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The discovery of how chicory affects boar taint can, in the long run, open the door to a more targeted and efficient way of preventing boar taint via the feed.

Vietnam's Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development has approved the development of a new food security information system.

During the first 7 months of this year pork exports have reached 1,759,769 tons, which signifies a 20.5% increase with respect to the same period last year.

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has completed the first stage of a major piece of work that will provide the scientific basis for the modernisation of meat inspection across the EU. The first set covers the inspection of swine.

The USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service has replaced the Fast Antimicrobial Screen test (FAST) with the Kidney Inhibition Swab (KIS) test for swine carcasses at processing establishments that slaughter both swine and cattle.

The National Health, Food Safety and Food Quality Service (SENASICA) of Mexico announced that the government of Korea has authorized 6 Mexican Federal Inspection Type (TIF) plants to export beef and pork to their nation.

The submission to Congress today by President Obama of free trade agreements with South Korea, Panama and Colombia is a positive step toward improving the U.S. balance of trade and creating new jobs in America, the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF) said.

Dutch pig producers have gained access this year, for the first time, to the Chinese market. The high demand for pork in China has obliged Beijing to permit imports from other countries to fulfill the need.

An initial assessment by the FVO experts has found that the state system used to control residues of banned and harmful substances in animals, animal products and feeds in the Russian Federation is not absolutely equivalent to its EU counterpart.

China's pork imports are likely to hit a record this year, but the surge will have limited influence on surging prices, analysts said.

The Council approved a compromise text aimed at ensuring that food labels carry essential information in a clear and legible way following a second-reading agreement with the European Parliament. This means that the new regulation is now adopted.

The European Commission called on Spain to take action to address deficiencies in the implementation of EU legislation on the welfare of animals at the time of slaughter.

Due to the detection of the violations of Russia’s and CU animal health requirements and standards temporary restrictions on export of products to Russia’s/CU market are imposed by the Rosselkhoznadzor against 12 e<br>stablishments from October 10, 2011.

U.S. inspectors on Monday started using more sensitive tests to detect antibiotics in pork, part of a stepped-up effort to ensure meat safety after a government report last year suggested consumers might be at risk from harmful drug residues.