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Asia Pacific

Japanese ministries to seek approval on lifting country's ban on U.S. beef
Japan's health and agricultural ministries said they will ask the food safety commission to approve their proposal to lift a ban on U.S. beef imports.

Beef fans demand Japan allow U.S. imports
Japanese fans of beef-and-rice bowl dishes have collected some 1.19 million signatures in a petition demanding that Japan lift a 15-month-old ban on U.S. beef.

Taiwan uses new techniques to trace bad pork
To ensure the safety of the nation's meat supply, agricultural inspectors will work closely with police and prosecutors to conduct inspections this year, the Taiwan Council of Agriculture (COA) said yesterday.

Japan mad cow panel approves easier test policy
Under intense pressure from the United States, Japan moved a step closer to easing a ban on U.S. beef on Monday after the government won approval for plans to drop its policy of testing all cattle for mad cow disease.

Americas

Manitoba pork producers target expanded slaughter and value added processing
Manitoba Pork Council says, as part of its effort to reduce the province's dependence on the U.S., it's committed to increasing the province's slaughter capacity and value added processing.

Pork Independence
Canadian pig producers are looking to build pork processing plants to reduce dependence on U.S. processors.

Europe

Antimicrobial Investment
Danisco Venture, a Denmark-headquartered investment company, sets its sights on food safety system in France.

USA

U.S. hog profits to continue
Hog producers in the U.S. say they have made no movement toward expansion yet, and will actually farrow a few less sows this summer.

USDA awards $5 Million to the food safety research and response network
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) awarded $5 million to 17 colleges and universities for the establishment of the Food Safety Research and Response Network, which will investigate pathogens most prevalent in food-related illness.

U.S. officials: Taiwan not a done deal
The reports last week that Taiwan would reopen its market to U.S. beef on April 16 were "premature," said Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services J.B. Penn during a press conference Monday.

Asia Pacific

Japanese ministries to seek approval on lifting country's ban on U.S. beef
Japan's health and agricultural ministries said they will ask the food safety commission to approve their proposal to lift a ban on U.S. beef imports.

Beef fans demand Japan allow U.S. imports
Japanese fans of beef-and-rice bowl dishes have collected some 1.19 million signatures in a petition demanding that Japan lift a 15-month-old ban on U.S. beef.

Taiwan uses new techniques to trace bad pork
To ensure the safety of the nation's meat supply, agricultural inspectors will work closely with police and prosecutors to conduct inspections this year, the Taiwan Council of Agriculture (COA) said yesterday.

Japan mad cow panel approves easier test policy
Under intense pressure from the United States, Japan moved a step closer to easing a ban on U.S. beef on Monday after the government won approval for plans to drop its policy of testing all cattle for mad cow disease.

Americas

Manitoba pork producers target expanded slaughter and value added processing
Manitoba Pork Council says, as part of its effort to reduce the province's dependence on the U.S., it's committed to increasing the province's slaughter capacity and value added processing.

Pork Independence
Canadian pig producers are looking to build pork processing plants to reduce dependence on U.S. processors.

Europe

Antimicrobial Investment
Danisco Venture, a Denmark-headquartered investment company, sets its sights on food safety system in France.

USA

U.S. hog profits to continue
Hog producers in the U.S. say they have made no movement toward expansion yet, and will actually farrow a few less sows this summer.

USDA awards $5 Million to the food safety research and response network
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) awarded $5 million to 17 colleges and universities for the establishment of the Food Safety Research and Response Network, which will investigate pathogens most prevalent in food-related illness.

U.S. officials: Taiwan not a done deal
The reports last week that Taiwan would reopen its market to U.S. beef on April 16 were "premature," said Under Secretary for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services J.B. Penn during a press conference Monday.