EFSA and Joint Research Centre renew cooperation agreement
On 26 June 2018, Vladimír Šucha, JRC Director General, and Bernhard Url, Executive Director of EFSA, renewed the collaboration agreement between the two institution.
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Vietnam exports first batch of fresh pork
The pork shipment is considered a success of the domestic animal farming sector because this is the first time a company in Vietnam has fulfilled another country’s technical and quality requirements to export pork.
USA: Reorganize primary federal food safety functions into a single agency
Reorganize Primary Federal Food Safety Functions into a Single Agency, the Federal Food Safety Agency Departments of Agriculture and Health and Human Services.
EU court condemns Germany for exceeding nitrate limits
The EU's top court has found Germany guilty of failing to combat high levels of nitrate in groundwater.
FVE: position paper on the use of cameras in the slaughterhouses
FVE supports the use of high quality, well-placed, accessible CCTV operating to agreed standards and protocols.
The Netherlands: trends in the use of antibiotics in farming
The use of antibiotics, expressed in daily doses, has dropped once more.
ASF: cooperation between Germany and Poland
To prevent the appearance of African swine fever in Germany and the spreading of this disease, the German and Polish specialised administrations are joining efforts.
Mexico: first shipment of pork from Germany
The 25.5-tonne frozen pork belly container arrived to the harbour of Veracruz.
Impact of CO2 shortages on the British meat industry
Carbon dioxide gas shortages may affect the supply of meat and meat products to UK consumers as it is widely used in the meat processing industry.
Superbugs: MEPs advocate further measures to curb use of antimicrobials
The growing threat posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be tackled through a “One Health” approach, MEPs said on Wednesday.
Colombia and Denmark progress in the pig production cooperation project
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Government of Denmark will start the second stage of the cooperation project between both countries for the Colombian pig sector.
France: Aveltis and Prestor merge to set up Evel'Up
Aveltis and Prestor have merged to set up Evel'Up, the new group of pig producers in France.
Medicated feed: Deal on new rules to fight antimicrobial resistance
New rules on more responsible ways to produce, sell and use medicated feed to tackle the spread of antimicrobial resistance were informally agreed with Council’s negotiators on Tuesday.
Mutton announces Peacock appointment to pork body
Australasian Pork Research Institute Limited Chairman Dennis Mutton has announced the appointment of Dr Tony Peacock as an Independent Director.
Osborne announces certification to ISO 9001:2015
International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 9001:2015 is currently the most up-to-date standard of its kind, focusing on the performance of a manufacturer’s QMS.
North Yorkshire lab teams up with AHDB to support English pork
Agroisolab UK, a small business based just outside the small North Yorkshire village of Welburn, has been re-awarded a contract to supply the Agricultural and Horticultural Development Board, AHDB, with isotope origin testing to determine the origin of pork.