EFSA advises on meat spoilage during storage and transport
EFSA assessed the impact of time and temperature on the growth of spoilage bacteria in fresh beef, pork, lamb and poultry.
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Codex Alimentarius: Guidelines on food hygiene to control foodborne parasites
Examples include Toxoplasma gondii and Taenia solium (pork tapeworm) which can be carried by animals and transmitted to humans when they eat contaminated meat that is raw or undercooked.
Codex Alimentarius: Guidelines for the control of Salmonella in beef and pork
The guidelines adopted by the Codex Alimentarius Commission focus on practices from primary production to processing to prevent, reduce, or eliminate Salmonella in fresh beef and pork.
Chile: A Law on Food Labelling comes into force
The new regulations of the Labelling Act deliver a clear message indicating, in a simple way, when foods are high in sugar, sodium, saturated fat and calories
Changing rooms for everybody
How to equip our old farm with a very simple but effective changing room.
MEPs and ministers agree to beef up official food checks from farm to fork
Draft plans to tighten up official controls from farm to fork were informally agreed by food safety MEPs and the Dutch Presidency of the Council on Wednesday.
UE: Recent data on veterinary drug residues in animals and food
EFSA’s data includes compliance rates with EU residue limits, for a range of veterinary medicines, unauthorised substances and contaminants found in animals and animal-derived food.
Paraguay: work plan to know the Cysticercosis, Neurocysticercosis and Taeniasis status in the country
The government will work on the development of a plan that allows them to know the situation regarding diseases such as Cysticercosis, Neurocysticercosis and Taeniasis.
USA-Canada : Food Safety Systems Recognition Arrangement
The arrangement allows FDA, CFIA and Health Canada to establish a framework for regulatory cooperation in areas that include scientific collaboration, inspection and outbreak response.
Relationship between biosecurity status, production parameters, herd characteristics and antimicrobial usage in farrow-to-finish pig herds
This study aimed at assessing possible associations between the biosecurity level, antimicrobial usage and farm and production characteristics in order to advice on best practices for a low antimicrobial usage and maximum animal health and production.
The biosecurity status and its associations with production and management characteristics in farrow-to-finish pig herds
These findings promote an improved biosecurity status at pig farms and are of relevance in the discussion on alternative ways to keep animals healthy with a reduced necessity of antimicrobials.
Chile sets up the National Food Harmlessness and Quality Agency
“It is necessary to set up a national food harmlessness and quality system and agency that leads the national system so it really gives answers to the needs of the market.”
USA: National Agricultural Biosecurity Center to help states to combat animal disease outbreaks
Collect information from states about what they learn from emergency preparedness exercises and how to improve future plans, then allow others with a need to know to access it.
How to communicate during a food crisis – EFSA shares guidelines
EFSA has now published recommendations for communicating during a crisis that can serve as a reference for the national food safety authorities of EU Member States.
USA: FDA releases final rule to ensure food safety during transport
The FDA has finalized six of the seven major rules that implement the core of FSMA.
Exposure to oral fluid in PRRS gilt acclimation
The method is based on oral fluid collection from the groups of viraemic pigs by means of cotton ropes that will be hung in the incoming gilts pens.