Canada’s pork industry has been given the equivalent of just over £1 million of new government funding to strengthen traceability and biosecurity, including the development of…
Year: 2015
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has warned today that there must be no “erosion” of the link between vets and farmers and no loss of veterinary…
There was a 1% drop in January in the share of the final retail price of pork received by producers, according to BPEX, taking the level…
The latest DNA results for retail pigmeat sales in Ireland show that nearly one-third of samples tested in butcher shops around the country were not Irish,…
A Chair and up to four external members for the Animal Disease Surveillance Governance Board is being sought by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA).The…
Potential threats to animal health and welfare have prompted a Scottish government review of the rules covering the importation of exotic animals as pets. Following discussions…
India, Hong Kong and Japan are all on BPEX’s export promotions list over the next few months as the organisation seeks to maintain a strong international…
Friday the 13th only proved to be something of a nightmare in certain sectors of the trade, but one glimmer of light was the news that…
The UK’s multiple retailers appear to be sticking to their pledge to support British pork, despite the price differential for finished pigs between here and the…
MEPs have endorsed plans to extend country-of-origin labelling (COOL) for all meat used as ingredients in processed foods, with an overwhelming vote in the European Parliament…