Input on Use of 'Natural' in Labelling Products Sought
US - The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced through the publication of an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPR) that it is soliciting additional public comment to define the conditions...

Canadian Govt Takes Action to Improve Food Safety
CANADA - The Government of Canada is making significant investments to strengthen Canada's food safety system. Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz and Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq has announced that the...

Call Flu 'H1N1' Not 'Swine' Flu, USDA Demands
US - US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack yesterday in a media briefing on the novel H1N1 flu urged reporters to refer to the virus by that name and not "swine" flu.

NPA Calls for Rethink on Vitamin A
UK - To protect consumers, the European Food Standards Agency has proposed new maximum levels of vitamin A in animal feed.

H1N1: Govt Urges Pig Breeders to Enhance Biosecurity
MALAYSIA - The country's pig breeders are urged to enhance the biosecurity levels at their farm to curb the Influenza A(H1N1) outbreak.

NPPC Congratulates Harkin and Welcomes Lincoln
US - The US National Pork Producers Council has praised as a “true friend” of America’s pork producers the out-going Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman Tom Harkin, from Iowa, and welcomed long-time...

Producers Owed £300,000 in Tax Refunds
UK - British pig producers could be due around £300,000 in back payments from government, according to the National Pig Association.

Scottish Livestock Transport Under EU Threat Again
UK - Scotland’s traditional livestock production is once again under threat from impractical and costly transport proposals being driven by Europe.

New Rules for Animal By-products
EU - The European Council has adopted a regulation modernising the EU rules for animal by-products, following a first-reading agreement with the European Parliament.

Antibiotic Ban Would Compromise Food Safety
US - The president of the American Farm Bureau Federation has written to Congress, opposing a future ban on the use of antibiotics for farm livestock on the grounds that such a ban could compromise food...

Feed Shortage Ahead for EU Farmers
EU - The Commissioner has warned agriculture ministers that disputes over genetically modified (GM) crops between Member States will cause imminent feed shortages.

HPAI, FMD and PRRS Set to Return to Viet Nam
VIET NAM - VIET NAM - Animal health officials predict that foot and mouth disease (FMD), blue-ear disease (PRRS) and highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) will soon return to the south of the country....

USDA Agrees To Help US Pork Producers
US - The National Pork Producers Council commended US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack for his decision to lend assistance to the US pork industry to help it weather a nearly two year old economic crisis...

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...

Major USDA Purchase Boosts Pork Producers
US - Embattled pork producers who have seen a stream of losses for two years learned Thursday that the US Department of Agriculture would buy $30 million worth of pork immediately.

AFBF Urges Obama to Support Pork, Dairy Sectors
US - America’s pork and dairy producers have lost much of their equity over the last year. With a wave of restructuring and forced herd sales expected over the next few months, the American Farm Bureau...

Restructuring Plan Less Onerous than Feared
CANADA - The US-based National Pork Producers Council says a Canadian pork industry restructuring plan approved by the government of Canada is far less onerous than originally requested by Canadian pork...

Russia May Increase Beef Quotas But Cut Pork, Poultry
RUSSIA - Russia is expected to raise quotas for beef imports while cutting allocations for pork and poultry next year.

Russia Amends Vet Certification for EU Pigs
RUSSIA - Changes have been announced to the veterinary certificate for slaughter pigs exported from the European Union to the Russian Federation.

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...

Professor Calls for New Animal Research Institutes
NIGERIA - The president of Nigerian Institute of Animal Science has called on the federal government to set up new institutes for poultry, pig and dairy research.

NZ Pork Import Plan Gets Industry Worried
NEW ZEALAND - A proposal to allow the importation of raw pork meat from overseas could devastate the industry, southern business groups and farmers said.

BPEX: China a Major Export Opportunity
UK - Agreement to export pig meat to China is nearing fruition as a delegation of Chinese veterinarians visits the UK next month.

Restructuring Plan Details Possibly Weeks Away
CANADA - The Canadian Pork Council reports industry and government are working to define the details of a Canadian pork industry restructuring plan but a final announcement could still be weeks away, writes...

Danish Prime Minister Visits Ringsted
DENMARK - "Hi there," was how Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen kicked off his meeting with over a hundred slaughterhouse workers who had gathered for the occasion in a conference room at Danish...