Page 10 of articles about meat quality

EFSA recommends refining the safety assessment of substances used in food contact materials

EFSA’s experts recommend refining the safety assessment of substances used in food contact materials, including the introduction of a more comprehensive approach to estimate consumer exposure.

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USA: FSIS revises substances used in meat, poultry and egg production

FSIS revised entries of five antimicrobial systems and also added a proprietary blend of vinegar, spice extractives and natural flavor to be used as an antimicrobial for raw meat and poultry products.

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Does marbling degree in pork influence consumer acceptability?

Purchasing decisions are complex because, even though some consumers prefer meat with no fat in sight, they prefer the meat with the highest marbling degree when they taste it.

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Correlations among various blood parameters at exsanguination and their relationships to pork quality traits

The objectives of this study were to investigate the correlations between various blood parameters compared with cortisol and lactate levels.

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EFSA: maintenance of the cold chain during storage and transport of meat

Following the adoption by EFSA's BIOHAZ Panel of the Scientific Opinion on the public health risks related to the maintenance of the cold chain during storage and transport of meat, the EC requested clarification.

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Examination of a live pig with a CT unit.

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Computed tomography as a tool in animal production

This tool allows us to model the growth of animal body tissues in vivo and to study the effect of different factors (genetics, gender, nutrition) on this growth.

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Comparison of meat quality parameters in surgical castrated versus vaccinated against gonadotrophin-releasing factor male and female Iberian pigs reared in free-ranging conditions

Vaccination in females did not alter carcass and meat quality, and specific interests should consider reproductive behavior in free-range conditions.

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WHO put into context the report on the relationship of the consumption of processed meat with cancer

The latest IARC review does not ask people to stop eating processed meats but indicates that reducing consumption of these products can reduce the risk of colorectal cancer.

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Effects of sex and dietary lysine on performances and serum and meat traits in finisher pigs

Dietary Lys restriction during finisher period in pigs impaired growth performances and was not successful to increase the carcass fat deposition, although it could have positive effects on the intramuscular fat proportion of pork.

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The influences of weaning age and weight on carcass traits

Carcass quality it is age and weight dependent at weaning.

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United Kingdom: New call for food labels to meet growing consumer demand for local produce

The Government is calling on food producers and shops to give more information on labels about where in Britain their food comes from, as new research shows that almost 80 per cent of people see buying local food as a top priority.

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Italy: increase in organic production

Pig production has shown the highest increase in the livestock sector with a rise by 15.2%, followed by the fowl sector (+13.9%).

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The FDA takes important steps in modernizing the food safety system

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) took one of the most significant steps in decades to prevent foodborne illness.

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Predicting the carcass chemical composition and describing its growth in live pigs of different sexes using computed tomographys

The aims of this study were to evaluate the ability of computed tomography, predict the chemical composition of live pigs and carcasses, compare the chemical composition of four different sex types at a commercial slaughter weight and model and evaluate the chemical component growth of these sex types.

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European Union: EP wants animal cloning ban extended to offspring and imports

Parliament beefed up the Commission’s initial proposal to ban animal cloning to include the cloning of all farm animals, their descendants and products derived from them, including imports into the EU.

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Intermingled Klebsiella pneumoniae populations between retail meats

Taken together, our results suggest that retail meat is a potential vehicle for transmitting virulent, antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae from food animals to humans.