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It is meat that comes from pigs raised in the regions of Aquitaine, Midi-Pyrénées, and Poitou-Charentes.

Classical Swine Fever has now been successfully eradicated from central Europe, one of the historical foci of the infection.

In Q1 2013 the meat production amounted to 108 651 tonnes, i.e. by 2.8% less, year-on-year. Production of all main categories was lower, y-o-y: beef (−3.5%), pigmeat (−3.1%), and poultrymeat (−1.9%).

According to the kind of meat, beef, with 60 kg (61.1%); poultry, with 20 kg (20,4%); pork, with 14 kg (14.4%); and lamb, with 4 kg (4.1%) stand out.

The importation of pork or pork products from these areas presents a low risk of introducing swine vesicular disease into the United States.

The exportations of pork products (cured ham, cured sausages, etc.) have grown by 12%, reaching 2,908 million euros.

Czech Republic has requested the Commission to authorise the replacement of the formulas used for grading pig carcasses and to be authorised to provide for a presentation of pig carcasses different from the standard.

The French Minister of Agriculture, Stéphane Le Foll, during his visit to China, has signed a cooperation program concerning food safety together with his Chinese counterpart Minister ZHI Shuping.

The total budget of the programmes, the large majority of which will run for a period of three years, is € 71,94 million, of which the EU contributes € 35,97 million.

With the new regulations, the companies and the farmers will have the chance to be entitled to use the internationally recognised "Brazil Certified" seal.

Infections from Campylobacter has risen up to 14 percent in 2012 compared to 2006-2008.

Commercial hog slaughter totaled 113.2 million head, 2 percent higher than 2011.

The supply of swine meat in wet markets all over Western Visayas has dropped to alarming levels, the outcome of which is the high prices of pork.

The consumption of beef, pork, lamb and goat meat has increased.

Temporary restrictions are imposed on the supply of animal products for human consumption to the Customs Union market as today, April 18th 2013.