Mexico: campaign for the promotion of the TIF seal of quality
The goal of this campaign is to divulge the benefits of consuming foods with this seal as, for instance, the good hygiene and health conditions with which they are produced.
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USA: CIFOR foodborne illness response guidelines for food
The CIFOR Industry Guidelines provide step-by-step approaches to important aspects of outbreak response such as preparation, detection, investigation, control, and follow-up.
Effect of surgical castration, immunocastration and chicory-diet on the meat quality and palatability of boars
The us of chicory root by product in finishing diets may reduce skatole concentrations, without any negative impact on meet palatability.
Japan: chicken surpasses pork consumption for first time
Chicken consumption increased 5% year-on-year, to 12kg per person – exceeding pork for the first time on record.
Russia bans pork imports from Belarus
The Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Inspection Service announced Friday that it was temporarily restricting pork imports from Belarus.
Czech Republic: meat production down, exports of animals for slaughter up
It decreased in all categories, year-on-year: by 2.3% in beef, by 1.4% in pigmeat, and by 5.0% in poultrymeat.
European Union: slight decline in pork exports
The total pig meat exportations during the first six months of 2013 have fallen by 1% with respect to the same period of year 2012, reaching 1,481,109 tons.
South Korea: meat consumption increasing
South Korea's meat consumption has increased more than 22% over the past four years, with pork remaining the most popular protein.
USA: Smithfield Foods announces update on CFIUS process
Smithfield Foods announced that the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States has notified the parties that it will conduct a second-phase.
Chile launches the Information and Food Alerts net
It is a quick information exchange system between public services in relation to food harmlessness events.
Brazil: decrease in the pig meat exports in the first semester of 2013
During the first six months of 2013, Brazil has exported a total of 240,515 tonnes, which implies a decrease by 10.52%.
Hong Kong’s 2014 pork market is forecast to be comparable to 2013
Hong Kong’s 2014 pork market is forecast to be comparable to 2013 following some disruptions in 2011 and 2012 caused by high pork prices in China.
Mexico creates a Subcommittee specialized in stockbreeding standardisation
The Subcommittee, which is part of the National Advisory Food and Agriculture Standardization Committee pertaining to the SAGARPA (Secretariat of Agriculture, Stockbreeding, Rural Development, Fisheries and Food,) will be in charge of designing and revising the food and agriculture regulations regarding stockbreeding.
List of Russian establishments authorized for animal product supplies to the EU extended
Four establishments situated in Kaliningrad oblast got the right to export finished beef, pork and poultry meat to the EU countries.
United States: pork exports down slightly as Russian impact felt
The inability of the United States to ship beef and pork to Russia continues to put a damper on U.S. red meat exports this year.
United States: Non-GMO Project Verified label receives approval for meat, liquid egg products
The approval from FSIS provides a measure of confidence to companies that currently offer Non-GMO Project Verified meat or liquid eggs.
