Australia opens up for Northern Ireland pork exports Australia has opened up for Northern Ireland’s pig producers, which offers luctrative opportunities for the...
EU: Testing pigs for trichinella introduced A new testing regime comes in at the end of this month as part of EU control on trichinella in pigs. All pigs...
UK: BPEX Pig Health Scheme (BPHS) to stay It has been confirmed that the BPEX Pig Health Scheme (BPHS) will be operating in abattoirs until summer 2015.
BPEX tracing pork system endorsed in FSA report The isotope system for tracing pork developed by BPEX has been endorsed in a study carried out by the Food...
BPHS Health Scheme extended The BPEX Pig Health Scheme (BPHS) has been extended for a further 12 months the BPEX board has confirmed,...
Scotland: Pork inspection modernised The long-overdue modernisation of European meat inspection remains on track following the approval of visual...
EU: Modernising legislation for food, feed The European Commission is modernising legislation around food, feed, live animals, and plants.
New heights for EU pig welfare campaign A new pig campaign demanding EU countries adopt pig welfare laws has received more than 100,000 signatures....
Scotland's pork gets independent FSA and meat inspection... Scottish ministers have decided to create an independent food standards agency and meat inspection service for...
BPEX: Electronic pig movement system compulsory as of April The eAML2 electronic pig movement system becomes compulsory at the beginning of April in England and Wales.
UK supermarket recalls pork pies Vale of Mowbray snack pork pies (four pack) by Morrisons have been recalled.
US: Disaster assistance for livestock producers affected... USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) Administrator Jonathan Coppess issued a reminder to livestock producers...
UK committee: Cloned meat is safe A UK subcommittee of the Food Safety Authority (FSA) in the United Kingdom has said that cloned meat is safe.
British farmers welcome easier feed guidelines In a move that will likely be welcomed by those in the animal feed industry, the UK Food Standards Agency has...
USDA: Pork operations to be included in poultry loan... Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced (11 March) that USDA will expand guidance currently in place for...
Code of Practice for Salmonella control The revised Code of Practice for the Control of Salmonella in Animal Feeds has been published in partnership...