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...

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.

Cull Breeding Swine Program Audits Underway
OTTAWA, CANADA - As a requirement of the Cull Breeding Swine Program (CBSP), random audits are being conducted to ensure culled breeding swine facilities are in compliance.

ACMC Nucleus Expansion in the Philippines
PHILIPPINES - To meet unprecedented demand for the prolific AC1 hybrid gilt in the Philippines, Wellisa Farms has invested 15 million Philippine pesos (over £200,000) to expand its nucleus herd from 300...

FMD NEWS: Govt Seeks FMD-free Status for Luzon
GLOBAL - Keep up-to-date with Foot-and-Mouth Disease outbreaks across the world.

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...

Russia Lifts A/H1N1-Related Pork Ban
RUSSIA - Russia is lifting all its AH1N1-related import restrictions on pork products as the disease is already spreading in Russia anyway.

Compensation over Pork Contamination Paid Out
IRELAND - More than €100 million of taxpayers’ money has been spent by the Government on compensation to farmers and processors following last December’s pork contamination scandal.

Survey to Look at Antibiotic Resistant Bacteria
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) has embarked on a new project as part of efforts to keep down levels of antibiotic resistant bacteria in the human food chain.

Farmers Urged to Follow Product Label Instructions
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Food Safety Authority (NZFSA) is reminding farmers that off-label use of veterinary medicines may land them a day in court and a significant fine.

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,...

Call for Data on Antibiotic Use in Animals
US - Congresswoman Louise M. Slaughter, Chair of the House Committee on Rules, asked the Government Accountability Office to review federal efforts to collect data on antibiotic use in animals.

China Restricts EU Pork Due to H1N1 Fears
GLOBAL - The European Union's health chief said today that China had slapped restrictions on pork imports from four member states over swine flu concerns - a move she slammed as protectionist.

UFU: Pig Industry will Effectively Deal with H1N1
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - The Ulster Farmers’ Union says the local pig industry will be able to deal effectively with an incidence of H1N1 Influenza A Virus in a local pig herd.

New Disease Threat?
EU - There were reports of a new unexplained syndrome of diarrhoea in young piglets from Denmark and France at the first European Symposium on Porcine Health Management in Copenhagen at the end of August....

Victoria's Pigs Cleared of H1N1 Flu
AUSTRALIA - Pigs affected by the A(H1N1) flu in the Goulburn Valley, have recovered from the virus.

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.

Denmark Sets Tougher Salmonella Targets
DENMARK - The Danish food ministry is stepping up its fight against salmonella in pigmeat by lowering thresholds and making penalties for producers more rigorous.

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.

Pork Producers Welcome Reopening of PSC Elstow
CANADA - Saskatchewan pork producers are hailing the reopening of the PSC Elstow Research Farm under new ownership as very good news for the province's pork industry. writes Bruce Cochrane.

Sale of PSC Elstow Research Farm Applauded
CANADA - Western Canadian pork producers are welcoming the reopening the PSC Elstow Research Farm under new ownership as very good news for the Canadian pork industry.

Irish Pork Not Up to Scratch for Top Chefs
IRELAND - The vast majority of top chefs avoid using home-produced pork because of poor standards, according to a new survey.

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...

USMEF: Reaction of Chinese Consumers to H1N1
CHINA - Nearly two-thirds of China’s consumers stopped eating pork in the early stages of the H1N1 influenza outbreak this year, and more than one in five consumers in the world’s largest pork market still...

WPC REPORT - Chinese Consumers Flu Virus Fears
CHINA - A quarter of the Chinese population believe that the A/H1N1 flu virus can be caught through eating pig meat.