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USDA leads Russia trade mission

USDA leads Russia trade mission

By Carina Perkins

US meat and livestock companies have joined other food businesses and officials on a trade mission in Russia this week (3-7 December).

TPP: Canada to face questioning over pork subsidies

Canada to be grilled over subsidies

By Carina Perkins

Pig producers in Australia, New Zealand and the US have warned that Canada will be challenged over its pork subsidisation programme in the next round of Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations.

Antibiotic resistant bacteria in pork not an issue, says NPPC

US pork industry hits back at bacteria claims

By Carina Perkins

US pork producers have hit back against a report from advocacy group Consumers Union, which claimed that pork sold in US supermarkets contained frightening levels of harmful bacteria.

China is a key market for Brazil

Brazil and China in trade dialogue

By Carina Perkins

Ministers from China and Brazil have met to discuss agricultural co-operation and trading between the two countries.

Rabobank: Australian beef export report

US demand boosts Australian boxed beef exports

By Carina Perkins

Australian boxed beef exports are struggling in traditional key markets, but have been boosted by strong demand from the US, according to a new report from agribusiness banking specialist Rabobank.

CFIA suspends Capital Packers licence amid listeria recall

Canadian meat firm’s licence suspended

By Carina Perkins

A Canadian meat packer at the centre of the latest listeria monocytogenes recall has had its licence suspended by food safety officials.

 Safe Foods for Canada Act moves closer

Canada food safety revamp approved by agriculture committee

By Carina Perkins

A dramatic overhaul of Canada’s food safety system is nearing final approval by policy-makers. The Safe Foods for Canada Act has been passed by the country’s Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Foods and will now be passed back to the House of...

RapidFinder™ offers fast detection of E.coli in raw beef

Rapid E.coli detection developed by US firm

US biotechnology company Life Technologies has developed a new E.coli detection system, which it claims dramatically reduces testing times for detection of multiple strains of the deadly bug in raw beef.

Rescue plan for Canada's pig sector

Rescue plan for Canada's pig sector

By Leah Germain, in Edmonton

The Canadian government and the country’s meat industry have announced a joint action plan to enable hard-pressed pig farmers survive a perfect storm of low prices, high feed costs and trade problems, including the strong Canadian dollar.

Foot-and-mouth disease: Brazil relaxes vaccination programme

Brazil gives foot-and-mouth disease reassurance

By Carina Perkins

Brazilian agriculture officials have assured that the relaxation of foot-and-mouth disease vaccinations in the country’s north-eastern states will not prevent the region from becoming recognised as FMD-free next year.

Hurricane Sandy takes toll on US meat firms

Meat firms hit as US hurricane takes its toll

By Arabella Mileham

American financial analysts have warned that meat producers and processors are losing business as the impact of Hurricane Sandy, one of the worst storms to batter America, continues to cripple the eastern seaboard.  

JBS takes on troubled XL Foods plant

JBS takes on troubled XL Foods plant

By Patrick McGuigan

The US arm of Brazilian-owned company JBS has taken over the management of XL Foods’ beef processing plant in Canada, which is at the centre of an E.coli outbreak and massive product recall.

CFIA recognises CSHB biosecurity standard.

CFIA recognises on-farm swine biosecurity standard

By Nicholas Robinson

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has officially acknowledged a national standard of on-farm swine biosecurity after a rigourous review ensured that it met the CFIA's criteria.

Wendy's revamps logo

Wendy's revamps logo

By Carina Perkins

US burger chain Wendy’s has radically redesigned its logo, with the new design to appear on packaging, advertising, uniforms, websites and in restaurants by March 2013.

US red meat export volumes slow

US red meat export volumes slow

By Nicholas Robinson

Beef and pork exports from the US have seen a dip on last year’s figures, according to the latest report from the US Meat Export Federation (USMEF).

New Jersey considers sow stall ban

New Jersey considers sow stall ban

By Carine Perkins

US animal welfare campaigners are encouraging New Jersey citizens to support a bill that would ban sow gestation crates in the state.

Mexico and Canada become TPP members

Mexico and Canada become TPP members

By Carina Perkins

Canada and Mexico have formally joined the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade negotiations, ministers announced this week.

Canada remains calm in face of growing recalls

Canada remains calm in face of growing recalls

By MJ Deschamps in Calgary

Despite an expanded list of recalls announced this week by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), on beef products from Alberta-based XL Foods, the industry does not expect Canada’s largest-ever beef recall to damage domestic and foreign consumer...

Temporary licence suspension for XL Foods

Temporary licence suspension for XL Foods

By Carina Perkins

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has temporarily suspended the licence of the processor at the centre of a huge E.coli recall in Canada and the US.

ConAgra joins move against sow stalls

ConAgra joins move against sow stalls

By Carina Perkins

ConAgra Foods has become the latest US company to announce that it is banning the use of sow stalls in its pork supply chain.

US rejects farms bill

US rejects farms bill

By Carina Perkins

The US House of Representatives has failed to pass a new farm bill before existing legislation expires, leaving thousands of farming families “exposed”, according to Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack.

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