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ASF is most prevelant on small pig farms

Russia culls 70,000 pigs in ASF backlash

By Vladislav Vorotnikov

Russian authorities are conducting an unprecedented cull of 70,000 pigs in the Belgorod Oblast region in a bid to halt the spread of African swine fever (ASF) and protect large pig farms from infection.

Biogas plant will run on livestock manure

Ukraine project to use livestock waste for energy

By Keith Nuthall

The European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) has praised a planned €3.1m loan to a Ukraine beef producer for setting up a biogas plant as good practice promoting meat sector energy efficiency.

European pig industry at threat from ASF

EU countries consider wall to block ASF

By Vladislav Vorotnikov

Lithuania, Latvia and Poland are considering building a giant wall on the border with Belarus in a bid to protect themselves from African Swine Fever (ASF).

UK campaigners want to ban live exports

UK live export protest organised

By Carina Perkins

A welfare charity has revealed plans to hold a “peaceful” march in London on Saturday (10 August) to protest against the UK live export trade.

EU has banned sow stalls in favour of open housing

EU countries failing to comply with sow stall ban

By Nicholas Robinson

Only 13 EU countries are compliant with the EU sow stall ban, despite it coming into force almost eight months ago, the UK’s National Pig Association (NPA) has revealed.

Schmallenberg is spreading across Eastern Europe

Belarus restricts Lithuanian cattle imports

By Carina Perkins

Belarus has temporarily restricted the import of cattle and small ruminants from Lithuania, due to outbreaks of the Schmallenberg virus, officials have reported.

MHP has tripled exports of poultry

Ukraine poultry firm triples exports

By Vladislav Vorotnikov

Ukraine’s largest poultry producer MHP has tripled exports of poultry products during the first half of the year, company executives have announced.

Ukraine to start exporting meat to Palestine

Ukraine initiates meat exports to Palestine

By Vladislav Vorotnikov

Ukraine will start the export of meat products to the Palestinian market, with the first shipments to be sent in the coming months, according to a recently signed agreement between the two countries.

The horsemeat scandal had a big impact on Irish consumer behaviour

Horsmeat fiasco continues to have impact in Ireland

By Carina Perkins

The horsemeat scandal continues to have an impact on consumer purchasing habits in Ireland, and has dented consumer confidence in the food industry, according to new research released by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI).

Beef was biggest driver of rise in Irish food exports

Meat drives Irish food exports

By Carina Perkins

Meat was the major driver behind an increase in Irish food and drink exports this year, according to Irish food board Bord Bía.

Meat has been identified as a major source of bisphenol A

Meat linked to chemical exposure

By Carina Perkins

Meat has been identified as a major source of exposure to industrial chemical bisphenol A (BPA), which has been linked to health problems.

ASF is threatening Russia's pork exports

ASF threatens Russian pork exports

By Carina Perkins

Experts have warned that Russia could lose its pork export industry as the epidemic of African swine fever (ASF) in Russia continues to gain momentum, spreading to new regions of the country.

The EU has scrapped poultry export refunds

EU scraps meat export refunds

By Keith Nuthall

The European Union (EU) will scrap the last remaining export refund available for meat exporters, following a 20 year liberalisation process.

ASF could spread to the EU, officials have claimed

ASF threatens EU pig industry

By Vladislav Vorotnikov

African swine fever (ASF), which is continuing to spread across the territory of Russia and Belarus, may soon appear in the Baltic States, local veterinary services have predicted.

The EC has clarified its stance on SPS negotiations with the US

EC reveals position on TTIP

By Carina Perkins

The European Commission (EC) has taken the unprecedented step of publishing position papers on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) negotiations, revealing its stance on the contentious issue of sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) barriers.

Russia has banned chilled meat from Lithuania

Russia bans import of chilled meat from Lithuania

By Vladislav Vorotnikov

Russia has temporarily banned imports of chilled pork and beef from Lithuania, claiming that meat exports from the country have violated the veterinary rules of the Customs Union.

Meat industry to join European food waste initiative

EU meat sector backs European food waste initiative

By Keith Nuthall

The European Livestock and Meat Trades Union (UECBV) said this week it will actively back a new Europe-wide food sector initiative to reduce food wastage, stressing how it should be redirected into animal feed supply chains.

Dutch officials want meat from livestock slaughtered without stunning to be labelled

The Netherlands pushes for labels on non-stun meat

By Keith Nuthall

The Dutch government has been using diplomatic pressure to push for a European Union (EU) law ordering that halal and kosher meat is specially labelled when from livestock slaughtered without stunning.

Polish MPs have rejected a bill to make religious slaughter legal

Poland rejects non-stun slaughter

By Carina Perkins

Poland’s parliament has infuriated religious groups and the meat industry by rejecting a bill that would have legalised slaughter without stunning for kosher and halal meat.

UK MPs have slammed food safety regulators for slow progress in horsemeat scandal

UK MPs slam slow progress on horsemeat scandal

By Carina Perkins

The UK needs a more effective food safety regulator, which has the power to force retailers and processors to carry out DNA testing on meat, a group of MPs investigating the horsemeat scandal have concluded.

CAP reform could have improved food security, says EU livestock head

EU meat boss warns CAP reform could hurt industry

By Keith Nuthall

Europe’s meat and livestock industry association has attacked the recently agreed European Union (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reforms as a “missed opportunity” to boost food supply security in the EU.

Newcastle disease spreading through poultry flocks in Cyprus

Cyprus struggles with major Newcastle Disease alert

By Keith Nuthall

Cyprus’ veterinary services are struggling with a major outbreak of Newcastle disease, which has ripped through broiler farms across the Greek internationally-recognised portion of the island.

GCC has lifted ban on Irish beef and lamb

GCC lifts ban on Irish beef and sheepmeat

By Carina Perkins

Ireland’s agriculture minister has welcomed a decision by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Food Safety Committee to officially lift bans on exports of Irish beef and sheepmeat to the GCC region.

Anthrax outbreak has infected cattle and people in Moldova

Moldova faces anthrax threat

By Vladislav Vorotnikov

An outbreak of anthrax has been registered in Moldova, according to Vasile Sokhotskii, head of Moldova’s Department of Especially Dangerous Infections under the National Centre of Public Health.

Evrodon to increase turkey production in Russia

Russian firm sets sights on turkey meat leadership

By Vladislav Vorotnikov

Russian company Eurodon, the main production assets of which are located in the Rostov Oblast region in central Russia, will become the largest producer of turkey meat in Europe and the fourth-largest in the world by 2016, according to Eurodon CEO Vadim...

Norway criticised for heavy duties on EU and lamb. Image source: http://www.sxc.hu/profile/Rotorhead

Norway meat duties spark European Parliament anger

By Carina Perkins

The European Parliament (EP) has sharply criticised Norway for imposing heavy duties on imports of beef and lamb from the European Union (EU), calling on the European Commission to assess possible retaliation.

Ukraine to export duty-free lamb to EU

EU approves duty-free quota for Ukrainian lamb

By Carina Perkins

Ukraine has been given approval to export lamb to the EU duty-free, and similar measures will be taken in respect of other types of meat, according to Ukraine’s Ministry of Economic Development.

EU member states can still pay direct subsidies to farmers in disadvantaged regions

CAP: a better deal for livestock farmers?

By David Haworth and Carmen Paun, in Brussels, and Keith Nuthall

Successful meat producers will be breathing a sigh of a relief that the newly agreed reform of the European Union’s (EU) Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) will not punish them as severely as they feared.

Concerns US-EU free trade agreement could comprimise food safety

Groups call on EU/US to protect food safety under TTIP

By Carina Perkins

A coalition of international food, environmental and consumer groups has written to US and EU trade representatives demanding they reject calls for the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) agreement to include compromises on food safety...

EFSA has published its opinions on meat inspection in Europe

EFSA publishes meat inspection analysis

By Carina Perkins

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has completed its analysis of the health risks posed by meat, which will form the basis for the modernisation of meat inspection across the EU.

Listeria levels low in cooked meats

EU study shows low risk of listeria in cooked meats

By Carina Perkins

An EU-wide survey on listeria monocytogenes in ready-to-eat foods has found that cooked meat products carry a relatively low risk of contamination, according to the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).

Welsh red meat takes on Russia

Welsh red meat takes on Russia

By Line Elise Svanevik

Welsh red meat companies will be pitching products to Russia this week as they arrive in Moscow for export order deals.

Brucellosis is a growing problem for China's pastoral farmers

China and EU discuss brucellosis challenge

By Carina Perkins

European and Chinese health officials gathered in Shandong last week to discuss how China can tackle the spread of brucellosis in livestock.

Meat production subsidies negotiated as part of CAP agreement

CAP: meat production subsidies under negotiation

By Carmen Paun, in Brussels

Representatives of the European Union (EU) institutions are working towards a final deal next week on how much of the EU agriculture subsidies should go towards maintaining meat and livestock production, which might collapse without public funding.

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