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Russia threatens to restrict EU meat imports
Moscow may restrict meat imports from the European Union if the trading bloc does not take steps to prevent smuggling into Russia of meat that may be tainted with disease, a top veterinary official said.
South Korea expands beef tracking system
The government of South Korea announced yesterday that it will greatly expand its farm-to-fork traceability program by year-end to provide more detailed information to consumers.
Australian beef exports to Japan continue to slide
Australian beef exports to Japan continued their slide in August due to low demand among Japanese importers, according to industry group Meat and Livestock Australia.
Russia culls +500 cattle over FMD
A total of 530 animals infected with foot-and-mouth and ones that came into contact with them have been slaughtered in the Russian Far East, the regional center of the Emergencies Situations Ministry said Tuesday.
Korea keeps ban on U.S. beef
The government said Wednesday that it has received data on the case of mad cow disease reported by the United States, but said it may take time for the current import ban on U.S. beef to be lifted.
Americas
Canada tattoo scheme to change
The Canadian Pork Council says creating a new national swine tattoo numbering system will clear the way for the use of tattoos as an identifier for tracking the movement of hogs.
Europe
Norfolk pig abattoir vows to continue
Fears that one of the country’s top 10 pigmeat processors would cease trading have been allayed.
Phantom BSE threat' is dynamite for science
The prion theory has been at the centre of the science on spongiform encephalopathy for three decades - before the disease was even diagnosed in cattle as BSE in 1986.
USA
U.S. eases mad-cow rules to let meatpackers use more cattle parts in food
U.S. meatpackers will be allowed to use most of a cow's small intestine, once banned as a precaution against mad cow disease, for sausage casings and in other food, under new government regulations.
Russia threatens to restrict EU meat imports
Moscow may restrict meat imports from the European Union if the trading bloc does not take steps to prevent smuggling into Russia of meat that may be tainted with disease, a top veterinary official said.
South Korea expands beef tracking system
The government of South Korea announced yesterday that it will greatly expand its farm-to-fork traceability program by year-end to provide more detailed information to consumers.
Australian beef exports to Japan continue to slide
Australian beef exports to Japan continued their slide in August due to low demand among Japanese importers, according to industry group Meat and Livestock Australia.
Russia culls +500 cattle over FMD
A total of 530 animals infected with foot-and-mouth and ones that came into contact with them have been slaughtered in the Russian Far East, the regional center of the Emergencies Situations Ministry said Tuesday.
Korea keeps ban on U.S. beef
The government said Wednesday that it has received data on the case of mad cow disease reported by the United States, but said it may take time for the current import ban on U.S. beef to be lifted.
Americas
Canada tattoo scheme to change
The Canadian Pork Council says creating a new national swine tattoo numbering system will clear the way for the use of tattoos as an identifier for tracking the movement of hogs.
Europe
Norfolk pig abattoir vows to continue
Fears that one of the country’s top 10 pigmeat processors would cease trading have been allayed.
Phantom BSE threat' is dynamite for science
The prion theory has been at the centre of the science on spongiform encephalopathy for three decades - before the disease was even diagnosed in cattle as BSE in 1986.
USA
U.S. eases mad-cow rules to let meatpackers use more cattle parts in food
U.S. meatpackers will be allowed to use most of a cow's small intestine, once banned as a precaution against mad cow disease, for sausage casings and in other food, under new government regulations.