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Tighter controls on the use of antimicrobials - such as antibiotics - are needed to fight growing bacteria resistance, says a resolution adopted by Parliament on Thursday.

The State Veterinary and Phytosanitary Service of Ukraine has lifted a ban on imports of pigs and pork from Lithuania.

In France, the current legal framework and the nitrates action plans for zones vulnerable to nitrate pollution do not effectively guarantee that this pollution is addressed effectively, as required by EU law. Greece too has a number of failings in this area.

According to the Prime-Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, in the current year grain exports will total nearly 24-25 mln tonnes.After that we will impose the certain limitations.

On the basis of the testing results and clinical investigation of pigs, the veterinary authorities of Lithuania have concluded that CSF has been eradicated.

Pork has remained the most favored meat, with 34 kilograms per resident consumed last year.

Irish researchers have identified genetic traits in pigs that can be used to ensure the tastiest, healthiest pigmeat is delivered to consumers.

Even though Finland produces pork in surplus and exports it to other countries, pork still featured prominently among imports due to its low price.

In Thailand alone, 9.9 million head of livestock are at risk according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.

Last week China's veterinary authorities informed the OIE of a new focus of foot and mouth disease.

Veterinary authorities in Kazakhastan have reported the FMD-related restriction measures on movement of animals.

The protection of consumers and industry against a possible dioxin contamination will soon improve significantly thanks to a Commission proposal.

On October 21, 2011, the Secretariat of Economy (SE) published in the Diario Oficial (Federal Register) an announcement revoking the retaliatory import tariffs on 99 U.S. agricultural and industrial products, including pork.

Russia should produce 2.02 MMT of pork in 2012, 2.4 percent higher than 2011, resulting from improved conditions for swine rearing.

China inaugurated a national food safety risk assessment centre last week in Beijing, in a move to improve scientific management in preventing food scandals.

What stand out most is the pig market, which makes up a fifth of livestock production.