Industry & Markets

Australian MPs urged to act over live export

17-May-2013 - An Australian animal welfare group has called for the heads of the country’s political parties to give a personal guarantee there will be no more cruelty in the live export trade.

EU bodies reveal continued antimicrobial resistance in meat

16-May-2013 - A third report carried out by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has shown that bacteria in meat continues to show resistance to antimicrobials.

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Australian investigation uncovers live export breach

16-May-2013 - An Australian government investigation into alleged abuse of exported sheep in Kuwait has concluded that live export rules had been breached.

Horsemeat: former Freeza director points finger at Europe

16-May-2013 - The ex-director of a meat processor caught up in the European horsemeat scandal has claimed that the fraud was carried out by a big organisation, which specifically targeted burger plants and ready meal manufacturers.

China builds blacklist following meat frauds

16-May-2013 - The government of China’s largest city, Shanghai, is building a blacklist of fraudulent food traders targeted for law enforcement, as a series of meat frauds have emerged nationwide.

Bird flu outbreaks in Mexico and Tibet

15-May-2013 - Outbreaks of highly pathogenic bird flu have been reported on farms in Mexico and Tibet.

UK welfare group increases pressure for access to port

15-May-2013 - UK animal welfare campaigners are stepping up a campaign in a bid to monitor the live exports of animals to Europe.

Russia forecast to double meat export value

15-May-2013 - Russia will double the value of its of meat exports by 2017, according to a new report from analytical agency Restko.

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Government support for China’s poultry industry

15-May-2013 - China’s government has announced a financial support plan to help prop up the poultry industry in the wake of the H7N9 bird flu crisis.

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Sri Lanka bans meat imports over bird flu fears

14-May-2013 - Sri Lanka has banned meat imports from countries which have reported bird flu, according to local press reports.

US poultry industry labels arsenic study as scaremongering

14-May-2013 - The US chicken industry has hit back at a study claiming that public health is being put at risk by arsenic-based drugs in poultry production.

Canada biomass plant alleviates carcase costs

14-May-2013 - Canada’s government has opened a new biomass boiler plant in Quebec to help cattle farmers and processors in the region reduce carcase disposal and handling costs.

Sharp increase in Russian poultry imports

14-May-2013 - Russia has significantly increased poultry imports so far this year, according to the latest data from the Federal Customs Service (FCS).

IFFA 2013 - in pictures

13-May-2013 - International meat trade fair IFFA, held last week in Frankfurt, saw an increase of 2.5% in visitors to 60,000 on 2010 figures.

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Medical equipment moves into meat

13-May-2013 - Technology from the medical arena is being adapted for the meat sector by the Danish Meat Research Insitute.

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Marel takes poultry technology into pork

13-May-2013 - Adapting technology used in the poultry sector could help save costs and labour in the pork processing market, according to an equipment manufacturer.

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IFFA 2013: Interview with director of brand management, Ina Stoltze

13-May-2013 - Globalmeatnews.com spoke to IFFA 2013 director of brand management, Ina Stoltze, about this year's show and what it said about the health of the global meat industry, as well as plans for IFFA 2016.

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Multivac claims to buck packaging decline

13-May-2013 - A global player in the packaging sector said it was bucking the general trend and reporting solid growth and was now expanding operations out of its traditional heartland, its leaders informed visitors to the IFFA trade fair in Frankfurt.

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Perten focuses on meat

13-May-2013 - Perten Instruments is moving more heavily into the meat arena with a range of products for NIR analysis of meat products.

Australia red meat exports to MENA soar

13-May-2013 - Australia recorded record red meat exports to the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) last month, according to the latest figures from Meat and Livestock Australia (MLA).

German consumers ‘irritated’ by horsemeat scandal

13-May-2013 - The horsemeat scandal has been described as an irritation to German consumers by the Federation of German Meat Industry (BVDF).

RSPCA Australia repeats call for ban on live exports

13-May-2013 - The Australian RSPCA has renewed calls to ban the live export trade following allegations of cruelty to Australian livestock in Egpyt and Malaysia.

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McDonald’s offers supply chain insight

13-May-2013 - McDonald’s will offer members of the public a peek inside its supply chain to see how its meals are made, as a response to curiosity about traceability by its consumers.

Australian live export industry faces new scandal

10-May-2013 - Australia has been hit by yet another live export scandal after a welfare group released footage allegedly showing cruel treatment of Australian goats and cattle in Malaysia.

Canada signs animal genetics export deal with Turkey

10-May-2013 - Canada has signed a deal with Turkey giving exporters of sheep and goat genetics access to the Turkish market.