The Argentine government has promised to be steadfast in protecting its valuable beef industry in the face of a renewed foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak in neighbouring Paraguay.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has laid 60 criminal charges against the country’s largest poultry processor for animal transport violations. Thousands of chickens destined for Maple Lodge Farms’ Ontario abattoir allegedly died from exposure...
American beef exports have reached pre-Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) levels for the first time since the disease was discovered in the country. Trade has been helped by exchange rates, and expansion to new markets, according to USDA chief economist...
US meat giant Smithfield Foods has described its business as “thriving” following the announcement of a strong second quarter, with sales up 10% to US$3.3bn.
Chilean bovine meat exports have made a 500 per cent increase on last years first half lifting exports to US$8.8 million, reports the Agrarian Studies and Policies Office (ODEPA).
Arkansas-based meat processor Berry Packing has recalled about 4,500 pounds of sausage and ham because of possible contamination with the illness-causing bacteria listeria.
The United States agriculture department (USDA)is planning to revise the country's poultry label rules. There is a possibility that this will bring about price rises.
The USDA food safety and inspection service is proposing to amend the official poultry class standards of identity to more accurately describe poultry sold in the marketplace today.
