An extensive review of viruses in the food chain has been published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) highlighting the need for “more research in certain…
Month: March 2015
The designation of pigmeat as a sensitive product under the future EU-US Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) has been called for by the Irish Farmers…
Figures published in March 2014.
Livestock businesses, including several large pig units, have joined LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming) during the past 12 months, accessing the organisation’s certified assurance scheme as…
Danish Crown and the German farmers’ group, Westfleisch, are to “join forces” in a sow deboning and sales venture which the two companies say will boost…
The UK imported 3% less pork in January than a year before, despite the growing gap between EU and UK prices due to the weakening of…
Chinese pigmeat imports are set to rise to 1.2 million tonnes this year, with EU suppliers gaining an increased share of this trade, according to the…
February returns reveal a 4% rise in clean pig kill numbers over February 2014 and a 6% rise in total pigmeat production, according to BPEX. Quoting…
February returns reveal a 4% rise in clean pig kill numbers over February 2014 and a 6% rise in total pigmeat production, according to BPEX. Quoting…
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has said it is “pleased” with results of the first prosecution brought after the investigation into the horsemeat incident in 2013.”Criminal…