France: Mandatory display of meat origin in restaurants
The decree extends to pork, sheep meat, and poultry meat with the obligation to display the origin of beef having been in place since 2002.
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Italy: Tuscany and Umbria free to export cured meats to the U.S.
These regions' swine vesicular disease status allows them to soon export to the U.S.
France is developing welfare labeling for products of animal origin
The implementation of this proposal would harmonize current and future labeling.
DOs Dehesa de Extremadura, Guijuelo, Jabugo and Los Pedroches join forces to fight against misuse of their protected names
The four Protected Designations of Origin have reached an alliance to take action against improper uses of their protected names.
Italy detects presence of ASF virus in illegally imported foodstuffs
Following the detection of the African swine fever virus in imported foodstuffs, the Ministry of Health has urgently reinforced all controls.
Romania: "Salinate de Turda" recognized as a geographical indication
The European Commission has approved the inclusion of Romanian smoked pork "Salinate de Turda" in the register of protected geographical indications (PGI).
EU political agreement on geographical indications
The political agreement on geographical indications strengthens the protection of quality food and improves producer rewards and the EU's food leadership.
EU: Better protection of quality agricultural products
The European Parliament adopted its position for talks on new rules on EU geographical indications for agricultural products.
US: FDA approves genetically modified pigs for research
The approval is restricted to the University of Washington for a small number of pigs.
Japan reopens market to heat-processed pork from Italy
Excludes pork from areas affected by African swine fever.
EU approves new specifications for Prosciutto di Parma PDO
Substantial changes to the production of Prosciutto di Parma Protected Designation of Origin.
Impact of heat stress on meat quality and antioxidant markers in Iberian pigs
Findings of the present study support an adaptive response of the Iberian pig to high temperatures and show the high Iberian meat quality even under adverse climate situations.
Italy: New requirements for pork labeling
The label, on an experimental basis, must clearly indicate the place of origin for practically all pork.
Italy: All pork must be labeled with the country of origin
To increase transparency, the decree requires pork manufacturers to clearly indicate the following on the label...
Half-life of african swine fever virus in shipped feed
For 9 feed ingredients exposed to 30-day shipment conditions, half-lives ranged from 9.6 to 14.2 days, indicating that the feed matrix environment promotes virus stability.
UE: a single database for all geographical indications
Created by the Commission, the online database "eAmbroasia" consolidates all the terms protected by geographical indications (PDO, PGI) and by the Traditional Specialties Guaranteed (TSG) label.
