Friday, May 24, 2013
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May 24, 2013
EFTA finds shortcomings in Norway import controls
fleischwirtschaft.com - SWITZERLAND, Geneve. Norway needs to improve its import control system and veterinary checks of products of animal origin coming in to the country, according to the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
May 23, 2013
UK farmers first to use Schmallenberg vaccine
fleischwirtschaft.com - THE UNITED KINGDOM, London. Farmers in the United Kingdom will be the first in the European Union to use a new Schmallenberg vaccine. The Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) accelerated its assessment of the drug to make it available by summer.
May 22, 2013
First-ever appearance of porcine virus in US
fleischwirtschaft.com - USA,Washington DC. Porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDV) has been identified in the United States for the first time, according to the US Department of Agriculture.
May 21, 2013
Big investment in new plant
fleischwirtschaft.com – JAMAICA, Kingston. The Jamaica Broilers Group has invested more than $300 million to construct a new processing plant at Spring Village, St Catherine, to relocate its Further Processing Facility from Content, Bog Walk, in the parish.
May 20, 2013
Resistant bacteria remain an important issue
fleischwirtschaft.com – ITALY, Parma. The third joint EFSA and ECDC report on antimicrobial resistance in zoonotic bacteria affecting humans, animals and foods shows the continued presence of resistance to a range of antimicrobials in Salmonella and Campylobacter, the main bacteria causing food-borne infections in the European Union (EU).


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