Czech State aid schemes to prevent spread of pig and poultry diseases
Commission approves €1.46 billion Czech State aid schemes to support prevention of spread of poultry and pig diseases.
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Netherlands introduces protective measures against ASF from Germany, transport affected
The second cleaning and disinfection was already mandatory for Latvia, Lithuania, Romania, Poland, Slovakia, Bulgaria, Greece, and all third countries.
EU: Mandatory inspections for livestock transport to reduce FMD spread
Animal and feed transport vehicles from certain third countries with a risk of foot-and-mouth disease must be inspected upon return to the EU.
ASF: Mexico detected and destroyed more than five tons of potentially hazardous products in ports and airports
More than 1,600 aircraft and 2,300 boats have been inspected as a result of the strategy launched by the Ministry of Agriculture in August 2019 to prevent the entry of African swine fever (ASF).
ASF in Greece: Netherlands mandatory additional Cleansing & Disinfection transport vehicles
Due to the outbreak of African swine fever (ASF) in Greece transport vehicles for ungulates that return or enter from Greece to The Netherlands require additional cleansing and disinfection (C&D) immediately after entering The Netherlands.
Italy strengthens the surveillance to avoid the entry of ASF
Due to the spreading of African swine fever in some countries and to the risk that this involves, the Italian authorities have strengthened the surveillance.
ASF China: Greater surveillance of means of transport for pigs
The long-distance transport of pigs seems the main reason for the spreading of the disease in China.
Canada: CFIA lifted the temporary emergency livestock transportation protocol
Canadian Pork Council and other provincial pork associations will continue to press the federal government to amend this regulation and allow transporters to wash at Canadian facilities.
USA: FDA releases final rule to ensure food safety during transport
The FDA has finalized six of the seven major rules that implement the core of FSMA.
FDA announces new resource on sampling programs for food safety
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is announcing a new web resource to share more information about its sampling programs for food safety and has posted new information on a more robust surveillance sampling approach under development.
The EU approves the use of recycled hot water to eliminate microbiological contamination in meat
This Regulation approves the use of recycled hot water as a decontamination technique for carcasses after that, in September 2010 the EFSA drafted a favourable scientific judgement.
USDA expects a record in European pork exports in 2015
Acording to FAS (USDA), elevated swine slaughter will result in an excess supply of pork that cannot be absorbed by the current level of EU demand. As a result, the EU is forecast to export a record volume of pork in 2015.
Spain: Interporc will take to the Spanish pig farms the Rules on Good Biosecurity Practices
The Pig Interprofessional Association (Interporc), together with the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Environment, will take to more than 80,000 Spanish pig farms the Rules on Good Biosecurity Practices on farms and during the transport of pigs.
Progress of the microbiological food control regulations in Central America
The regulation will be binding when the Economic Integration Council of Ministers sanctions it.
Poland: second ASF outbreak in domestic pigs
The outbreak has been declared in a backyard farm with only one pig located in Gródek, district of Bialystok, province of Podlasie.
Chinese gov't urges food safety
More efforts will be made to improve food safety in meat products and punish those who illegally purchase, produce or sell sick or dead animals.