Denmark: plan for reducing the inspection costs in the abattoirs
The Ministry of Agriculture will work together with the abattoirs to reduce the cost of the public control in the next four years.
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Relationship between biosecurity level and antimicrobial use in the pig industry
Biosecurity is a useful measure to promote the reduction of antimicrobial use in the pig industry.
Poland: Polish pigmeat approved for trade in Switzerland
Chief Veterinary Officer of Switzerland, Hans Wysf, denied imposing any import restrictions on Polish pigmeat.
Preventing fomite spread of disease between premises (service personnel tools)
Many of these tools are difficult to clean and, in many cases, they may be damaged by water, soap, and disinfectants.
Netherlands: risks in the meat supply chain
Following incidents in the meat supply chain, the Dutch Safety Board conducted an investigation into the risks in the meat supply chain.
EFSA: meat can be transported at temperatures higher than the current maximum
Meat can be transported at temperatures higher than the current maximum of 7°C without causing additional bacterial growth.
European Union: report on the indication of the origin of meat
The Commission presented to the ministers a report on the possibility to extend mandatory origin labelling for all meat used as an ingredient.
EU reinforces hygiene process on Salmonella in pig carcasses
In order to reduce the Salmonella prevalence on pig carcases, the control on hygiene during slaughter should be strengthened in accordance with the provisions in Commission Regulation (EU) No 218/2014 of 7 March 2014.
Argentina: development of public policies in the field of agriculture and livestock health and food harmlessness
The cooperation will be carried out in the areas of agriculture and livestock health, food harmlessness, sanitary and phytosanitary measures, institutional modernization, and emerging issues and emergencies related to the subject.
China: National Food Safety Standard of pathogen limits for food
The National Health and Family Planning Commission of the People’s Republic of China released the national food safety standard of Pathogen Limits for Food.
Canada launches consultations to strengthen food safety enforcement
The proposed regulatory amendments will enable the issuance of monetary penalties for violation of these laws.
Canada: new rules for pig industry strengthen livestock sector
Mandatory national pig traceability system will enhance capacity to track animals from farm to slaughter.
European Union: Campylobacter decreases slightly, Salmonella down, Listeria up
Human cases of campylobacteriosis decreased slightly in 2012 for the first time in five years, but campylobacteriosis remains the most commonly reported zoonotic disease.
European Union: measures to prevent the introduction into the Union of the African swine fever virus
It is appropriate to limit the obligation to clean and disinfect trucks only to those trucks transporting live animals.
First German-Icelandic partnership to strengthen food safety
The focus of a new German-Icelandic twinning programme supported by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) is to strengthen food safety in Iceland.
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NewsItaly: first case of African Swine Fever in 2014 in Sardinia
A total of 10 pigs have been slaughtered and destroyed. In the protection area (3 km) there are 44 farms, whilst in the surveillance area (10 km) there are 269 farms.