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News Archive
Russia: Lower amount of pork imports for 2012
04 Jan 2012 - Pork and poultry imports for 2012 will drop, the amount has been lowered by Russia-Belarus-Kazakhstan Customs Union.
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Australia: PORK CRC APSA Awards presented
04 Jan 2012 - University of Queensland post-graduate, Larissa Beale, has been awarded Pork CRC Best Presentation at the 2011 13th Biennial Conference of the Australasian Pig Science Association (APSA) Conference, recently held at the Adelaide Hilton Hotel.
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Research: Using less bedding can benefit in-transit market pigs, saving millions of dollars
04 Jan 2012 - In a new study, funded by the Pork Checkoff, researchers at Texas Tech and Iowa State universities found that the pork industry can generally use less bedding year-round that it currently does while improving overall animal well-being - a breakthrough finding that could save the industry an estimated $10.1 million per year.
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Cherkizovo Group wins Best Annual Report
04 Jan 2012 - OJSC Cherkizovo Group, a Russian meat producer, has announced that it won 'Best Annual Report 2010' at the Russian Investor Protection Association Annual Awards on 14 December 2011.
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Australian Pork Industry submits levy increase proposal to Government
03 Jan 2012 - Australian pork producers are one step closer in their quest to obtain an increase in the pig slaughter levy. Late last year pork producers voted to endorse the proposal to increase the pig slaughter levy by 90 cents over three tranches.
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FDA silently continues backing certain antibiotics in animal feed
03 Jan 2012 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has decided not to withdraw penicillin and tetracyclines in animal feed, backing away from the agency's initial intention to do so. The news was not announced, but was published in the Federal Register just before the holidays.
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Taiwan: Government urges farmers to install pig toilets
03 Jan 2012 - Pig toilets are a big discussion in Taiwan with pollution a main concern. The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) has currently stated that it would subsidise pig farms in seven cities and counties, on the condition that they agree to install pig toilets.
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Brazil: New record for processed pork meat
03 Jan 2012 - According to Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE), processed pig meat reached a new record during the third quarter of 2011.
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Vion Food Group acquires Eastman Gel
02 Jan 2012 - It has been announced that on 30 December, Vion Food Group acquired Eastman Gel from Eastman Kodak Company.
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San Miguel Foods Inc. and PIC announce expansion of strategic partnership
02 Jan 2012 - Barely two years after signing their 6-year Supply Partnership Agreement, San Miguel Foods, Inc. (SMFI) and PIC Philippines have inked a second genetic supply contract. The new agreement, to stock and maintain a new 2,500 sow GP unit growing to 5,000 sows, reflects SMFI’s increasing requirement for PIC’s healthy, superior breeding stock to produce quality pork for the Monterey meatshops.
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APK-Invest increases pork production capacities
02 Jan 2012 - APK-Invest company , one of the largest industrial pork producers in Ukraine has increased production capacity to 200 tonnes of pork and pork products per day – which is 25% compared with the level of the last year.
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Food safety agencies to discuss foodborne illness attribution estimates
02 Jan 2012 - The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS), the US Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced a public meeting to discuss federal efforts to enhance food safety strategies through the improved use and characterisation of foodborne illness source attribution.
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NutriFair success prompts repeat
30 Dec 2011 - The time is drawing near to when MESSE C Fredericia will open its doors to the first NutriFair, a specialised trade fair for suppliers and producers of solutions for feedstuff and indoor at the agricultural livestock production.
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China: six jailed for tainted pork meat
30 Dec 2011 - Six people who have been found responsible for producing and selling clenbeterol-tainted pork have been jailed in China.
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China bans ractopamine growth promoter used in pig feed
30 Dec 2011 - China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has announced that the country has banned the production and sale of ractopamine, a controversial feed additive used to promote lean meat growth in food animals.
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Cargill: Dedication to animal health and welfare in Canada
29 Dec 2011 - There has been recent certification of two Cargill Value Added Meats Canada employees as professional animal handling auditors by the Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization, Inc. (PAACO).
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US President's Food Safety Working Group issues progress report
29 Dec 2011 - The President’s Food Safety Working Group (FSWG) issued a progress report in December 2011 about its accomplishments and future agenda. Read more >>
Pig housing company - TPI-Polytechniek relaunches website
29 Dec 2011 - TPI-Polytechniek B.V. has relaunched its website, offering better customer service and support. Read more >>
Russia is on the verge of the third wave of ASF
28 Dec 2011 - Russia is on the verge of a new, third wave of African swine fever (ASF) spread, which can affect the entire European part of Russia, reported the deputy head of Rosselkhoznadzor, chief veterinary inspector Nikolai Vlasov.
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Research: L. monocytogenes prevalence in Parma ham process
28 Dec 2011 - Italian researchers studying Listeria monocytogenes contamination in the Parma ham production process have concluded that drying is the most effective treatment for discouraging L. monocytogenes contamination.
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