Page 10 of articles about food safety in Swine news

USDA has issued a notice that instructs inspection program personnel (IPP) at establishments that produce raw pork products how to sample for Salmonella.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released two reports that measure antimicrobial resistance in certain bacteria isolated from raw meat and poultry collected through the National Antimicrobial Resistance Monitoring System (NARMS).

A new EFSA report aims to give non-specialists a balanced view of the findings of annual EU-wide monitoring of levels of chemicals in food.

Apart from constructing a complete Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei food safety integrated management mechanism, the participating professionals thought an administrative mechanism of food safety risk control is expected to be established.

The Commission has decided to amend the list of areas subject to animal health control measures due to ASF.

NIFA made the awards through the AFRI Food Safety program to protect consumers from microbial and chemical contaminants that may occur in the food chain, from production to consumption.

The theme for World Health Day 2015 provides the perfect opportunity to emphasise the importance of the animal health and public health services working together at national level to ensure food safety throughout the food chain.

New rules on the labelling of fresh, chilled or frozen meat (from sheep, goats, pigs and poultry) will apply from 1 April 2015.

In the framework of the program coordinated by the EU in 2013, 11,582 samples of 12 products, including pork, were analysed.

Several topics of mutual interest were explored, notably the prevention of AMR as well as animal disease information systems, including zoonosis.

The joint venture will expand the agency’s world-leading scientific capability and strengthen its role in food safety research.

Based on the IRR, DA will be in charge of food safety regulations of primary and postharvest foods, while food safety regulations of processed and pre-packaged foods will be the look out of DOH.

The National Animal Health and Agri-food Quality Service (SENASA) promotes, in municipalities of Buenos Aires Province, to reinforce surveillance against trichinosis.

The government will spend more on completing a monitoring network and efficient plans for food safety emergencies while continuing to build local regulatory agencies.

TRACES – the Commission’s free online system that enhances the safety of the food chain and facilitates trade – celebrates its 10th birthday.

MAFRA announced that there would be a traceability of pork throughout the entire process from breeding to butchering, packaging and sales as of December 28th.