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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.

The FAO Food Price Index continued to decline in March, dropping 1.5 percent from February and 18.7 percent (40 points) below its level a year earlier.

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.

In 2014, it exported 1.7 million tons worth €4,467 M worldwide.

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

According to the last report, up to 30 March, grants for storage have been requested for a total of 43,523 tonnes of pork.

EFSA is extending the use of its harmonised sample-based data reporting model to the collection of data on veterinary medicinal product residues in animals and animal products.

An overwhelming majority of Tican and Danish Crown’s owners approved the merger of the two cooperative societies.

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

Global fresh meat consumption grew 3% in volume terms to reach 225 million tonnes.

Pork will be a test products supplied from Chile to Russia during the trial period which is to start in early May when both e-certificates and paper certificates are applied.

Spain has asked, so far, for grants for the private storage of 8,966 tonnes of pork.

The registration of a Romanian meat company, SC Smithfield Romania SA, to export pork to China has been approved for the first time.

170,900 tonnes of pork were produced in 2014: 15,900 tonnes more than forecasted.

The Ministry will meet with the representatives of the PDO's Control Board to start working on the processing of the PDO's name change.