Page 14 of articles about meat-quality

The new cluster, led by Swine Innovation Porc, will help industry experts, scientists and academics to increase market share and competitiveness by enhancing the nutritional value of pork products.

The patented method has allowed the definition of the minimum genetic traits that allow to identify the Cinta Senese breed (genotype) and the genetic variability level within the breed.

In a first phase all issued antibiotics will be registered via an online registration platform. The registered data will be analysed and will result in recommendations in the long term to utilize antibiotics in a sustainable and sensible way. The ultimate objective is to contribute in the fight against antibiotic resistance.

The consultation, which runs until Tuesday 6 May 2014, is seeking views on the practical application of the changes in the UK and the costs, benefits and wider impacts for stakeholders.

The CSQA, a certification organism accredited in Italy, has presented three new voluntary quality regulations, among them the "pigs without antibiotics".

Now nearly 75% of all boars in the Netherlands are not castrated.

Last year, "Prosciutto di Modena" (Modena ham) had an increase in production by 50% with respect to the previous year.

450 million pesos will be directed towards the subprogramme for the support of the slaughterings of cattle, goats, sheep and pigs.

The plan contains one main objective and that is to reduce the prevalence of salmonella bacteria on fresh carcasses to 1 per cent by the end of 2014.

The quality standard improves the information given to the consumer through the labelling and the presentation.

Recent food fraud cases, including the sale of horse meat as beef, should prompt the EU to review the functioning of the food production chain.