FSANZ Invites Public Comment on Food Law Changes
AUSTRALIA - Food Standards Australia New Zealand (FSANZ) has invited individuals and organisations with an interest in the regulation of food to provide information and comment on possible changes to the...

Pig Farm to Remain Under Quarantine over H1N1 Flu
AUSTRALIA - A pig farm in Victoria's Goulburn Valley will remain under quarantine for a few more weeks.

Pork Producer Forum in Young
AUSTRALIA - The NSW Farmers’ Association Pork Committee is inviting all pork producers to attend a Producer Forum and Dinner in Young next week.

Pig Disease Monitoring Put to the Test
AUSTRALIA - The ability of authorities to trace the movements of a pig carrying an exotic disease have just been put to the test.

Industry: Piggery Workers Not Being Tested for H1N1
AUSTRALIA - Piggery workers who are showing only mild symptoms of flu are having difficulty convincing doctors to test them for H1N1 flu, the pork industry says.

Outbreak Contained as Infected Pigs on the Mend
AUSTRALIA - An outbreak of swine flu at a central NSW piggery has been contained.

Pork Industry Not Backing Quarantine Reforms
AUSTRALIA - Livestock exporters are calling on cross-benchers and the Opposition to support the Federal Government's new quarantine fee structure.

No Food Scraps to Pigs Campaign
AUSTRALIA - A new campaign is underway to raise awareness of the risks of feeding food scraps that have had contact with any form of meat to pigs.

Australia’s Pork Industry Gets a Boost
AUSTRALIA - The recent announcement by the Federal Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Tony Burke, to fund product information and labelling projects for Australia’s pork industry has been...

Update on Proposed Aussie Pig Levy Amendments
AUSTRALIA - Over the past few weeks Australian Pork Limited (APL) has widely communicated to levy payers the details regarding an amendment to the Primary Industries (Excise) Levies Regulation Act...

Tasmania's Five Year Stand Against GMO
TASMANIA, AUSTRALIA - Tasmania’s ban on the release of genetically modified organisms to the environment will continue for at least another five years under a Bill passed by Parliament today.

Protection of Animal Health Remains Top Priority
AUSTRALIA - The Minister says that improvements to New South Wales Department of Primary Industries (DPI)'s field veterinary services will enhance animal health across the state's valuable livestock i...

Queensland Pig Farmers Enraged by Fee Rise
AUSTRALIA - Queensland pig producers have slammed a new annual fee that some claim could force them out of the industry.

Oz Pork Producers Reminded of Swill Feeding Ban
AUSTRALIA - Pig producers have been reminded that swill feeding is banned in Australia.

NSW Government Alarms Aussie Pig Farmers
AUSTRALIA - Australian Pork Limited (APL), the national body representing Australian pig farmers, is extremely concerned by the NSW Government’s proposal to triple its ethanol fuel mandate for E10 petrol...

Australia Launches Red Meat Processing Sector Environmental Guidelines
AUSTRALIA - The red meat processing industry has achieved a major milestone in environmental management through the official launch today of its Environmental Best Practice Guidelines by Federal Agriculture,...

Oz Opens Doors To British Pork
UK - The doors to a new big market have been open to British pig producers with approval to export to Australia.