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EFSA: Campylobacter and Salmonella in chicken in the EU

18 Mar 2010 - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published the results of a survey on Campylobacter and Salmonella in chicken at slaughterhouses in the European Union. Read more >>

Vilsack to promote US exports to Japan

18 Mar 2010 - The US Department of Agriculture has announced that Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will travel to Japan to promote US exports. Read more >>

Local bill set to ban arsenic in chicken feed

18 Mar 2010 - Bills filed in the House and Senate of the state of Maryland would ban the use, sale and distribution of any commercial poultry feed with additives that contain arsenic. Read more >>

Baiada launches campaign to tackle rumors

18 Mar 2010 - Eight months after it acquired rival poultry company, Bartter Enterprises, Baiada Group has launched the first advertising campaign for the brand in 15 years and is preparing to phase out the Baiada brand, reports Australia's The Land. Read more >>

Many halal products arguably not halal

17 Mar 2010 - Up to three-quarters of poultry sold as halal in the UK is falsely labelled, an industry group has warned, reports the Associated Press. Read more >>

CobbAvian48 moves into South Africa

17 Mar 2010 - Major South African poultry producer Tydstroom is introducing the CobbAvian48 broiler breeder to its integration. The breed will also be made available to other companies in the region. Read more >>

New steps to improve gamebird welfare

17 Mar 2010 - Ministers in the UK have issued a new code for the welfare of birds produced as quarry for shooting enthusiasts. Read more >>

Feed manual to be launched at Cancun congress

17 Mar 2010 - At the global Feed & Food Congress held in Cancun, Mexico in April an international Feed Manual for producing safe feed and food will be introduced. Read more >>

Russia expects boost in poultry production

17 Mar 2010 - Russian meat production is expected to increase 6% to reach 10.5 mln t, said the country's Ministry of Agriculture. Read more >>

The future for Ross is 'golden' in Libya

16 Mar 2010 - Aviagen recently welcomed delegates from Libya’s largest private sector chicken business, Golden Poultry, to Scotland. Golden Poultry are a major Ross customer in Libya, which is one of the fastest growing markets in North Africa. Read more >>

Pete and Gerry's introduces heirloom-breed blue eggs

16 Mar 2010 - Pete and Gerry's Eggs in the US introduces a new brand of premium pastel blue eggs. Called Platine Bleue, the eggs are laid by cage-free Ameraucana hens. Read more >>

AVMA tackles veterinary shortage with new program

16 Mar 2010 - The American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), as part of its ongoing effort to boost the number of food animal veterinarians in the US, introduces an educational debt relief program for those veterinarians whose job it is to keep food animals healthy and the food supply safe. Read more >>

Less in-feed antibiotics used in the Philippines

16 Mar 2010 - The usage of antibiotics in animal feed in the Philippines declined sharply last year as the country moved to stop the use of various drugs that could cause health problems for consumers, the government said. Read more >>

AMI addresses hundreds on food safety

16 Mar 2010 - AMI President and CEO J. Patrick Boyle discussed industry advances in food safety and the economic contributions of the meat and poultry sector during a panel discussion at the Annual Farm Forum hosted by US House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH) in Piqua, Ohio, USA. Read more >>

ShowCo helps Haiti through pre registration for VIV

15 Mar 2010 - The ShowCo group of companies will be exhibiting at upcoming VIV Europe in the Netherlands from 20-22 April. For quick access to the show, pre-registration is recommended. For this reason, ShowCo offers pre registration via its website. Read more >>

USDA: Pork operations to be included in poultry loan guidance

15 Mar 2010 - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced (11 March) that USDA will expand guidance currently in place for loans to contract poultry operations meant to protect them from questionable business practices to include contract pork operations. Read more >>

Smart collaboration for Groupe Kherbouche

15 Mar 2010 - Groupe Kherbouche is to develop a new turnkey GP hatchery project in Algeria, with C-lines and Pas Reform Hatchery Technologies collaborating on the new project that has been approved by Aviagen. Read more >>

Jail and £3 mln fine for egg conman

15 Mar 2010 - A company boss in the UK has been jailed for his part in a scam which saw supermarkets and customers buy battery eggs they believed were free-range or organic, reports Sky News. Read more >>

Foodmate develops label and glue remover

15 Mar 2010 - Foodmate, a food and meat equipment manufacturing and service company, has developed a label remover for crates, totes and boxes. Read more >>

Bird flu spreading in Nepal

15 Mar 2010 - It has been reported that there have been outbreaks of bird flu in different parts of Nepal. Read more >>

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