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U.S. inspectors on Monday started using more sensitive tests to detect antibiotics in pork, part of a stepped-up effort to ensure meat safety after a government report last year suggested consumers might be at risk from harmful drug residues.

Pork production in Sweden has seen a slight reduction during the first half of this year, with a little over 125.480 tons, which represents a total decrease of 0,7% with respect to the same period the year before (126.330 tons in the first half of 2010).

With the end of advancing the establishment of protocols for the harmonization and approval of zoological and phytosanitary measures, as well as increasing the exportation of agrofood products from Mexico to the Asian market, the National Service for Health, Food Safety and Food Quality (SENASICA) has initiated a technical visit to Taiwan, Korea, and Japan.

The report summarizes, in an integrated format, NARMS data on non-typhoidal Salmonella and Campylobacter isolates recovered in 2009 from food animals at federally inspected plants, retail meats, and humans. The report also includes susceptibility data on Escherichia coli isolates recovered from retail meats and chickens. Summary data from prior years are also included.

Following a modest recovery in CY 2011, the Australian pig meat industry is projected to continue to recover in CY 2012. Inventory, production, and consumption are all forecast to increase at modest rates in CY 2012.

Irish food and drink exports to China are set to grow by almost 20% this year to more than €150 million.

A £2 million "Make the Promise" advertising campaign for Red Tractor pork is launched. It will run for 18 months.

During the first half of this year, pork imports in Russia have increased by 5%, compared with the same period last year.

During the first semester of this year the number of pigs slaughtered in Spain has increased by 1.84% compared to the same period last year.

In May of 2011, the production of pork in France decreased by 1%. In June of 2011 the downward trend in slaughters continued, with a decrease of 1.8%.

U.S. pork exports show good prospects for growth in Hong Kong’s domestic market, greatly benefiting from the Hong Kong dollar’s peg to the U.S. dollar.

As of July 18th, marking with the letter "F" will identify pig carcasses as born, raised, and slaughtered in France.

Throughout July, Brazilian pork exports reached 36.104 tons, which signifies a 17,52% decrease in volume and a 13,28% decrease in value. The main cause of this decrease was the Russian embargo on pork meat decreed on June 2nd, which came into effect on June15th.

Denmark's exports of pork and pigs between January and April 2011 reached 698,000 metric tons.

China imported 126,269 tons of fresh and frozen pork in the first half this year, an increase of 43.39% compared with the same time last year.