EU's Measures for Safe Meat Production
The European Union has a comprehensive system of legislation to assure the safe production of meat, writes TheMeatSite senior editor Chris Harris.

Prevalence of Trichinella in Pigs in Ireland
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland recently conducted a survey to investigate the prevalence of Trichinella in pigs slaughtered in low throughput pig slaughterhouses. From August 2007 to January 2009, a total of 10,247 samples were taken and analysed...

Foodborne Pathogens on Cattle Hides
Modern microbial beef safety concept is based on a farm-to-fork principle that involves a wide range of coordinated control measures applied at all relevant steps in the beef chain, writes S Buncic from University of Novi Sad, Faculty of Agriculture,...

Re-Examining Agricultural Regulations in a Changing Climate
Reporting for TheMeatSite, Rachel Ralte provides an outline of agricultural necessities as presented by Dr Nina Fedoroff, Science & Technology Advisor to US Secretary of State and to the USAID Administrator, at the 86th annual USDA Agricultural Outlook...

Antimicrobial Usage and Bacterial Resistance in the UK: 2007
The amount of antimicrobials sold per tonne of live weight of animal slaughtered for food in the UK has fallen from 80g in 2004 to 60g in 2007. This is one of the findings in Overview of Antimicrobial Usage and Bacterial Resistance in Selected Human...

Impacts of Increasing Meat Consumption
Continuing along the existing global trajectory of increasing meat and dairy consumption is likely to lead to further agricultural intensification of both crop yields and farm animal production systems plus, in the case of the ‘western high meat’ diet,...

Salmonella Contamination on Poultry Meat in Processing
Studies into testing poultry meat for Salmonella have called for a harmonisation of the procedures across Europe, writes TheMeatSite senior editor, Chris Harris.

ISU Animal Industry Report - 2010
The Iowa State University annual report of the research activities that relate to the animal agriculture industries - Beef, Dairy, Equine, Poultry, Sheep, Swine and companion animal industries in the state of Iowa - combines research reports from faculty...

Studies Step up Battle Against Illegal Growth Promoters
Due to the economic benefits that can be gained from the use of illegal growth promoters in beef cattle, their illegal administration continues, writes TheMeatSite senior editor Chris Harris.

Detection of Residues in Food
The common use of anthelmintics in animal production for food has produced concerns that they are often unnecessarily administered to animals, leading to an increased risk of residues occurring in food and due to the build-up of resistance to the dwindling...

System to Detect Poultry Contamination
Technology developed by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists that automatically scans poultry carcasses for contamination has been successfully tested in a commercial poultry plant.

Long-Term Health Outcomes of Foodborne Pathogens
Scientific investigations must be carried out to draw a true picture of foodborne illnesses and to improve knowledge of them according to a report from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, writes TheMeatSite senior editor, Chris Harris.

Key to Low Carbon Emission Pig Meat Production
A healthy diet and reduced consumption would reduce carbon emissions, writes TheMeatSite senior editor, Chris Harris.

Chiller Water Disinfection Management Practices
The chilling process is one of several key steps used in poultry processing to ensure the safety and quality of products, according to Poultry Tech, the agricultural technology research programme publication of Georgia Tech Research Institute.

Campylobacter in Chicken Carcases
A US survey of the prevalence of Salmonella and Campylobacter in chicken carcases after slaughter has found there is a great reduction between the times of Re-Hang and Post Chill, writes TheMeatSite senior editor, Chris Harris.