Worldwide Food Alert System Devised
UK - Countries producing food containing harmful bacteria and toxins could be named and shamed more quickly using a worldwide...

Foodborne Illness Costs US $152 Billion
US - Former US Food and Drug Administration economist Robert L. Scharff estimates the total economic impact of foodborne...

Canadian Pork Back in China
CANADA – Canadian pork products will be back on Chinese grocery store shelves after Canada secured the first certification...

NFU CONFERENCE - Opposition Launches New Agenda for Agriculture
UK - A shake up of the food and agriculture industries has been promised following the forthcoming general election in the...

NFU CONFERENCE - Fighting the British Corner in Europe
UK - The voice of British farmers has to be heard in the forthcoming negotiations over the Common Agricultural Policy in...

NFU CONFERENCE - Farming for the Future
UK - Food production should be on the front pages of all political agendas, not a footnote to them - this was a key message...

Study Cannot Link Saturated Fat to Heart Disease
US - A meta-analysis of studies into the relationship between saturated fats and coronary heart disease has concluded that...

Red Meat Matters for a Mighty Mind
AUSTRALIA - Forget energy drinks or unhealthy sugar fixes — Meat & Livestock Australia’s (MLA) latest nutrition campaign...

IFFA 2010 on Track for Success
GERMANY - IFFA 2010 the exhibition for the meat processing industry will open its doors in Frankfurt am Main from 8 to 13...

Meat Industry Challenge on Flawed “Cancer” Report
UK - A high profile report which suggests possible links between meat and cancer has been found to be significantly flawed...

FSA Study Supports EFSA Report on Campylobacter
UK - The Food Safety Agency (FSA) has told TheMeatSite that the recent EFSA report confirms its own findings about the levels...

Should Ireland's Food Be Irish?
IRELAND - The Food Safety Authority of Ireland’s (FSAI) Food Safety Consultative Council this week hosted an open meeting...

EFSA Reports on Causes of Campylobacteriosis
EU - A European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) report confirms that poultry meat is a major source of human cases of campy...

Russia's President Sets out Goal of Self-Sufficiency
RUSSIA - A plan to raise self-sufficiency in food production was approved by President Medvedev yesterday (1 February).

Progress on Ergonomics in US Poultry Industry
US – Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) in the poultry industry have declined 75 per cent during the last 25 years, according...

NCBA REPORT - Beef Industry Needs Fight its Threats
US - The US cattle and beef industry has to be proactive in response to the attacks it faces from anti-meat bodies and bad...

NCBA REPORT - Report Highlights Checkoff Spending Targets
US - Research, education and innovation (REI) measures that have been funded by the Beef Checkoff system in the US are laying...

NCBA REPORT - Controlling Dust Controls E.coli
US - The dust clouds created by the cattle when they are being rounded up and transferred from the feedlot to the slaughterhouse...

NCBA REPORT - Adding Value to the Beef Carcase
US - The US beef industry has been able to increase the value of the beef carcase by between $50 and $70 a head thanks to...

Albert Heijn to Take Only Welfare Friendly Pigs
NETHERLANDS - Dutch supermarket group Albert Heijn is to source all its pig meat from sustainable and welfare friendly sources...