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The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is announcing the availability of a compliance guideline for official establishments to control and reduce the spread of Salmonella in hog slaughter facilities.

The OJEU has published Regulation 1337/2013 laying down rules for the application of Regulation 1169/2011 as regards the indication of the country of origin or place of provenance for fresh meat.

The slaughterings of pigs have dropped by 1.7% (and by 1.1% regarding weight) with respect to the same period during the previous year.

The Council decided not to oppose the adoption of a Commission's amendment to annex I to regulation 854/2004 as regards the specific requirements for post-mortem inspection of domestic swine.

A report on the possibility to extend mandatory origin labelling for all meat used as an ingredient was published today by the Commission.

The Traceability National System (SINAT) is created by means of the Resolution 82-2013 of the Ministry of Agriculture.

During the first nine months of this year, the number of slaughtered animals adds up 30,684,654 pigs, which entails a drop by 0.90%.

The meat that is to be exported to Hong Kong must come from disease-free areas and from Federal Inspection Type (TIF) establishments.