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24 percent of consumers said meat raised without antibiotics was not available at the supermarket where they usually shop. Of this group, 82 percent said they would buy it if it were available.

With respect to food safety, there are no indications that differences exist between food products derived from healthy clones or their offspring – in particular milk and meat - from those of healthy, conventionally bred animals.

The volume will be similar to that which they exported over the same period in 2011.

Following vote at the Codex Alimentarius, the European Union reaffirms its position that an international standard for ractopamine is not justified.

The European Commission has approved 20 programmes to promote agricultural products in the European Union and in third countries.

Exports of some specific products have grown faster than the average, for example, exports of pork are up by almost 120%, which translates into new trade of almost € 200 million.

Later this summer, the Department will launch a new approach to its testing to protect the public from exposure to harmful levels of chemical residues in meat, poultry, and egg products.

The study found that the economic development associated with hog production and exporting pork contributes $9.28 billion to the Canadian economy.

WTO confirmed that the United States Country-of-Origin Labelling (COOL) measure discriminates against Canadian livestock and is inconsistent with the WTO trade obligations of the United States.

As from 1 July 2012, the EU organic logo will be obligatory on all pre-packaged organic food products produced in EU Member States which meet the necessary standards.

Imports of pork were down four per cent for January to March compared with the same period of 2011.

Exports of pork from January-April increased by 6.6%.

The Chinese authorities approved five Belgian companies to export pork to China.

The current meat juice testing for salmonella antibodies will be suspended on 1 July 2012.

The State Council, China's Cabinet, laid out measures to improve food safety, including tighter supervision and harsh punishments for violators.

Taiwan will separate the permits for importing beef and pork if it decides to open its doors to ractopamine-fed meat from the United States.