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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.

The Meat Price Index moved 1.1 percent lower than its revised December value, with prices of all meat categories falling, except pigmeat, which was sustained by the opening of private storage aid in the EU.

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.

Chinese pork imports rose 38% in 2015, compared with 2014, totalling 778,000 tonnes.

Between January and September 2015, the pigmeat, offal, and fats exports (EU + third countries) exceeded 1.11 million tonnes, a record figure that implied a growth by 14.5%.

During the three weeks it has been operating, the EU member countries requested financial aid for a total of 90,025 tons of pork

The Brazilian pork production rose by 4.95% in 2015 in comparison with 2014, with a total production of 3,643 million tonnes.

After a slight decrease in October 2015, EU agri-food exports in November 2015 picked up again and achieved a value of €10.9 billion.

It is necessary to suspend the submission of applications for the aid provided for in Implementing Regulation (EU) 2015/2334 and reject certain applications made before the period of suspension.

The situation of the pig sector in Uruguay is characterized by a decreasing importance of the national production and an increase of imports.

In spite of the economic incentive to pig farmers to use their own cereals, industrial pig feed production remained stable in 2015.

During the first six months of 2015 the Belgian pork exports grew by 4% in terms of volume.

Ukraine has announced it will ban food products from Russia starting on January 10, a response to a similar ban by Moscow.

The Canadian pork industry estimates that gaining access to this new market could be worth $2 million in the first year.

After 10 years of negotiations, Brazil has finally been authorised to export, for the first time, pork to Korea.

ABPA data show that pork exports from Brazil (considering all products, including fresh and processed) increased by 9.7% in 2015.