Asia PacificJapan hikes food safety rulesResponding to growing consumer inter...
Asia Pacific
Japan hikes food safety rules
Responding to growing consumer interest in food safety issues, Japan will tighten its control over agrochemical residues in farm products this month and may reject more food cargoes from abroad out of concerns over safety.
Australia out to hold grip on Japan's beef market
Australia is hoping to hold the lead it has established in Japan's beef market in the absence of American beef, by better catering to Japanese tastes.
US Team to Meet With Japan on Beef Ban
U.S. and Japanese agricultural officials could meet as soon as next week to discuss the lifting of Tokyo's ban on American beef, officials from both countries said.
America
Peru will open to all beef products
Peru will begin accepting all beef (boneless, bone-in and offal) and beef products effective with export certification dated May 31, 2006 or later.
Brazilian beef threatens Scottish revival
Cheap beef from Brazil could threaten Scots producers and wreck hopes of a revival in sales in Europe.
Europe
New Zealand updates food laws
NZFSA is considering the final food review submissions from the public.
USA
Smithfield negotiating to buy European meat business
Smithfield Foods, Inc. has entered into an exclusive negotiation period regarding the purchase of the European meats business of Sara Lee Corp., Chicago.
FMIA marks first 100 years
USDA celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, a watershed document for food safety.
E. coli concerns prompt ground beef recall
Fadler, Southwest Food Distributors of Tulsa, Okla., is recalling approximately 156,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
U.S. pressures Japan on beef
Calls from government officials to resume beef imports from the United States have been growing as Tokyo and Washington are set to hold negotiations on the issue later this month, with many officials advocating an end to the ban even before the safety of U.S. meat processing facilities is confirmed.
Asia Pacific
Japan hikes food safety rules
Responding to growing consumer interest in food safety issues, Japan will tighten its control over agrochemical residues in farm products this month and may reject more food cargoes from abroad out of concerns over safety.
Australia out to hold grip on Japan's beef market
Australia is hoping to hold the lead it has established in Japan's beef market in the absence of American beef, by better catering to Japanese tastes.
US Team to Meet With Japan on Beef Ban
U.S. and Japanese agricultural officials could meet as soon as next week to discuss the lifting of Tokyo's ban on American beef, officials from both countries said.
America
Peru will open to all beef products
Peru will begin accepting all beef (boneless, bone-in and offal) and beef products effective with export certification dated May 31, 2006 or later.
Brazilian beef threatens Scottish revival
Cheap beef from Brazil could threaten Scots producers and wreck hopes of a revival in sales in Europe.
Europe
New Zealand updates food laws
NZFSA is considering the final food review submissions from the public.
USA
Smithfield negotiating to buy European meat business
Smithfield Foods, Inc. has entered into an exclusive negotiation period regarding the purchase of the European meats business of Sara Lee Corp., Chicago.
FMIA marks first 100 years
USDA celebrates the 100-year anniversary of the Federal Meat Inspection Act, a watershed document for food safety.
E. coli concerns prompt ground beef recall
Fadler, Southwest Food Distributors of Tulsa, Okla., is recalling approximately 156,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.
U.S. pressures Japan on beef
Calls from government officials to resume beef imports from the United States have been growing as Tokyo and Washington are set to hold negotiations on the issue later this month, with many officials advocating an end to the ban even before the safety of U.S. meat processing facilities is confirmed.