China Denies Imposing Restrictions on EU Imports
CHINA - China has never placed any restriction on pork imports from the European Union (EU), and its demand for health certificate from the EU imported pork was needed to prevent the spread of A/H1N1 flu,...

WPC REPORT - Pledge for International Cooperation and Transparency
CHINA - The International Meat Secretariat has set out a seven point pledge to enhance transparency, animal welfare food safety and cooperation within the global pig meat industry at the World Pork Conference...

China to Formulate Food Safety Standards
CHINA - China is now working on a new system of food safety standards that is expected to guarantee people's health and be more compatible with international norms, said a senior health official on Saturday...

Lawmakers Warn of Disease Epidemic in China
CHINA - Lawmakers have warned of a 'grave hidden peril' of epidemic animal disease because of inadequate monitoring facilities and a complex international environment.

Chinese Pigs Fed Harmful Chemicals
CHINA - Many Chinese farmers continue to skirt the ban on chemical additives in food for pigs, increasing the risk of disease and illness in humans, according to a report from the nation's top legisla...

Farmers and Dealers Jailed over Banned Additive
CHINA - Nine people in south China's Guangdong Province were yesterday sentenced to jail terms ranging from six months to four years after being convicted of using a banned additive to raise or sell p...

Top Speakers Line up for Pork Conference
CHINA - The Fifth IMS World Pork Conference, which takes place in Qingdao, China, will be focusing on the modernisation of the world pork industry.

China Takes H1N1 Trade Related Measures
CHINA - According to the USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), China notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) on 5 June that it has banned the import of pig meat and products from areas of Mexico...

China Stockpiles Frozen Pork to Stabilise Prices
CHINA - China's economic planner said Monday the government has started stockpiling frozen pork to stabilise prices and protect pig breeders.

China Plans to Purchase Pork for State Reserves
CHINA - On 5 June 2009, the National Development and Reform Commission announced the Government of China is preparing to purchase pork for frozen stocks under the National Swine Price Alert System. Significant...

China Gets Tough Over Food Safety
CHINA - Chinese authorities pledged on 31 May to use the new Food Safety Law as a platform to intensify monitoring and law enforcement, hoping to curb repeated food scandals battering the industry's reputation...

China Invests in Pig Breeding
CHINA - China has earmarked 3 billion yuan (€322 million) this year to support the large-scale breeding of pigs and cows in a bid to stabilise agricultural development and help raise farmers' incomes,...

Govt to Invest $439m on Pig and Cow Breeding
CHINA - China has earmarked 3 billion yuan ($439 million) this year to support the large-scale breeding of pigs and cows in a bid to stabilize agricultural development and help raise farmers' incomes,...

Shanghai FDA Looks Out for Tainted Processed Pork
CHINA - The Shanghai Food and Drug Administration is closely monitoring pork products in local markets as the harmful chemical, clenbuterol, was found in processed pork in Anhui Province.

$9.5b Earmarked to Help Chinese Farmers
CHINA - The central government will spend 65 billion yuan ($9.5 billion) on infrastructure and services in rural areas to help farmers cope with the economic downturn, the State Council said yesterday...

Domestic Animal Feed is Safe
CHINA - Despite scattered instances of poultry found with tainted feed, China's animal feed is on the whole safe, an agricultural official said.

Tainted Pigs Slaughtered in Guangzhou
CHINA - After a random test revealed that 19 pigs out of a shipment of 149 were contaminated by harmful additives, food safety authorities decided to cull the whole herd.

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...

Food Safety Body Set to Take Shape
CHINA - An overarching food safety commission will be set up to improve supervision, according to the latest draft of a food safety law submitted to the top legislature for review Wednesday.

China to Set Up Central Food Safety Commission
CHINA - China's State Council, or Cabinet, will set up a food safety commission to strengthen the country's food monitoring system, whose low efficiency has long been blamed for repeated food scandals...

Feed Supplier Audit Service Launched in China
CHINA - UK-based F.A.C.S. Ltd has launched a new service for the global animal feed and feed additive market, opening an office in Beijing.

Genus Increases Porcine Capacity in China
CHINA - Genus, a world leading animal genetics company, is pleased to announce significant advances in its strategy for expansion in China with progress being made in both the bovine and porcine sectors....

Farmer Suggests New Govt. Focus in Meeting with Premier
CHINA - Premier Wen asked stakeholders for their opinion on the government's work. A pig farmer suggested greater focus on improved genetics and compulsory vaccination.

Officials Sacked over Chinese Pig Deaths
CHINA - Two officials were removed from their posts Wednesday for their poor performance in containing the spread of blue-ear disease that has killed more than 1,000 pigs in north China's Shanxi Province...

China Bans Filipino Pork Imports
BEIJING - China's top quality supervisor has banned imports of Philippine pork products after the island country reported finding of Ebola-Reston virus in four pig herds on its Luson Island at the end...