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ThePoultrySite Latest News
News from European Union
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
EU Collaborates on Modern Farming Project EU - Nofima Marked is representing Norway in a two-year European Commission-funded project (BrightAnimal) to study the use of modern technology in the farming of cattle, pigs, chicken and salmon.
Perdigão and Sadia Merger Cleared EU - The European Commission has granted clearance under the EU Merger Regulation to the proposed merger between Perdigão S.A. and Sadia S.A.
Friday, June 26, 2009
EU Ministers Agree Not to Extend Pollution Directive EU - At the end of the first stage of negotiations, Environment Ministers have agreed not to extend the scope of the Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Directive (IPPC) to cover smaller pig and poultry farms.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
EU Ministers Agree To New Slaughterhouse Rules EU - Conditions for animals at the time of killing will improve considerably from 1 January 2013, when a regulation, agreed by the European Council and providing for a series of practical measures to ensure animals are humanely treated, comes into fo...
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
New EU Feed Rules Will Improve Food Safety EU - The European Commission has welcomed the adoption of new feed regulation that will further strengthen food safety in the EU. They will simplify and modernise procedures for labelling and marketing animal feed and pet food.
Friday, June 19, 2009
McDonalds Launches Flagship Farms Programme EU - Fast food restaurant chain McDonald's Europe has launched a new Flagship Farms programme, designed to promote and share the benefits of sustainable agricultural practices via real case studies from real farms in our supply chain.
MRSA Found in Animals but No Threat in Food EU - The European public health agencies have evaluated methicillin resistance of Staphylococcus aureus. They conclude that food-producing animals such as pigs, veal calves and broiler chickens often carry a specific strain of MRSA called CC398,...
Wednesday, June 03, 2009
Pace Set on EU Poultry Slaughter Policy EU - The Farm Animal Welfare Council's (FAWC) Report on the Welfare of Farmed Animals at Slaughter or Killing – Part Two: White Meat Animals, published late last month (28 May) focuses on the welfare of poultry, apart from other white meat ...
Thursday, May 14, 2009
EFSA Evaluates Bacteriophages EU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) reports that bacteriophages, viruses that attack bacteria, are effective against specific food-borne pathogens. However, it was unable to state that they can protect against re-contamination, and it recommends...
Tuesday, May 12, 2009
2009 General Assembly of a.v.e.c. Announced EU - The 52nd General Assembly of a.v.e.c., the European association of poultry meat producers and processors, will take place on 25 to 28 September 2009 at the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Thursday, May 07, 2009
MEPs Call for Improved Poultry Meat Labelling EU - Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have agreed that the definition of 'fresh' poultry meat should apply to product that has never been frozen and also to maintain the current ban on the use of antimicrobial chemicals in the processing plant....
Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Salmonella: Commonest Cause of Food-Borne Outbreaks EU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) have published their Community Summary Report on Food-borne Outbreaks in the EU in 2007.
Friday, May 01, 2009
Measures to Cut Risk of Importing Animal Diseases EU - A regulation on the introduction into the European Union of small quantities of animal products intended for personal consumption – a measure that will help reduce the risks of importing serious animal diseases into the EU – enters into force today,...
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Completion of Animal Feed Assessment by EFSA EU - EFSA’s Panel on Contaminants in the Food Chain (CONTAM) has just completed the final opinion in a series of 30 risks assessments undertaken over the last 5 years looking at undesirable substances in animal feed. These opinions were delivered following...
Thursday, April 02, 2009
Aviagen Holds Seminars in Slovakia, Czech Republic EU - Over 150 Aviagen customers and suppliers came together in Slovakia and the Czech Republic last week for two separate seminars held by Aviagen.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
EFSA Studies MRSA Link of Humans and Livestock EU - The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published an opinion on the public health significance of metnicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in animals and foods.
Monday, March 30, 2009
EC Ups Budget for Animal Disease Control EU - Commission Decision 2008/897/EC is providing a budget of €223 million to eradicate, control and monitor animal diseases in in the EU-27 in 2009, according to a new GAIN Livestock and Products Report from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service entitled...
Agreement Boosts EU-Canada Live Animal Trade EU - The veterinary agreement between EU and Canada, celebrating its 10th anniversary this month, is mainly to be credited for the substantial increase of trade of live animals and animal products.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Council Makes Progress on Animal Welfare EU - At the 2934th Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in Brussels on 23 March 2009, support was given for a Universal Declaration on Animal Welfare (UDAW).
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
VION Restructures EU - Europe's largest meat processing company, VION, is to restructure to a business model with regional control for two core activities Food and Ingredients.
Help for Smaller Abattoirs Proposed EU - The European Commission should ensure that meat imported from non-European Union countries meets European standards, said MEPs at a meeting of the European Parliament agriculture committee.
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
EU Considers Regulations to Stop Slaughter Suffering EU - All forms of unnecessary suffering by animals must be avoided, but religious freedom must be respected, says the Agriculture Committee, which voted on Monday on plans to tighten up the rules on animal welfare at the time of slaughter.
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Annual Meeting of EU Poultry Association Set EU - The 52nd General Assembly of a.v.e.c. will take place on 25 to 28 September 2009 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
Monday, March 09, 2009
Ross 708 in Focus in Europe EU - Aviagen, the world’s leading poultry breeding company, recently held a seminar in Amsterdam for their Ross 708 customers. The focus of the seminar was managing the Ross 708 in Europe and the event was attended by delegates from 15 countries across...
Monday, March 02, 2009
Ministers Reject Industrial Pollution 'Safety Net' EU - A proposal, backed by Germany and Austria, to place a cap on noxious emissions spewed out by a wide range of industries, including steel, chemicals and processed food plants, is set to be voted down by EU environment ministers over concerns that...


