Dominican Republic: prevention of foodborne diseases
The Ministry of Agriculture has trained a critical mass of technicians that from now on will be able to perform food risk analyses on plant and animal foods.
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Using easily installed physical barriers to define biosecurity boundaries
The installation of physical barriers at strategic personnel entry points help to define distinct biosecurity areas. This method is commonly used in farms that lack a clear separation between areas with different biosecurity levels.
US: The cost of the foodborne illnesses during 2013
The Economic Research Service (ERS) of the USDA has announced new data about the estimated costs of the main foodborne illnesses cases recorded in US in 2013.
Whitewash Farm Video
This video highlights the "how to" of whitewashing a pig barn for the control of PEDV.
United States: FSIS survey of the meat slaughter and processing industry
The survey will be sent to eligible beef and pork slaughter establishments nationwide.
Progress of the microbiological food control regulations in Central America
The regulation will be binding when the Economic Integration Council of Ministers sanctions it.
Russia: ASF virus genome detected in products imported from one of Belarusian plants
In case new consignments contaminated with ASF materials are detected, additional protective measures can be taken.
Bridging WHO and OIE Tools to better control global health risks at the human-animal interface
More than 60% of human infectious diseases worldwide are caused by pathogens of zoonotic nature, transmitted by domestic or wild animals.
Italy: new case of ASF in Sardinia
The Animal Health Service of Sacer has detected two cases of African swine fever during routine monitorings.
Recommendations for the prevention of african swine fever in at-risk countries II
In this second part the actions described are the ones needed when the disease is already in the country.
Traffic control for swine production sites
Studying the pattern of traffic flows for your production site is important when designing your “bioexclusion” game plan.
European Union: RASFF 2013 Annual report
Of the 3 205 original notifications transmitted in RASFF in 2013, the vast majority (2 710, 84.6%) concerned food, 272 concerned feed (8.5%) and 223 notifications concerned food contact materials (6.9%).
Recommendations for the prevention and control of african swine fever in at-risk countries I
ASF spreads mainly through the movement of infected pork and other animal products, as well as live animals, which includes wild boar.
Mexico: inauguration of the first public TIF abattoir in Jalisco
The abattoir has a slaughtering capacity of 3,800 cattle heads and 5,600 pigs per month.
Poland/China: Memorandum of Agreement between the Ministry of Agriculture and AQSIQ
Signed the Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and AQSIQ on cooperation in the area of health quality and health safety of meat.
Chinese gov't urges food safety
More efforts will be made to improve food safety in meat products and punish those who illegally purchase, produce or sell sick or dead animals.