Asia Pacific | JAPAN: Nippon Meat to scrap autumn sales campaign Japan’s l...
Asia Pacific
JAPAN: Nippon Meat to scrap autumn sales campaign
Japan’s largest meat processing firm Nippon Meat Packers revealed yesterday [Tuesday] that it will call off a sales promotion campaign scheduled for this autumn in a bid to regain consumer trust following revelations that it mislabelled products to profit from a government beef buyback programme during the BSE crisis.
Industry quiet after Japan meat substitution exposed
Australian beef industry sources have gone to ground over a second case of meat substitution in Japan
Group searched in meat scandal
Agriculture ministry officials Tuesday searched the offices of the Japan Ham and Sausage Processors Cooperative Association for evidence of a widespread cover-up of falsely labeled beef.
Price of Matsusaka beef nearly doubles in mad cow scare
TOKYO, Aug. 14 Kyodo - The supplier price of Japan's most prized variety of beef, Matsusaka beef, is nearly double what it was a year ago due to soaring demand for safe beef since mad cow disease appeared in Japan last September, industry officials said Wednesday.
Europe
Beef producers seek talks over disease
Beef producers want government disease specialists to establish a comprehensive strategy against bovine TB.
Pig Prices under Pressure
Pig producers on the ropes as prices drop again .
USA
Parker beef business faces liquidation
Future Beef Operations LLC, with headquarters in Parker and a beef processing plant in Arkansas City, Kan., was placed in Chapter 11 reorganization March 4.
Cloned Calves Make Human Antibodies
A growing herd of cloned calves may provide a variety of human antibodies to treat diseases ranging from childhood ear infections to smallpox, researchers said on Monday.
Tracking Movement of Cattle With Satellites
Global Positioning Systems (GPS)--technology used in automobiles to obtain directions and in golf carts to measure distance--are being used to track cattle. Previously, the only way to see where cattle roamed was to have people watch them, which can be expensive.