EU: First regional workshop on antimicrobial resistance
The Commission is organising the first of a series of regional workshops on antimicrobial resistance (AMR) from 5-8 February in Cape Town, South Africa.
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USA: Regions affected with ASF updated to include Mongolia
Effective January 15, 2019, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will add Mongolia to the list of regions that APHIS considers to be affected by African swine fever (ASF).
EU-Japan trade agreement enters into force
The agreement will allow duty-free trade in processed pork and almost duty-free trade for fresh meat.
High-level conference on preparing European hunters to eradicate African Swine Feve
The conference was attended by experts from the hunting community, scientists, the European Commission, EFSA, OIE, national authorities as well as key stakeholders from EU farming and pig meat sectors.
HKScan will replace all black plastic packaging by the end of 2019 in Sweden and in Finland
Black plastic is not recyclable because the optical sorting system used for recycling cannot detect the black carbon pigment used to colour the plastic.
Websites for new EuroTier trade shows now live
EuroTier has launched the websites for its three new trade shows taking place for the first time in 2019: AveSui EuroTier South America, EuroTier Middle East and EuroTier China.
OIE is redesigning and upgrading WAHIS
The OIE is redesigning and upgrading WAHIS to a technologically advanced yet user-friendly form with many previously unavailable features.
EU: Fighting animal diseases and plant pests
For 2019, the Commission decided to allocate about €154 million to the fight against animal diseases and infectious diseases of animals that can be transmitted to humans as well as to support plant pests surveys.
Denmark: International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions
The new International Centre for Antimicrobial Resistance Solutions would be set up in Copenhagen in 2019.
ASF cases in the EU in 2018
In 2018, the ASF cases in the EU both in domestic pigs and wild boars increased considerably.
Pig production figures in Russia in 2018
In 2018, pig production in Russia grew by 6%.
EU: MEPs want to improve transport conditions for animals
More unannounced and risk-based checks and tougher penalties for offenders. Minimise transport time and transport carcasses rather than live animals. Better enforcement of existing rules, with the help of new technology.
Denmark has decided to avoid the entry of ASF
Besides intensifying wild boar hunting, Denmark has started to build a fence along the Danish-German border.
Argentina forbids the use of colistin in feed
Results obtained by the SENASA have shown significant resistance levels against colistin.
Commission presents the EU plant proteins plan
The development of plant proteins in Europe is one of the priorities of the Romanian presidency.
HKScan takes on new territory in the demanding Chinese market
HKScan has landed an important contract with the Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba. With its Omega-3 Pork® quality products HKScan is the first company in the Finnish meat industry to get products to Alibaba’s grocery retail reinventing Hema supermarkets and online store.