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The GMO Panel concludes that maize MON89034 is unlikely to have any adverse effect on human or animal health or on the environment in the context of its intended uses.

President-elect Barack Obama held a press conference today to nominate former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack as Secretary of Agriculture. Mr. Vilsack headed governor groups focusing on biotechnology, ethanol and Midwestern issues, and he eventually led the Democratic Governors Association. He also headed the Democratic Leadership Council, a group characterized as "moderate leaning" that was prominent under former President Bill Clinton. Since ending his presidential bid, Mr. Vilsack has held a number of positions, including one at Iowa State University’s Biosafety Institute. There he had a role in analyzing the risks and benefits of agricultural (plant and animal) biotechnology.

This Regulation lays down detailed rules for the implementation of the Community scales for the classification of beef, pig and sheep carcases and the reporting of market prices thereof. Member States may now decide not to make application of the Community classification scale of pig carcases referred to in Article 42(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1234/2007 obligatory in all slaughterhouses.

The minister for livestock and agriculture, Ernesto Agazzi, announced the exoneration of VAT on ovine, porcine and poultry meat until the end of January. (Read Google translation here)

Belarusian State Veterinary Service has started inspections of Russian meat processing and dairy plants, which supply their products to Russia.

“The 840 animal identification solution is an individual animal ID option with an added punch,” says Cindy Smith, Animal Plant Health Inspection Service administrator. “Not only can it improve the ability of U.S. animal-health officials to quickly respond to a disease outbreak, but the 840 AIN also helps producers simplify recordkeeping and reduce the number of animal identification systems they use. The 840 AIN is truly one number with many uses.”

A microscopic biological sensor that detects Salmonella bacteria in lab tests has been developed by an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist and university colleagues. The sensor could be adapted to detect other foodborne pathogens as well.

The hogs that were quarantined in swine farms in Luzon were all tested negative for the Ebola-Reston virus strain, Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap said on Saturday.

Massachusetts, New York and Florida firm recalls fresh pork products due to possible dioxin contamination.

After examining 22,700 batches of animal feed in the country, only 2.39 percent were found with excessive melamine content, the National Feed Office, under the Ministry of Agriculture.

The Russian Economic Development Ministry said Friday it raised the import quota for pork in 2009 to 531,900 metric tons from 493,500 metric tons in 2008.