Richard L. Bond new CEO of Tyson Food In keeping with plans for succession of its senior management, Tyson Foods, Inc. announced that Richard L. Bond has been elected by the Board of Directors as President and Chief Executive Officer of the company and will report to the board. more ›› von Editor fleischwirtschaft.com | Tuesday, May 23, 2006
Bird flu hits Denmark's domestic flock Denmark has confirmed that the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been found in domestic birds. According to “EuroNews” exports of poultry from the island of Funen were halted immediately after birds on a farm there tested positive for the virus. The flock has been culled. more ›› von Editor fleischwirtschaft.com | Monday, May 22, 2006
Training workshop on welfare standards The Humane Slaughter Association (HSA), the UK-based charity that promotes food animal welfare in markets, during transport and at slaughter, has been awarded a contract by the European Commission to organize and run an international training workshop on welfare standards for the stunning and killing of animals in slaughterhouses and disease control situations. more ›› von Editor fleischwirtschaft.com | Friday, May 19, 2006
Japan likely to decide in June to resume U.S. beef imports According to Kyodo News Japan approved the outcome of recent safety checks at U.S. meatpacking facilities for beef exports at a three-day bilateral meeting that ended in Tokyo on Friday, a move that could pave the way for Tokyo to decide as early as June to lift its reimposed ban on American beef. more ›› von Editor fleischwirtschaft.com | Friday, May 19, 2006
Resumption of U.S. beef sales to China and Japan? A delegation from the U.S. and Chinese governments concluded two days of negotiations to establish a protocol for the resumption of U.S. beef sales to China. more ›› von Editor fleischwirtschaft.com | Thursday, May 18, 2006
Turkish meat processing guests at the IBC Conference The Spanish organisation CedeCarne was the host of this year's spring conference of the International Butchers' Confederation in Madrid. more ›› von Editor fleischwirtschaft.com | Thursday, May 18, 2006
Beef finally flows to South Africa Exports of Australian beef have started to flow to the South African market after bans were placed on red meat products from Brazil (October 2005) and Argentina (January 2006), following outbreaks of foot and mouth (FMD) in these countries. more ›› von Editor fleischwirtschaft.com | Wednesday, May 17, 2006
MEPs get tough on food label claims Members of European Parliament (MEPs) approved today tougher rules for foods claiming to provide nutritional and health benefits. They want clear definitions for claims that foods are "low energy", "low fat", "high fibre" or even "reduce cholesterol". more ›› von Editor fleischwirtschaft.com | Tuesday, May 16, 2006
Sara Lee to divest European meat business The consumer goods conglomerate Sara Lee Corp wants to sell its European meat business as part of an ongoing process of streamlining its product portfolio. more ›› von Editor fleischwirtschaft.com | Wednesday, May 10, 2006
News in FLEISCHWIRTSCHAFT International 2/06 Contents of FLEISCHWIRTSCHAFT International No. 2, May 2006 more ›› von Editor fleischwirtschaft.com | Tuesday, May 09, 2006
BSE declines world-wide The cases of BSE have declined world-wide in past years according to the UN. In total the number of sick animals declined by 50 per cent between 2004 and 2005, the Food&Agriculture Oganisation (FAO) announced in Rome, according to data collected by the World Animal Health Organisation (OIE). more ›› von Editor fleischwirtschaft.com | Monday, May 08, 2006
European FoodTec Award The German Agricultural Society (DLG), co-organiser of Anuga FoodTec, honoured 11 companies behind the eight innovations with Gold and Silver awards at the fair in Cologne. more ›› von Editor fleischwirtschaft.com | Tuesday, April 04, 2006
News in FLEISCHWIRTSCHAFT International 1/06 Contents of FLEISCHWIRTSCHAFT International No. 1, March 2006 more ›› von Editor fleischwirtschaft.com | Tuesday, March 21, 2006
