ASEANMassive food imports and smuggling fast killing Philippines agricultureI...

ASEAN
Massive food imports and smuggling fast killing Philippines agriculture
In a series of anti-smuggling operations the past couple of weeks, customs was able to recover container vans full of smuggled chicken, pork, high-value vegetables and onions. The situation has gone from bad to worse in recent months.

Europe
U.S.-Russia deal may be signed in Oct.
Russia's trade minister said Friday that Russia and the U.S. could seal a bilateral agreement on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization within two weeks, news agencies reported.

Americas
Brazil Beef Gets Warning From EU Food Safety Official
Brazil's cattle ranchers received what they considered a warning this week from the E.U.'s head of food safety, Markos Kypriano, during a visit in Brazil, the Brazilian Agriculture Confederation, or CNA, said Wednesday.

United States
Meatpacker recalls pork products in Columbus
A meatpacker is recalling about 1,200 pounds of pork products that might contain bacteria that can cause listeriosis, a potentially fatal disease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said yesterday.

U.S. Spinach E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Cow Manure
Cattle manure from a ranch in California's Salinas  Valley carries E. coli bacteria that match the strain that killed three Americans and sickened 200, U.S. health officials said Thursday.

USDA withheld information from Minnesota
Federal officials refused to tell Minnesota authorities which of two beef plants were linked to a fatal E. coli outbreak last summer, according to a state report.

ASEAN
Massive food imports and smuggling fast killing Philippines agriculture
In a series of anti-smuggling operations the past couple of weeks, customs was able to recover container vans full of smuggled chicken, pork, high-value vegetables and onions. The situation has gone from bad to worse in recent months.

Europe
U.S.-Russia deal may be signed in Oct.
Russia's trade minister said Friday that Russia and the U.S. could seal a bilateral agreement on Russia's accession to the World Trade Organization within two weeks, news agencies reported.

Americas
Brazil Beef Gets Warning From EU Food Safety Official
Brazil's cattle ranchers received what they considered a warning this week from the E.U.'s head of food safety, Markos Kypriano, during a visit in Brazil, the Brazilian Agriculture Confederation, or CNA, said Wednesday.

United States
Meatpacker recalls pork products in Columbus
A meatpacker is recalling about 1,200 pounds of pork products that might contain bacteria that can cause listeriosis, a potentially fatal disease, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said yesterday.

U.S. Spinach E. Coli Outbreak Linked to Cow Manure
Cattle manure from a ranch in California's Salinas  Valley carries E. coli bacteria that match the strain that killed three Americans and sickened 200, U.S. health officials said Thursday.

USDA withheld information from Minnesota
Federal officials refused to tell Minnesota authorities which of two beef plants were linked to a fatal E. coli outbreak last summer, according to a state report.