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Ukraine has banned imports of pigs and pork from Lithuania and the Central Federal District of Russia following an outbreak of classical swine fever and African swine fever there.

As it was earlier reported, inspections of 29 Brazilian plants carried out by the Rosselkhoznadzor specialists in April 2011 demonstrated that control provided by the Veterinary Services of Brazil over compliance with the Customs Union and the Russian Federation veterinary and sanitary norms and requirements was significantly relaxed.

The majority of meat and dairy products now feature information on where their ingredients came from or where they were produced, according to research announced by Food Minister Jim Paice.

In the first quarter of 2011, just under 2 million tonnes of meat were produced from commercial slaughtering in Germany.

Ukrainian exports of pork in 2011 shows a sharp rise. So, in I quarter of 2011 were exported 4.3 thousand tons of pork and almost the entire amount purchased Russia.

Filipino livestock and hog raisers, and meat processors can now export ‘Pinoy’ livestock and pork products to the rest of the world, as the entire Philippines was recently certified free from the dreaded foot and mouth disease (FMD) without vaccination by the Office International des Epizooties (OIE) or World Organization for Animal Health.

Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.87 billion pounds in April, down 4 percent from the 4.01 billion pounds produced in April 2010.

The New Zealand high court has stopped the importation of raw pork that pig farmers fear could infect animals in NZ with a disease that kills unborn and young pigs.

Imports of frozen meat, particularly poultry and pork, have increased by 20% to 30% in Vietnam as prices on the country's domestic market have increased.

Pork producers received long-awaited news today when the Food Safety & Inspection Service (FSIS) issued a new guideline that pork can be consumed safely when cooked to an internal temperature of 145 degrees F, followed by a three-minute rest time.

At its open meeting in Belfast, the Food Standards Agency Board discussed future charging for official controls on meat. Board confirmed its view that: it is not a function of the FSA to subsidise industry and if a continuing subsidy is to be provided it should come from elsewhere, providing the best possible protection for consumers from food risk should not be based on economic circumstances or the ability of an industry to pay.

Due to technical adaptations and the fact that a change in the Dutch pig population is foreseen as castrated males are expected to be absent in the near future, the Netherlands has requested the Commission to authorise three methods for grading pig carcasses on its territory...

Increased production of meat, which is observed in the current year, has caused a reduction in imports of pork and poultry by 50 percent, which led to a rapid increase in exports of these products.

New regulations will be implemented to stop pig farmers from sending livestock to illegal abattoirs, resulting in low quality pork, said Deputy Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Minister Chua Tee Yong.