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Due to the suspected presence of LA-MRSA in a pig farm in North Trøndelag, the Food Safety Authority has imposed restrictions on the movement of pigs.

The document reflects the harmonization of the terminology used for wholesale cuts of meat between Canada and the United States (U.S).

The Government approves the rule implementing the Law on measures to improve the functioning of the food chain.

These 18 programmes will see funding worth 14.3 billion EUR from the EU budget, which will be co-financed by further public funding at national/regional level and/or private funds.

Research and commercialization of genetically modified organisms (GMO) are expected to gain momentum in China after years of GM crop decline amid public safety concerns.

FAO and SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics team up to develop high tech tools to fight bird flu and other infectious diseases.

The WVA reiterated its commitment to promoting the OIE’s objectives and implementing all its animal health and welfare standards.

On Tuesday 10 February, the Commission appointed Ms Astrid Schomaker to the position of Director in the Strategy Directorate of DG Environment.

The resolution urges the Commission to follow up its 2013 report with legislative proposals to make it mandatory to state the country of origin of meat used in processed foods.

50 percent of the total production goes to the poultry sector and 15.9 percent to the pig sector.

The European Union and FAO have stepped up efforts to assist countries to prepare for any possible outbreaks of devastating foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in cattle, sheep, goats and other animals, including in the Balkans.  

The European Commission publishes the EU legal textual proposal on regulatory cooperation.

The lower tariff will be applied to the quota Japan plans to set based on the current level of pork imported from the United States.

Abreu wants Brazilian beef, chicken and pork parts that are certified by Brazil's sanitary regulators sent to China without having to be certified by the Asian country's inspectors.

18 million farmers in 28 countries planted  more than 181 million hectares in 2014, up from 175 million in 27 countries in 2013.

According to NPA, livestock-associated MRSA has been identified in two piglets in eastern England by Defra's Animal and Plant Health Agency.