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Asia Pacific

Shanghai talks food safety
To enhance transparency on food safety information, this metropolis of China announced to set up a monthly news briefing system on food safety to regularly publicize information on food safety warning, severe cases and supervision.

China moves on local pig markets
China has ordered local governments across the country to tighten supervision of pork markets to prevent a deadly pig disease from spreading further, state media said overnight.

Europe

Britain edges nearer to exporting pigmeat to China
Beijing has paved the way for imports of British pigmeat after officially recognising that the UK is now free of classical swine fever.

Pig producers must adapt now to antibiotic rules
Antibiotic growth promoters will be banned from pig feed rations in the UK from next year, and producers are being warned to make management changes now.

USA

For cattle traders, mad cow is not a market mover
Mad cow disease no longer panics livestock markets like it once did, largely because U.S. consumers continue to eat beef despite two confirmed cases, livestock analysts said.

U.S. cow cleared of BSE
The United States does not have a third case of mad cow disease, according to just released test results.

Two beef plants to close on Saturdays
National Beef Packing Co., the fourth largest U.S. beef producer, will close two plants in Kansas, one a day a week because of excess supplies of meat.

Antibiotic Curb
Smithfield Foods will audit antibiotic-free pork after agreement with environmental group.

Asia Pacific

Shanghai talks food safety
To enhance transparency on food safety information, this metropolis of China announced to set up a monthly news briefing system on food safety to regularly publicize information on food safety warning, severe cases and supervision.

China moves on local pig markets
China has ordered local governments across the country to tighten supervision of pork markets to prevent a deadly pig disease from spreading further, state media said overnight.

Europe

Britain edges nearer to exporting pigmeat to China
Beijing has paved the way for imports of British pigmeat after officially recognising that the UK is now free of classical swine fever.

Pig producers must adapt now to antibiotic rules
Antibiotic growth promoters will be banned from pig feed rations in the UK from next year, and producers are being warned to make management changes now.

USA

For cattle traders, mad cow is not a market mover
Mad cow disease no longer panics livestock markets like it once did, largely because U.S. consumers continue to eat beef despite two confirmed cases, livestock analysts said.

U.S. cow cleared of BSE
The United States does not have a third case of mad cow disease, according to just released test results.

Two beef plants to close on Saturdays
National Beef Packing Co., the fourth largest U.S. beef producer, will close two plants in Kansas, one a day a week because of excess supplies of meat.

Antibiotic Curb
Smithfield Foods will audit antibiotic-free pork after agreement with environmental group.