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Pig Industry News by Topic
News by Topic: Food Safety
Thursday, November 19, 2009
Commission to Tackle Anti-Microbial Resistance EU - The new European Commission paper lays foundations of discussion to tackle the problem of anti-microbial resistance.
Call for Govt to Act over Antibiotic Resistance UK - The Soil Association has called on the government to act over what is calls an escalating farm antibiotic resistance problem.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Warning: More Drug Resistance in Zoonoses EU - Better surveillance needed to fight spread of antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic infections, particularly Salmonella and Campylobacter, according to a group of health agencies.
Monday, November 16, 2009
U of M Calls for International Food Safety Standards CANADA - A professor with the University of Manitoba is calling for international standards for the approval of health claims on food product labels, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Friday, November 13, 2009
Is New Zealand Pork on the Christmas Menu? NEW ZEALAND - “Is New Zealand pork on the Christmas menu?” asks Angela McLeod, President of the New Zealand Federation of Business and Professional Women (BPWNZ), “If its not, it should be!”
EFSA Harmonises Monitoring of Food-Borne Zoonoses EU - The European Food Safety Agency (EFSA) has reported its aim to harmonise the monitoring of Yersinia and VTEC.
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Aussie Industry Profits from Pork CRC Research AUSTRALIA - Australia’s pork industry is finally enjoying better times with rising pig prices, falling grain prices and a very welcome return to profitability, a situation that’s been enhanced by some...
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Fresh Pork Stalls Closed for Today SINGAPORE - Pork sellers in wet markets across the island will take an unscheduled holiday today, following a gas leak that forced a one-day closure of the sole abattoir here.
Belarus Bans Pork Imports from Russia BELARUS - Belarus has imposed temporary restrictions on the pork import from Russia, Darya Kozlovskaya, spokeswoman for the Agriculture and Food Ministry, told
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Ammonia Gas Leak Halts Pig Abattoir Operations SINGAPORE - Operations were halted at Singapore's only pig abattoir on Monday due to an accidental ammonia gas leak.
Monday, November 09, 2009
Future Funding of UK Meat Controls Review UK - At its open meeting on Tuesday 10 November, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board will review the Agency’s policy on the future funding of UK meat controls. This concerns the costs of official inspections...
NMIS Accredits 19 Meat Plants in Cordillera Region PHILIPPINES - The Philippine National Meat Inspection Service (NMIS) is stepping up efforts in safeguarding meat, livestock and poultry industry in the region in its bid to protect the safety of the consuming...
Friday, November 06, 2009
Defra's New Guidelines to Reduce Salmonella in Feed UK - The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has published a new Code of Practice for the control of salmonella in animal feeds, bringing together three previous codes and updating...
Pork with Anabolic Steroid Found in HCM City VIET NAM - More than 10 per cent of pork tested in Ho Chi Minh City this year has been found containing clenbuterol that was fed to the animal to keep their meat lean, officials said Wednesday.
Thursday, November 05, 2009
Human H1N1 Flu Virus Found in Pork Samples HONG KONG - Two pork samples taken from Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse on 22 October have tested positive for human H1N1 flu, the Food & Health Bureau says.
AFBF Congratulates Ohio and Texas on Victories US - Bob Stallman, President of the American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF), yesterday issued a public statement regarding the ballot measure victories in Ohio and Texas.
Wednesday, November 04, 2009
Pork Scare Firm Offers €6.5m in Legal Row IRELAND - The Co Wexford company at the centre of the pork dioxin scare last year, which saw the recall of sausages and rashers from supermarket shelves, wants to pay €6.5m to 17 individuals and businesses...
Tuesday, November 03, 2009
Antibiotic Resistance Among Bacteria a Concern CANADA - A researcher with the University of Manitoba says antibiotic resistance in bacteria that causes foodborne illness remains a concern, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Friday, October 30, 2009
China to Lift H1N1-Related Ban on US Pork US - With prodding from the Obama administration, China announced on 29 October that it will lift its ban on US pork imports, a move hailed by the National Pork Producers Council.
Monday, October 26, 2009
Pig Slaughterhouse Closed by Salmonella BELGIUM - A pig slaughterhouse halted production last week following the discovery of Salmonella Ohio contamination.
Friday, October 23, 2009
Canada's Industry and Govt Unite to Make Food Safer CANADA - Leaders across the Canadian food industry and government are coming together to share information and learn about emerging technologies and science, in order to produce safer food for Canadia...
ASF Jumps from Southern to Northern Russia RUSSIA - The deadly pig disease African Swine Fever (ASF) has jumped 2,000 kilometres from southern Russia to St Petersburg in north-western Russia.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Meetings Scheduled on Interstate Meat Shipments US - Agriculture Deputy Secretary Merrigan has announced public meetings on the proposed regulations on co-operative inspection programmes on the inter-state shipment of meat and poultry products.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
NPPC and USMEF Comment on H1N1 Outbreak US - With yesterday’s announcement by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) that pigs in Minnesota tested positive for the 2009 novel H1N1 virus, the National Pork Producers Council (NPPC) reiterates...
NNA in Support of Calling Virus H1N1 US - US pork producers picked up an important ally this week in their effort to properly name the H1N1 flu virus when the president of the National Newspaper Association urged community newspaper publishers...

