Portugal: decrease in pig slaughterings
In 2017, both the number of slaughtered animals and their weight at slaughter dropped.
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CCTV to become mandatory in all slaughterhouses in England
Legislation to make CCTV cameras mandatory in slaughterhouses in England to safeguard animal welfare has been laid today (23 February) by Environment Secretary Michael Gove.
Mergers: Commission refers the acquisition of Pini Polonia by Smithfield to the Polish competition authority
The European Commission has referred the proposed transaction between Smithfield Foods of the US and Pini Polonia of Poland to the Polish Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) at its request. Both companies are active in the slaughtering of pigs in Poland.
USDA announces proposed rule to modernize swine inspection
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced its continued effort to modernize inspection systems through science-based approaches to food safety.
Auditors publish background paper on EU animal welfare measures
The European Court of Auditors is currently examining whether action by the European Commission and the Member States has made an effective contribution to achieving the EU's animal welfare objectives.
Pig slaughtering record in Brazil
This is the trimester with the best figures since official records of livestock production statistics began.
Salmonella control in pigs in the USA – focus on slaughter hygiene
After over 20 years of research effort, the question of how to balance efforts in Salmonella control among the preharvest, harvest, and post-harvest sectors remains alive, but ‘silver bullets’ for on-farm control of Salmonella in pigs have proven elusive.
Portugal: decrease in pig slaughterings
The data regarding the slaughterings in the first nine months of 2017 show a drop by 5.2% in the total number of heads.
Philippines: Government to review proposed meat-inspection fee increase
Agriculture Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol said the goal of the TWG is to determine a 'reasonable' rate hike that would be acceptable to both the NMIS and industry players.
CCTV to be introduced in all slaughterhouses in England in 2018
CCTV recording will become mandatory in all slaughterhouses in England next year, Environment Secretary Michael Gove has confirmed.
We are reaching the bottom level. The end of the waterfall
Our prices will still fall, with slight drops, but it will fall, until reaching a point in which all the pigs that can be slaughtered will be slaughtered. The bottom price cannot be very far away…
Other alternatives for the control of salmonella in pigs?
We must come up with new strategies. The objective would be to prevent the animals going for slaughter from shedding Salmonella when they arrive at the abattoir, since they are the biggest responsible for carcass contamination.
Japan: hog slaughter and pork production in 2017
Post projects Japan’s total hog slaughter in 2017 to sustain at nearly the same level as the previous year at around 16.37 million head.
FVE opinion on aspects related to ante mortem and post mortem tasks
FVE comments on criteria and conditions for derogating from basic requirement of meat inspection carried out by the official veterinarian under article 18 (7) and 18 (8) of Regulation EU n. 625/2017.
The French pig production drops
In the first semester of 2017, pig production fell by 4.7% with respect to the same period in 2016.
UK: new research and development to improve the welfare of pigs at slaughter
Humane Slaughter Association (HSA) joins forces with Defra to fund research into a more humane stunning method for pigs.