Texas Firm Recalls Beef and Chicken Products
US - Windsor Foods is recalling approximately 1.7 million pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) beef taquito and chicken quesadilla...

Salmonella Scare Leads to RTE Bacon Product Recall
US - Nestlé Professional North America from Cleveland, Ohio, is recalling about 6,000 pounds of a ready-to-eat (RTE) bacon...

Burke Takes A Step Towards Revoking BSE Decision
AUSTRALIA - With recent unrest in the Austrlian beef industry over imports of beef from BSE infected countries, Agriculture...

Russia Agrees to Reopen Pork Market to US
US - The United States and Russia have reached an agreement to reopen the Russian market to US pork and pork products.

EU Gives Home Slaughtering Green Light
CZECH REPUBLIC - The Czech Republic claims to have won an important victory for the home slaughtering of pigs for the manufacture...

Canadian Government Invests In Organic Sector
CANADA - The Canadian Government is helping Canadian organic farmers and food processors deliver the highest quality organic...

Japan Urged to Revoke Ban on Fresh Thai Poultry
THAILAND - Thailand is urging Japan to lift its ban on Thai fresh poultry imports.

AMI President Supports Policy to Increase Ag Exports
US - Increased agriculture exports are a must for US producers, says the AMI president.

FSIS to Discuss E.Coli Product Tracing
US - The US Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) tis to hold a public meeting to discuss...

Sara Lee in Repurchase Programme
US - US meat and food processor and commodities company Sara Lee Corp has initiated an accelerated share repurchase programme...

Importers, Producers Bicker over Poultry Trade
SOUTH AFRICA - Poultry importers hope that the probe into the domestic industry will curb prices.

Russians Positive about Poultry Trade Talks
RUSSIA - Talks between Russian and the US over trade are continuing.

EU May Test A Fifth of Indian Aquaculture Imports
INDIA - Finding fault with the residue monitoring and testing methodology employed by India, the European Union might decide...

RP Misses Chance to Export Pork to Singapore
PHILIPPINES - The Philippines can no longer export pork products to Singapore for failing to meet requirements, Emilio V....

Russia, US Resume Poultry Meat Trade Talks
RUSSIA - Poultry trade talks between the US and Russia have restarted in Moscow with the arrival of the American delgation...

Govt Seeks to Use More British Food
UK - More government departments are sourcing domestically produced food.

Safety Measures Follow ConAgra Explosion
US– The National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) National Fuel Gas Code Committee has moved to strengthen safety requirements...

Russia - 85 per cent Meat Self Sufficiency by 2015
RUSSIA - The Russian government has approved a new plan to increase domestic food output, including taking domestic meat...

Changes To Ground Beef Purchase Programme
US - The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has announced it will make a number of changes to its ground beef purchase...

Argentinian Quality Beef Exports Slump
ARGENTINA - The beef industry is concerned that their 28,000 tonnes 'Hilton' High Quality Beef quota will not be filled in...