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Governments can name and shame food firms, rules ECJ

15-Apr-2013 - The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that government consumer protection agencies can identify meat companies selling products regulators consider unfit for human consumption, without being sued later.

Russian-Chinese joint project for reindeer venison

30-Oct-2012 - Russia and China are to create a joint enterprise for reindeer meat processing, which will be the largest in Russia and has the potential to become the largest in the world.

Rabobank points to renewed ‘agflation’

20-Sep-2012 - Global meat producers are facing immediate and significant feed cost increases, which will impact supply dynamics and lead to increased meat prices, a new report has warned.   

Welfare body warns of "appalling suffering" on EU rabbit farms

12-Apr-2012 - UK animal welfare organisation Compassion in World Farming (CIWF) has called for better standards on EU rabbit farms after an investigation into the industry allegedly revealed “appalling suffering”.

Venison warning

27-Oct-2003 - Contamination warnings from the UK food agency highlights yet another food product containing the illegal dye Sudan 1 and issues a follow-up warning about eating venison products containing meat contaminated with the drugs immobilon and revivon.

The place to meet

22-Sep-2003 - Meat, sausage, game and poultry are at the heart of Anuga Meat, one of the sectors at Cologne-based global food fair Anuga.

EU lifts African restrictions

05-Aug-2003 - The European Commission has decided to lift the last remaining restrictions imposed on meat imports from Swaziland and Botswana. The ban was imposed following outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).

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

Ina Stolze

Director , IFFA

Casings: China growth drives global market
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Casings: China growth drives global market

In February this year, Viscofan, one of the world’s biggest casings manufacturers, opened a new factory in...

EU sheep meat sector’s volatility opens up new export opportunities
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EU sheep meat sector’s volatility opens up new export opportunities

A  combination of low prices and production costs, reduction in import volumes from non EU countries, increased...

Horsemeat: what are the long term impacts?
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Horsemeat: what are the long term impacts?

As the horsemeat scandal continues to spread across Europe and beyond, Simone Baroke, an analyst for Euromonitor, looks...

Focus on New Zealand: Carbon commitment
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Focus on New Zealand: Carbon commitment

New Zealand’s agriculture sector has sidestepped the country’s Emissions Trading Scheme, but farmers are clearly committed to...

Focus on New Zealand: World trade view
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Focus on New Zealand: World trade view

New Zealand is a force to be reckoned with on the meat export market, and ships beef...

What caused the European horsemeat crisis?

What caused the European horsemeat crisis?

As the horsemeat scandal continues to rage through Europe, policy makers and industry are starting to reflect...

Challenges facing the US meat sector

Challenges facing the US meat sector

Patrick Boyle

CEO, American Meat Institute