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Representatives from the Canadian Pork Council were in Ottawa to address the House of Commons Standing Committee on Agriculture and Agri-Food about amendments to Health of Animals Regulations with respect to humane transportation.

MEPs oppose EU Commission plans to authorise imports of food and feed products derived from or containing a herbicide and pest-resistant genetically modified (GM) maize in a resolution voted on Wednesday.

The abattoir will remain closed until the company submits a plan of action.

The Commission updated the Council on the latest developments in the meat scandal recently discovered in Brazil and relating to the fraudulent release of licenses and irregular inspection of slaughterhouses.

The IFSAC Strategic Plan outlines goals and objectives for the five-year time period from 2017 through 2021.

One of the major themes of the 13th Plan was the goal to improve environmental protections by moving swine production away from waterways and crowded urban populations.

The WOAH's Scientific Commission for Animal Diseases recommended that the region is declared free of CSF during the WOAH's general meeting next May.

Iowa hog producers accounted for the largest inventory among the states. North Carolina and Minnesota had the second and third largest inventories.

USDA announces $11 million to support antimicrobial resistance research.

After taking into consideration the latest information provided by the Brazilian authorities and the above test results, the CFS has decided to narrow the scope of the import suspension on frozen and chilled meat and poultry from Brazil with immediate effect.

In 2016, the EU produced a total of 23.23 million tonnes of pork: 314,000 tonnes more than 2015 (+ 1.37%).

Consumption and production grow, hand in hand, by 1.5%, with a upward trend in the last years that is being strengthened by the imports replacement programme.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock and Supplies; the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the net of Brazilian embassies are working to normalize the Brazilian meat imports.

Thailand’s largest agricultural corporation, the Charoen Pokphand Group (CP Group), is investing an estimated $2 billion in the Philippines over the next five years to produce pork and chicken both for the local and export market.

The monthly value of EU agri-food exports in January 2017 reached a level of €10.3 billion, which is almost €1 billion higher than in January 2016, according to the latest agri-food trade report published today.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced additional steps to keep the food supply safe for American families in light of the recent investigations of Brazil’s meat industry.