EEOC Sues JBS Swift over Discrimination
US – The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed two lawsuits in the federal court alleging that meat...

Tyson's Waterloo Plant Temporarily Stops Production
IOWA, US - Concerns over livestock herding have resulted in slaughtering operation disruptions at a Waterloo meat-packing...

Study: Agri-Food Industry’s View on Animal Cloning
IRELAND - The sale of food from cloned animals and their offspring is legal in the USA. The US Food and Drug Administration...

Russia Approves Four More US Plants for Exports
RUSSIA - Russia has lifted the ban on poultry imports from four more US plants.

Buffalo Deli Meats Plant Initiates Recall
US – Zemco Industries, a Buffalo, New York, deli meats operation owned by Tyson Foods, is voluntarily recalling approximately...

Economic Analysis Of Proposed GIPSA Rule
US - In a letter to USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack, Georgia Representative Jack Kingston called for a sound economic analysis...

Abattoir, Farms Operators Berated on Standards
NIGERIA - The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) said in Abuja that abattoirs and poultry farms operators in the country...

Watchdog Renews Concerns for US Chicken
RUSSIA - The USA Poultry and Egg Export Council yesterday assured Russia of the safety of US poultry and that it is not affected...

Helping The BC Beef Industry Stay Competitive
CANADA - The Government of Canada is helping the cattle industry stay ahead of the curve in the global marketplace. It has...

Unions Call For Immediate Beef Price Rise
UK - Livestock chairmen from the UK farming Unions of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are warning that the...

Terms of Reference for Meat Sector Strategy
NEW ZEALAND - The Meat Industry Association and Beef + Lamb New Zealand have released the terms of reference of the Meat...

Russia Lifts Some Finnish Meat Restrictions
FINLAND - Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance, Rosselkhoznadzor, has informed the Finnish...

Calgary Consumer Services Office Closes
ALBERTA, CANADA - Over the last few years Canada’s pork producers have incurred a sharp economic decline that has reduced...

High Court Reserves Decision in Dioxin Case
IRELAND - The High Court has reserved its decision on whether to approve a scheme of arrangement between a Co Wexford company...

Poultry Producers Unhappy about End of Import Ban
ZIMBABWE - Local poultry producers are complaining of problems since the ban on poultry imports was lifted recently.

New Opportunities for Exports to Russia
EU - Exports of animals and animal products from the European Union to Russia are expected to receive a boost after five...

Argentinian Poultry Plants Approved by Russia
RUSSIA - Rosselkhoznadzor has approved several Argentinian meat processing plants for export to Russian.

Meat Scientists Receive Eureka Award
NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA - The Minister for Primary Industries, Steve Whan, has congratulated Industry & Investment NSW...

Russia May Now Cut Brazilian Meat Imports
RUSSIA - The country's agricultural watchdog may cut future Brazilian meat imports.

One More US Plant Approved for Exports to Russia
RUSSIA - Russia has lifted the trade ban on poultry meat imports from another US company today, bringing the total number...