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Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., the world leader in serving science, today announced availability of a testing method that it has developed to help food producers detect deadly Salmonella contamination in their products. The Salmonella Rapid Culture Method delivers highly accurate results in less than 48 hours, compared to up to four days for other methods.

The UK pig industry could save nearly £2.5 million a year simply by enclosing creep areas in the farrowing house. In addition, it could reduce CO2 emissions by 15,000 tonnes, thereby making a positive contribution to environmental change.

Atria begins negotiations to discontinue the loss-making business operations of the Lätta Måltider unit, which manufactures salads and sandwiches in Sweden.

Maple Leaf Foods today announced that despite active negotiations with several prospective purchasers, current economic conditions and credit markets have made it difficult to complete a satisfactory sale of its Ontario pork processing business located in Burlington, Ontario.

VIV-organiser VNU Exhibitions announces changes in the trade show calendar in Asia-Pacific. The upcoming VIV China 2009 takes place from October 19 – 21, 2009. VIV India is re-scheduled from November 2009 to February 1 – 3, 2010 and will also move to Bangalore.

Through a number of measures, Danish Crown has taken the next step towards ensuring that the group will remain a competitive business in future.

From 10 April 2009, butchers across Australia will help consumers more clearly identify home-grown, fresh Australian pork.

Rabobank announced the purchase of a $354 million portfolio of agricultural loans from the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation (Farmer Mac).

An arrest has been made and charges laid against a former Maple Leaf Consumer Foods employee by the Guelph Police Service in regards to product tampering of several Schneider’s meat products.

As part of ongoing efforts to improve operational efficiency, Tyson Foods, Inc. is closing its Ponca City, Oklahoma, processed meats plant and is shifting production to other company facilities.

VION will adapt its organisation according to a business model with regional control for two core activities Food and Ingredients. This was occasioned by the acquisition of the Grampian Country Food Group in the UK in August 2008 and the change in the composition of the Executive Board which was announced in November 2008. VION’s new organisation and business model will come into effect on 19 March 2009. This will replace the divisional structure which has been in place since July 2006.

Maple Leaf is launching an external company blog today at http://blog.mapleleaf.com. The first posting, "The Journey to Food Safety Leadership", is a letter written by President and CEO, Michael McCain and the blog will also feature posts from other leaders at the Company going forward.

DLG at ExpoAgro attracts strong interest in European agriculture

Tulip Ltd is very disappointed to have to confirm that following the consultation process it entered into in January with colleagues at its Bromborough site, it has been unable to identify a viable alternative to its closure.

German purchasers consider German pork to be the best. However, Denmark holds a safe second place as the preferred foreign supplier of pork to the German market.

Last week Danish Crown launched the first elements of a plan which aims to ensure competitiveness throughout the value chain, also in future.