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The listeriosis outbreak in meat products in Canada during 2008, that killed 22 people and led to massive amounts of pork and other meat recalls, was the result of a 'void in leadership' within the federal Canadian government.

New Zealand Pork announced a three-pronged strategy focused on consumer choice, confidence and continuing action on animal welfare following its AGM.

Chinese food producers must record all the information on raw material procurement and food processing procedures and keep the record for at least two years, under a new regulation to ensure food safety.

Poultry and pork production will grow by 37.64% and 8.88%, respectively 2009-2013, although beef production will fall by 1.24%. The growth in poultry and pork production will be partly driven by domestic demand and should also lead to improved balances of trade.

A Brazilian delegation is negotiating to remove an embargo on beef and pork exports to South Africa. South Africa suspended beef and pork purchases from Brazil in 2005 after cases of foot-and-mouth disease were discovered in the states of Mato Grosso do Sul and Parana.

The second quarter of 2009 ended with both pork production and hog and pork prices below a year ago, which strongly suggests lower product demand. Lower production and lower prices are expected to persist for the balance of this year.

The decision affects Ontario pork products produced before May 15 and after July 18, 2009, and means that Russia no longer has any H1N1-related restrictions on Canadian products.

Due to the decreasing production and increasing demand for pig meat in Poland, Polish imports of pig meat continue to rise. .

The European Union (EU) provides 70 percent of Korea's imports of belly pork. Belly pork used in samgyeopsal is a huge favorite among Koreans.

It is expected that this year the production of pig meat will decrease by a few percent both within the EU and in the US and in both areas the decrease is due to the poor economy in the pig production.

In the first three months of 2009, the sales of the Bulgarian meat industry registered an increase of 15.5% at current prices, according to the latest report from SFB Capital Market JSC.

Russian meat production including by-products of the first grade grew by 9.8% to 1.5m tons in he first half of 2009, if compared with the same period last year, Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) reports.

The European Commission experts are coming to the Ukraine in October this year to inspect the pork and beef production process, said Yury Melnik, the Ukrainian Agricultural Minister.

According to figures published by Estacom, between January and April 2009, the Spanish exports of meat and meat products increased by 2.4%, reaching a total value of 916.53 million euros. The sector shows a positive balance of trade of 526 million euros with a coverage rate of 235%. Despite this increase the only positive movement during these three months was for pig meat which increased by 13.6% up to 509.7 million euros and for the sale of meat based products.

South Korean food companies will resume pork exports to Japan after being shut out of the market for nine years, the government said Friday.