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The Commission has decided to amend the list of areas subject to animal health control measures due to ASF.

The talks were devoted to the discussion of vital issues related to cooperation between the countries in veterinary surveillance and assurance of biological safety of mutually delivered animal products.

The cereal output estimate for 2014 was raised to 2 544 million tonnes mainly due to a larger than anticipated maize harvest in the European Union.

In 2014, it exported 1.7 million tons worth €4,467 M worldwide.

NIFA made the awards through the AFRI Food Safety program to protect consumers from microbial and chemical contaminants that may occur in the food chain, from production to consumption.

The FAO Food Price Index continued to decline in March, dropping 1.5 percent from February and 18.7 percent (40 points) below its level a year earlier.

The theme for World Health Day 2015 provides the perfect opportunity to emphasise the importance of the animal health and public health services working together at national level to ensure food safety throughout the food chain.

Since the resurgence of the disease in December last year, there are already 121 confirmed outbreaks.

The agrifood, fishing and forestry exports have grown from 15.4% to 17% of the total of the foreign trade in 2014.

According to the last report, up to 30 March, grants for storage have been requested for a total of 43,523 tonnes of pork.

New rules on the labelling of fresh, chilled or frozen meat (from sheep, goats, pigs and poultry) will apply from 1 April 2015.

The Plan is designed to guide action by public health, healthcare, and veterinary partners in a common effort to address urgent and serious drug-resistant threats that affect people in the U.S. and around the world.

The last national agricultural census in the Dominican Republic was conducted in 1982.

United States inventory of all hogs and pigs on March 1, 2015 was 65.9 million head. This was up 7 percent from March 1.

In the framework of the program coordinated by the EU in 2013, 11,582 samples of 12 products, including pork, were analysed.

An overwhelming majority of Tican and Danish Crown’s owners approved the merger of the two cooperative societies.