Japan Creates Premium Positioning for US Pork
US and JAPAN - A side-by-side taste challenge at a leading Tokyo hotel produced surprising results for a group of Japanese consumers who were given a chance recently to compare premium-branded US chilled...

Consumer Contest in Japan for US Pork Recipes
JAPAN & US - To promote the use of US pork butt for traditional Japanese cooking, the US Meat Export Federation’s (USMEF) Japan office recently conducted a US pork recipe contest for consumers.

Canada Upbeat on Philippine Pork Export
PHILIPPINES & CANADA - The Canadian government and pork industry are bullish about their export prospects in the Philippines, citing the continued patronage of processed meat and other pork products in...

US, Canadian Processors Petition to Use ‘Pasteurised’
US & CANADA - The North American Meat Processors Association has petitioned the US Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) and asked the Canadian Food inspection Service (CFIA) to allow the term 'pasteurised'...

Canadian Pork Farmers Seek Details of Coles Ban
AUSTRALIA & CANADA - The Canadian pork industry says it needs more information about Coles' ban on pork products from countries which use sow stalls by 2014.

Same Organic Standards in US, Canada in Future
GLOBAL - The US and Canada have reached agreement for organic trade equivalence between the US National Organic Program and the Canada Organic Product Regulation.

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.

US, Mexican Facilities Approved for Meat Export
GLOBAL - US and Mexican facilities have now been approved for meat export, according to the American Meat Institute.