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Friday, January 07, 2011
South Korea Avoids German Pork, Poultry ImportsSOUTH KOREA - South Korea is preventing imports of German pork and poultry products from reaching consumers because of health concerns over a cancer-causing chemical.
Friday, December 31, 2010
Hotpot Alert as Pig Liver Linked to Hepatitis VirusHONG KONG - Hotpot lovers beware - if you don't cook that tempting pig liver properly you may end up with more than a warming winter meal.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
ICA Foils Raw Barbecue Pork SmugglingSINGAPORE - If you plan to bring in meat or meat products into Singapore, you might be introducing infectious animal diseases into the country.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Northern Irish Firm in Pig Meal Case to Pay €38 MillionIRELAND - A High Court judge has ordered a Northern Ireland company to pay €38.7 million damages to a Co Wexford company arising from the animal feed contamination which led to the recall of all Irish...
Friday, December 10, 2010
Wild Pigs May Pose Health Threats in StateMISSISSIPPI, US - Feral swine, commonly called “wild pigs,” can do more than damage crops and property; they also can transmit diseases to humans and domestic animals.
Thursday, November 25, 2010
Biosecurity Standard for Pork Producers CANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board is confident a new biosecurity standard for pork producers will assist in minimizing the spread of disease, writes Bruce Cochrane.
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Epidemic Zone Declared After Death of 1,000 Pigs THAILAND - A mystery disease has killed 1,000 pigs in Phitsanulok's Wang Thong, Bang Rakham, Bang Krathum and Muang districts which have been declared livestock epidemic zones.
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Viet Nam Gets Help Establishing Fair Trade Rules VIET NAM - Viet Nam is building a solid foundation of laws and notification procedures regarding food, animal health and plant health with assistance from the US Grains Council and the Food and Agriculture...
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Swine Board Introduces Biosecurity Users GuideCANADA - The author of the Canadian Swine Health Board's Biosecurity Users Guide says the new package will provide one stop shopping to help Canadian swine producers improve biosecurity on their farms,...
Tuesday, October 26, 2010
Information Needed to Improve Biosecurity ProvidedCANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board says a just completed national biosecurity benchmarking survey will assist in developing enhanced biosecurity programming, Bruce Cochrane writes.
Friday, October 08, 2010
Pigs Burned After Several Test Positive for PRRSCAMBODIA - Officials in Kandal province on Saturday torched the carcasses of 49 pigs imported from Viet Nam after four pigs were found to be infected with porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome...
Thursday, October 07, 2010
New Call for Responsible Rodent ControlUK - The latest wildlife monitoring figures have prompted a new call for responsible rodent control.
Friday, October 01, 2010
Producers, Workers Advised to Get Flu VaccinationUS - As the United States enters another flu season, the Pork Checkoff is advising producers, farm personnel and others who have contact with pigs to get the seasonal flu vaccination as soon as possible...
Friday, September 24, 2010
Conference Hears of Antibiotic Resistant SuperbugsUK - Scientists speaking at a conference at Warwick University this week revealed new levels of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in intensively reared farm animals that have the potential to spread to humans....
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Illegal Pig Farming Health Hazard in Free State TownSOUTH AFRICA - The Matjhabeng Municipality in the Free State says it is battling to root out illegal pig farming.
Monday, September 20, 2010
Russia Halts Pork from Two US Smithfield PlantsRUSSIA - Russia has put a "temporary" halt to pork imports from two US plants as well as producers in several other countries due to concerns about antibiotics in the meat, a Russian government official...
Monday, September 06, 2010
Evaluation of Assurance Schemes CommissionedUK - The Food Standards Agency is commissioning an evaluation and comparison of third party assurance schemes that focus on food and feed hygiene and standards.
Monday, August 23, 2010
High Court Reserves Decision on Feed Supply FirmIRELAND - The High Court has reserved its decision on whether to approve a scheme of arrangement between a Co Wexford company alleged to have supplied animal feed containing harmful dioxins and those suing...
Wednesday, August 18, 2010
Measures in Place as PRRS Becomes More WidespreadVIET NAM - Localities are urgently tightening control of the transport and slaughtering of sick pigs in an effort to contain the blue-ear pig, or porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) epidemic,...
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Cambodia's Pork Sales Crash on Import Ban CAMBODIA - Plummeting demand following a ban on Thai and Vietnamese pig imports has driven half the pork vendors in Kampong Thom’s market to suspend sales.
Monday, July 26, 2010
Improved Disease Prevention in Animal HealthGLOBAL - Governments could save billions of dollars by stepping up the prevention and control of high impact animal diseases, some of which pose a direct threat to human health, FAO said today.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Cooperation Key to Controlling PRRSCANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board suggests initiatives aimed controlling Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome will have a much higher chance of success if approached cooperatively on a...
Wednesday, July 21, 2010
Less Salmonella Observed in Outdoor PigsDENMARK - There is salmonella in more than 10 per cent of conventional indoor slaughter pigs, in seven per cent of organic pigs, and in only five per cent of outdoor pigs, according to a survey in Den...
Monday, July 12, 2010
Biosecurity Best Defence Against PRRS CANADA - The vice-chair of Manitoba Pork Council says effective biosecurity protocols remain the best defence against Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS), writes Bruce Cochrane.
MAF Biosecurity Renews FMD Antigen ContractNEW ZEALAND - MAF Biosecurity New Zealand (MAFBNZ) has extended its contract with a French manufacturer of Foot and Mouth (FMD) disease antigen and vaccine.
Thursday, July 08, 2010
FSA Commissions Campylobacter ResearchUK - The British Food Standards Agency is commissioning a range of research to tackle the food poisoning bug campylobacter.
Thursday, July 01, 2010
Good Biosecurity Helps Control Food-Borne BacteriaFRANCE - The contamination of pigs with a range of potential food-borne pathogens was largely explained by herd status and linked to the level of biosecurity measures, according to this preliminary st...
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
CIMIE: Looking to Sustainable Production of Safe MeatCHINA - The Chinese government has promised to back the sustainable and hygienic production of meat and food, writes ThePigSite senior editor, Chris Harris from the China International Meat Industry Summit...
CIMIE: Meeting Global Meat Industry ChallengesCHINA - Global meat demand is expected to grow by 40 per cent by 2025, writes ThePigSite senior editor, Chris Harris, from the China International Meat Industry Summit in Beijing.
Monday, June 28, 2010
Procedures for Addressing Foreign Animal DiseaseCANADA - The Canadian Swine Health Board says the pork industry can learn a lot from an incident last week in which operations at a Canadian pork processing plant were temporarily suspended over fears...
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