EU court condemns Germany for exceeding nitrate limits
The EU's top court has found Germany guilty of failing to combat high levels of nitrate in groundwater.
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FVE: position paper on the use of cameras in the slaughterhouses
FVE supports the use of high quality, well-placed, accessible CCTV operating to agreed standards and protocols.
The Netherlands: trends in the use of antibiotics in farming
The use of antibiotics, expressed in daily doses, has dropped once more.
ASF: cooperation between Germany and Poland
To prevent the appearance of African swine fever in Germany and the spreading of this disease, the German and Polish specialised administrations are joining efforts.
Mexico: first shipment of pork from Germany
The 25.5-tonne frozen pork belly container arrived to the harbour of Veracruz.
Impact of CO2 shortages on the British meat industry
Carbon dioxide gas shortages may affect the supply of meat and meat products to UK consumers as it is widely used in the meat processing industry.
Superbugs: MEPs advocate further measures to curb use of antimicrobials
The growing threat posed by antibiotic-resistant bacteria can be tackled through a “One Health” approach, MEPs said on Wednesday.
Colombia and Denmark progress in the pig production cooperation project
The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Government of Denmark will start the second stage of the cooperation project between both countries for the Colombian pig sector.
France: Aveltis and Prestor merge to set up Evel'Up
Aveltis and Prestor have merged to set up Evel'Up, the new group of pig producers in France.
Medicated feed: Deal on new rules to fight antimicrobial resistance
New rules on more responsible ways to produce, sell and use medicated feed to tackle the spread of antimicrobial resistance were informally agreed with Council’s negotiators on Tuesday.
Polish delegation briefed the Council on the difficult situation in the pig meat market
The Commission considered it premature to introduce market management measures for the pig meat sector.
First EU Reference Center to focus on the enforcement of pig welfare
It will provide technical support & assistance to EU countries to carry out official controls on animal welfare.
EU: Dual quality of food: European Commission releases common testing methodology
The European Commission has just released a new common methodology for comparing the quality of food products across the EU.
EU: annual reduction of direct payments to finance crisis reserve
The European Commission has adopted a proposal to reduce spending on support for farmers for the financial year 2019 in order to finance the crisis reserve.
Italy: new single indicative price for piglets and slaughter pigs
The territorial prices disappear. There will only be a single reference price for all Italy.
Veterinary drug residues: non-compliance remains low
Monitoring data from 2016 for a range of veterinary medicines, unauthorised substances and contaminants found in animals and animal-derived food suggest high rates of compliance.