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A new code of practice on the labelling of pork and pork products is to be drawn up following agreement by pig producers, processors, major food retailers, and the food service sector.

Pork consumption has increased over the past ten years, from 119.200 tonnes to 189.900 tonnes in 2008 (+ 59 %).

Russia has set its meat import quotas for 2010. The pork quota will be limited to 500,000 metric tons including 27,900 tons of trimmings.

Experts in Holland used cells from a live pig to replicate growth in a petri dish.

Brand names are of increasing importance to global consumers looking for quality and consistency. Small U.S. meat companies, however, may have an uphill battle in making their brand names familiar to international buyers.

The government announced suggested retail prices (SRP) for pork, chicken and also sugar during the holiday season, to be implemented in Metro Manila initially.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) has presented a bill that would amend USDA inspection rules to mandate pathogen treatment and expand labeling requirements on meat and poultry.

Inspectors from the EU’s Food and Veterinary Office (FVO) found “serious shortcomings” in two of the 12 food premises visited during a mission to audit whether official controls were being applied across the UK meat and milk sectors.

Health ministers from Japan, China and South Korea agreed Monday to step up efforts to ensure food safety following concerns over pesticide-tainted Chinese-made dumplings.

The European Commission has approved measures to provide information on, and to promote agricultural products in third countries.

China had lifted import bans on pork products from the United States, Canada and Mexico, the country's top quarantine authorities said Tuesday.

With a decreased domestic supply caused by a slump in the output of pigs, a significant increase in the prices of pigs for slaughter was observed. On average, in the 1st half of 2009, the price of 1 kg of pigs for slaughter was higher than in the corresponding period of the previous year both in procurement and in marketplaces (by 27.8% and 20.7%, respectively). An increase in profitability of pig production and a limited supply of piglets contributed to a rise in their prices. In the period January-June 2009, one piglet was, on average, twice as expensive as in the previous year.