Page 7 of articles about traceability in Swine news

The CIFOR Industry Guidelines provide step-by-step approaches to important aspects of outbreak response such as preparation, detection, investigation, control, and follow-up.

It is a quick information exchange system between public services in relation to food harmlessness events.

The Chinese and the Chilean authorities have signed a joint work protocol for the implementation of the electronic certification of livestock products.

The French Federation of Pork Products Industries (FICT) has shown its disagreement with respect to the compulsory labelling indicating the origin of the pig meat.

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s Veterinary Services final rule on animal traceability took effect March 11.

China will create a single agency to deal with food and drug regulations.

MEPs agreed on the need for credible penalties and better enforcement.

The deliveries of raw intestines and finished meat products from the EU countries to Russia are possible only if every consignment is accompanied by a written guarantee.

The facility can conduct hi-tech analysis on germs, virus in various kinds of food products.

Now that it has been published, the rule becomes effective Mar. 11, 2013.

These two FSMA rules are part of an integrated reform effort that focuses on prevention and addresses the safety of foods produced domestically and imported.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a final rule establishing general regulations for improving the traceability of U.S. livestock moving interstate.

The Safe Food for Canadians Act, S-11, was adopted by the Senate on October 17, 2012 and passed by the House of Commons on November 20, 2012.

The Government demanded stronger labelling across the whole of the EU, and is now putting the EU rules into action in the UK.

The USDA-FSIS unveiled a new online Electronic Consumer Complaint Form where consumers can report problems with meat, poultry, and egg products.

MEPs backed plans to provide EU-wide early warning of all such threats and inserted a provision enabling member states to club together to buy vaccines.