New Report Reveals Use of Irradiation in EU Foods
ANALYSIS - A new report published by the European Commission (EC) recently reveals that more than 9,000 tonnes of food were irradiated in the European Union in 2010. The main findings are summarised by...

Hormel to End Sow Stalls by 2017
US – Multinational marketer of consumer-branded food and meat products, Hormel Foods Corporation, is to phase out gestation stalls at its farms by 2017.

Palfenier is Named New CEO of Seara
BRAZIL - David Palfenier, former president of Consumer Foods International with ConAgra Foods, will replace Mayr Bonassi as the head of Seara Alimentos.

Tönnies Focus: Better Welfare & China Expansion
ANALYSIS - One of the largest pig processing company in Germany, Tönnies, has announced plans to expand in China and at home in Europe, it aims to raise pig welfare standards, writes Jackie Linden, senior...

Cherkizovo Pork, Poultry Sales Volume Up in 2011
RUSSIA - Sales volumes in Cherkizovo's pork division in 2011 increased by four per cent to approximately 91,400 tonnes of live weight, compared to 87,650 tonnes in 2010

Cryovac Rolls Out New Ovenable Material at IPE 2012
US - Consumer-friendly ovenable rollstock is newest expansion to Oven Ease product line. The launch International Poultry of the product was during the 2012 International Poultry Expo in Atlanta.

Pfizer Ends Residue Violation Worries
US - Pork producers now have a worry-free solution to help them continue their track record of producing safe, wholesome pork. The Pfizer Pork Residue Free Guarantee is an innovative solution that ensures...

How Strong are Links between Meat and Cancer?
ANALYSIS - A new study published in the British Journal of Cancer and produced by researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm in Sweden has concluded that eating processed meats increases the...

Helping British Pig Exports Succeed
UK - A call has been put out to support the British pig industry and to back quality British pig meat after a UK pig meat processing company was blocked from exporting to China, writes Lucy Towers, ThePigSite...

Govt Committed to Working with Hog Industry
MANITOBA, CANADA - Manitoba's Minster of Agriculture, Food and Rural Initiatives says the provincial government is committed to working with the pork industry to ensure the province's pork processors have...

Meat Safety Boosted for Spring Festival
CHINA - The government will redouble its efforts to weed out illegal meat processing in the coming months, especially during the Spring Festival, in the interest of food safety, officials said on Friday....

Call for Reasoned Approach to Water Concerns
CANADA - The Economic Development Officer with the Town of Neepawa is calling for a responsible reasoned approach to addressing water quality concerns in Lake Winnipeg, Bruce Cochrane writes.

Call for Action to Ensure Adequate Hog Supplies
CANADA - The Mayor of Brandon is urging the Manitoba government to take steps that will ensure the province's pork processors are able to access the supplies of hogs necessary to maintain the viability...

VION Food UK Increases Graduate Intake
UK - VION Food UK’s Graduate Management Development Programme, Emerge, has increased its intake of graduates - the second cohort of the programme that was first launched in 2009.

Meat Processing Plant for Ilocos Sur
PHILIPPINES - A 165 million-peso meat processing plant is to be built in the agricultural town of Ilocos Sur.

Holton Named Seaboard Foods’ President and CEO
US - Seaboard Corporation has announced that Terry J. Holton has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer of Seaboard Foods LLC.

Q3 Processed Chicken & Pig Meat Hit a New Record
BRAZIL – Chicken and pork processed meat hit a new record during the third quarter, according to the data released by the Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE).

Mouldy Corn Hit Tianli's Business in Q4
CHINA - Tianli expects 2011 revenue and net income in the range of US$28.5 to $29.5 million and $8.2 to $8.8 million, respectively. Its fourth-quarter results were impacted by contamination of the feed...

Zhongpin Starts Trial Production at New Pork Plants
CHINA - Zhongpin has announced that trial production at its two newest chilled and frozen pork products plants, in Jiangsu and Jilin provinces, began on 16 December 2011.

Talks Held in Warsaw over Veterinary Issues
RUSSIA & EU - Three-day talks between the representatives of veterinary services of the European Commission and individual countries of the European Union and representatives of veterinary services...

High-Welfare Pork for UK: an Opportunity
DENMARK - According to meat company, Tican, Danish producers should view the higher welfare requirements of the UK markets – for example, no castration – as a business opportunity.

Meat Company Takes Steps in Case of Euro Problems
DENMARK - Danish Crown is making the necessary arrangments so that its business can continue, even if the Euro should collapse.

Rescue of Clonmel Pork Rib Processor Saves Jobs
IRELAND - Specialist pork rib processor Ribworld has been purchased out of receivership by M&M Walshe — part of the Callan Bacon Group — in a deal that secures the 65 jobs at the processing plant in...

Act Threatens Supply of Hogs for Processing
MANITOBA, CANADA - Manitoba Pork Council warns provincial environmental legislation adopted earlier this year is putting the supply of hogs for the province's pork processors at risk which, in turn threatens...

Smithfield Reports Robust Pork Earnings in Q2
US - Smithfield Foods' sales for the second quarter of fiscal 2012 were $3.3 billion, up 10 per cent, resulting from higher average unit selling prices and volumes in the pork segment.

Crackdown Provoked by 'Lean Meat Powder'
CHINA - By late October, Henan province courts had tried 59 cases related to "lean meat powder", a substance used illegally to stimulate muscle growth in pigs.

Discrimination Complaint Filed against Cargill
US - The US Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs has filed an administrative complaint against federal contractor Cargill Meat Solutions, alleging that the company systematically...

Hormel Foods Distributes Annual Profit Sharing
US — Hormel Foods Corporation distributed an annual profit share of more than $16.5 million to eligible hourly and salaried employees during this 73rd annual Thanksgiving Eve Day tradition.

Tulip Planning on Expanding in the UK
UK - Tulip Ltd strengthens its position as the leading UK supplier of processed meat products following the acquisition of Parkam Foods.

113 Penalised Over Chemical Tainted Pork
CHINA - Central China's Henan Province, a leading agricultural base, has issued heavy sentences to 113 people, including 77 government employees, over a chemical tainted pork scandal reported in March...