Americas | Canadians demand packer records in price fixing probeCanada's Stan...

Americas

Canadians demand packer records in price fixing probe
Canada's Standing Committee on Agriculture is subpoenaing financial records from the country's largest processors, including operations owned by Cargill and Tyson, as it investigates allegations of beef market price fixing.

Europe

Germany says restaurant food must be marked as GMO
HAMBURG, March 31 (Reuters) - Restaurant and canteen food containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) must be clearly marked when new rules on GMO labeling take effect in April, the German government said on Wednesday.

Reintroducing Older Cattle
British cattlemen are concerned over how older beef cattle in will return to market.

USA

USDA announces new BSE testing sites
The Agriculture Department has selected seven veterinary schools around the nation to participate in the agency's 10-fold increase in its bovine spongiform encephalopathy surveillance program, which was announced on March 15.

Firm Beefs Up Product Line
Vertically integrated meat company Premium Protein Products purchases the assets of a U.S. beef processor in its quest for source-verified value-added meat products.

Nods and a Knock
USDA’s APHIS approves seven facilities to begin BSE testing, but questions are raised about security at the main USDA BSE laboratory in Ames, Iowa.

Americas

Canadians demand packer records in price fixing probe
Canada's Standing Committee on Agriculture is subpoenaing financial records from the country's largest processors, including operations owned by Cargill and Tyson, as it investigates allegations of beef market price fixing.

Europe

Germany says restaurant food must be marked as GMO
HAMBURG, March 31 (Reuters) - Restaurant and canteen food containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) must be clearly marked when new rules on GMO labeling take effect in April, the German government said on Wednesday.

Reintroducing Older Cattle
British cattlemen are concerned over how older beef cattle in will return to market.

USA

USDA announces new BSE testing sites
The Agriculture Department has selected seven veterinary schools around the nation to participate in the agency's 10-fold increase in its bovine spongiform encephalopathy surveillance program, which was announced on March 15.

Firm Beefs Up Product Line
Vertically integrated meat company Premium Protein Products purchases the assets of a U.S. beef processor in its quest for source-verified value-added meat products.

Nods and a Knock
USDA’s APHIS approves seven facilities to begin BSE testing, but questions are raised about security at the main USDA BSE laboratory in Ames, Iowa.