BPEX Chairman Stewart Houston.
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
New Policy Issued to Prevent Hog Price DeclineCHINA - AgFeed Industries, Inc., the largest commercial hog producer and the largest premix feed company in China, today commented on a recently released Chinese central government administrative regulation...
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...
Maple Leaf Foods Enhances Safety ProtocolsCANADA - While listeria exists in all ready-to-eat plants and presents an exceptionally low risk, Maple Leaf has implemented industry leading practices to detect and eradicate listeria, which are performing...
Tainted Irish Pork Seized in Eastern ChinaCHINA - Chinese quarantine authorities in the eastern city of Nanjing have seized more than 23 tonnes of frozen Irish pork that was found to be contaminated with dioxin and ordered it be returned, state...
Consumers Looking For Quality HamUK - The Quality Standard Mark for ham is becoming increasingly important as more and more consumers look for country of origin when shopping.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
EFSA Tracks European ZoonosesEU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have published their Community Zoonoses Report for 2007, which analyses the occurrence of...
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Pigs Illegally Injected with Water in TianjinCHINA - Food inspectors in north China have discovered that a city-backed pork products plant was injecting pigs with water to illegally increase their weight.
PM Interrogated Over Welfare StandardsUK - Richard Bacon (Lab), a long-term supporter of the pig industry posed a question to Gordon Brown pointing out 70 per cent of imported pork is reared to unacceptable welfare standards.
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.
UFU Comment on Discussions Regarding Dioxin ScareNORTHERN IRELAND - The Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has commented following the outcome of the Northern Ireland Executive meeting at which the plight of farmers and processors affected by the contaminated...
South Korea to Ship Pigs to NorthSEOUL - South Korea's Jeju island will on Friday send equipment to build a farm in North Korea which will raise the island's speciality black pigs, officials said.
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...
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