Austria’s pig industry is mostly self-sufficient. But this doesn’t mean that bacterial infection doesn’t pose a danger to livestock. A new study charts how the different networks of communication between farms, slaughterhouses and other points in Austria’s...
UK Prime Minister Theresa May’s bilateral meeting with Chinese president Xi Jinping has secured a major breakthrough for the meat industry: China will drop its British beef export ban within six months.
UK meat suppliers are closing on export deals with South Korea and Taiwan and building trade with the US, Japan and Mauritius after announcing a £34m agreement with the Philippines, according to levy body the Agriculture & Horticulture Development...
The Republic of Ireland has reported a case of atypical bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) – colloquially known as mad cow disease – in an 18-year-old cow.
Incidents of Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSEs) were found to be rare in 2015, according to a new European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) report.
More safety data is needed for insects as a food and feed source a symposium organised by the German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR) has heard, with Germans more likely to accept them as a feed rather than food source.
The first shipment of US beef has arrived in South Africa, after an “intense” and long-running trade dispute between both nations was resolved in January.
A cow with bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) has died in France, making it the third detected case of the fatal virus in Europe since 2015, according to the French government.
America has ended a near two-decade embargo on beef imports from the Netherlands after the risk of mad cow disease was rendered “negligible” by US health officials.
The Brazilian government has received confirmation from the South African health authorities that it is to reopen the market for exports of boneless beef.
In 2015 Ukraine aims to increase meat exports by 19.3% and reduce imports by 16% year-on-year, according to a forecast from the country’s Economic Development Ministry.
India’s boneless buffalo meat exports continue to soar, while the new BJP-led government, whose Hindu nationalist leaders have signalled opposition to India’s beef industry in the past, have yet to indicate plans to restrict the sub-sector.
EU beef can now be exported to the US, after the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) rule announcement last November came into force this month.
The European Commission has welcomed a move from the US to bring legislation in line with international standards for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
Fish gelatine is rising in importance as an alternative to bovine and porcine gelatine – but there are still challenges in terms of supply, extraction and functionality.
Sanitary and phytosanitary (SPS) trade barriers imposed by emerging economies such as China and Russia are posing a serious impediment to US livestock and meat exports, according to a report by the Office of the US Trade Representative.
Mechanically separated meat (MSM) from poultry and swine carries similar risks to non-mechanically separated meat unless produced using high-pressure production techniques, according to a scientific opinion published by the European Food Safety Authority...
A series of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) breaches has been announced by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA), who described the risk to human health as “very low”.
The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) Scientific Commission for Animal Diseases has confirmed that it will not withdraw Brazil's “negligible risk” status for bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE).
The re-emergence of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the US could lead to a short-term increase in US beef exports to Russia, Russian analysts have said.
The United States government has told GlobalMeatNews that there should be no reason why countries should ban its beef imports following the discovery of its first bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) case in six years, in California.
Public concerns regarding use of animal-sourced gelatine – and the rise of vegetarian and vegan alternatives – are likely to see a shift away from the use of the gelatine in the food sector, according to a new report.
A move to raise the age limit from 30 to 48 months at which UK cattle are tested for Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE), would, if implemented, help reduce processors' costs and free up supplies.
The largest meat recall in US history has reignited fears that the
US Department of Agriculture (USDA) is not taking adequate measures
to ensure the safety of the nation's meat supply.
The Canadian beef industry took a step closer to easing the pain of
the country's BSE crisis after Quebec Superior Court Justice
Richard Wagner granted authorization for a billion dollar class
action suit against the Federal...
The Swiss beef industry was yesterday rewarded for its efforts in
controlling bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), when the World
Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) reduced its status to
"controlled risk" for the disease.
A case of mistaken identity has led to another breach of the UK's
bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) regulations, the country's
food regulator said yesterday.
Processing firm ABP Shrewsbury is under investigation by the UK's
food regulator after allowing a heifer to enter the food chain
without undergoing mandatory testing for bovine spongiform
encephalopathy (BSE).
More cattle-derived materials used in the production of medical
products are due to be banned in the US Food and Drug
Administration's (FDA) latest steps to protect against mad cow
disease.
A biocompatible radio-frequency identification (RFID) ink would
allowprocessors to track individual cuts of meat or vegetables,
allowing them to make speedy recalls during food contamination
outbreaks.
The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) last week proposed to
expand its list of allowable imports of meat and meat products from
countries considered to present a low risk of introducing BSE into
the United States.
Beef production in the Czech Republic took a blow this week, after
a new case of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) was confirmed
in a herd within the country - the second outbreak of its kind this
year.
A Northern Ireland company is recalling thousands of cuts of meat
sold in the UK, France, Italy and Spain after a breach of bovine
spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) safety procedures allowed an
untested cow into the food chain.
With demand for organic foods continuing to strengthenacross the
globe, organic meat supply shortages and price hikes are expected
to continue, according to a new report.
A UN report on the dramatic drop in cases of Bovine Spongiform
Encepalopathy (BSE) or "mad cow disease" worldwide, could help food
companies win back former beef eaters.
The EU's food safety regulator has published an action plan to
prevent foot-and-mouth (FMD) disease from entering the bloc again,
calling for more controls on the import of animals, meat and meat
products.
Although food safety is low on the list of European consumer
concerns, about 40 per cent of them believe that their health could
be at risk from the food they eat.
Anglo-Beef Products (ABP) Shrewsbury became one of the first
abattoirs in the UK this week to open its doors to cattle over the
age of thirty months, under new bovine spongiform encephalopathy
(BSE)control rules.
Canterbury Foods' management is hoping the relaxation of the UK's
bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) rules will ease the troubles
its meat processing division is facing in a declining market with
increasing input prices.
