By 2050 the world’s burgeoning population will consume two-thirds more animal protein than at present, requiring huge efficiency gains in livestock production, say industry experts.
Earlier this month, farmers, meat processors, retailers, scientists, veterinarians and animal welfare lobbyists gathered in Amsterdam to discuss progress towards voluntarily ending pig castration in Europe by 2018. Carina Perkins reports on some of the...
Rectory Foods is eyeing up another year of bumper sales, despite the recession taking its toll on many in the sector. Its secret? Branching out into ingredients and responding quickly to market changes.
New supply chain regulations designed to beef up the ‘farm to fork’ traceability of cattle, sheep and goats sent to slaughter will come into force in the UK from the beginning of next year.
A new internet portal dedicated to providing information on animal welfare legislation, research and standards, practices and policies has been launched by the Food and Agriculture Organisation.
The recall of over 143,000,000 pounds of raw and frozen meat
products by a California meat processor in February is forcing the
US regulatory authorities to act and reassure the public about the
safety of the US food supply.
Trolley Scan has developed and put into production what it claims
is the most sensitive passive single chip UHF radio frequency
identification (RFID) system ever developed. The system allows
manufacturers to read the credit card sized...
Lawmakers in the US have proposed a mandatory livestock
identification system to combat outbreaks of food borne disease
such as mad cow or foot and mouth disease. The system would work by
keeping track of herd movements and being...
Sygen International is to receive funding from the BIRD (Binational
Industrial Research and Development) foundation to carry out
research into disease resistance and mortality in poultry.
Australian scientists claim that more tender beef is just around
the corner, a move that will make the processing of beef products
easier as well as providing a boon to the consumer market.
The Russian government is sceptical about lifting a ban on US
poultry imports by an April 10 deadline because the United States
is unlikely to provide enough data by that time, Interfax
reported last Friday.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) on Monday announced
details of a comprehensive report from its BSE Sub-committee
looking at strategies to reduce the incidence of BSE in Ireland and
whether these would add value in terms...
ConAgra Foods, America's second largest food company, is reportedly
in talks to sell a large chunk of its fresh beef and pork
operations, a move that analysts have been urging because the
operations have been a drag on earnings.
The U.S. Agriculture Department has announced it will not close
meat processing plants that violate its salmonella safety standard,
The Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday.
The UK meat industry has witnessed a general reduction in
non-compliances in meat hygiene teams this year, a Food Standards
Agency report reveals this week.
In December the International Hazard Analysis Critical Control
Point Allianceelected new officers for 2001. Serving on the
executive committee are:
DonDalton,...
