Page 8 of articles about traceability

In an effort to improve pre-harvest traceability and improve national disease surveillance in the pork industry, many major U.S. packers and processors will require a USDA-approved, official premises identification number swine tag as a condition of sale for breeding stock beginning Jan. 1, 2015.

Programming will also support surveillance and emergency preparedness systems.

BPEX has introduced a scientifically-based system to enhance the integrity of provenance and traceability of Red Tractor pork.

The Government of Canada and the Canadian Pork Council (CPC) have agreed that mandatory requirements for the PigTrace Canada program will take effect on July 1, 2014.

The CIFOR Industry Guidelines provide step-by-step approaches to important aspects of outbreak response such as preparation, detection, investigation, control, and follow-up.

It is a quick information exchange system between public services in relation to food harmlessness events.

The Chinese and the Chilean authorities have signed a joint work protocol for the implementation of the electronic certification of livestock products.

The French Federation of Pork Products Industries (FICT) has shown its disagreement with respect to the compulsory labelling indicating the origin of the pig meat.

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service’s Veterinary Services final rule on animal traceability took effect March 11.

China will create a single agency to deal with food and drug regulations.

MEPs agreed on the need for credible penalties and better enforcement.

The deliveries of raw intestines and finished meat products from the EU countries to Russia are possible only if every consignment is accompanied by a written guarantee.

Now that it has been published, the rule becomes effective Mar. 11, 2013.