E.U. faces Meat Market threat
DENMARK -The threat to the E.U. meat market will come from inexpensive South American imports, Meat Processing Global editor Chris Harris reports from the Foss Meat Conference in Denmark.

EU could cut agriculture funds
EU - The EU could reduce the sum granted to Romania for direct payments made in the farming sector by 20 percent if several requirements regarding management issues are not fulfilled, said yesterday Leonard Orban, the state secretary in the Ministry of...

EU broiler production, consumption forecast to rebound
EU - EU broiler production in 2006 is forecast to be four per cent lower than last year due to the outbreaks of avian influenza (AI), but looks set to rebound in 2007, according to a new report.

Activists fight to secure cage ban
EU - Animal rights campaigners and an MEP are fighting to thwart a campaign to delay a Europe-wide ban on battery-caged hens.

Unilever signs agreement to sell European frozen foods business
EU - Unilever today announced that it had reached an agreement to sell the majority of its European Frozen Foods business to the Permira Funds for €1.725bn.

Unilever signs agreement to sell European frozen foods business
EU - Unilever today announced that it had reached an agreement to sell the majority of its European Frozen Foods business to the Permira Funds for €1.725bn.

EU project seeks to improve consumers' knowledge of farm animal welfare
EU - An EU funded survey has found that while consumers are generally concerned by animal welfare, many fail to make the link between it and food products in the shops. Some consumers admit to consciously avoiding information on the welfare of animals...

Hybro puts full-care technical service into Western Europe
EUROPE - Hybro BV has appointed a highly qualified new technical manager for Western Europe. Mr. Nico Van de Walle takes up his new post from September 1, 2006.

Sensitive salmonella detection
EU - A new testing kit for Salmonella promises to give the most sensitive detection results in less than a day, its manufacturers claim.

Reducing salmonella in European egg-laying hens: EU targets now set
EU - In the European Union (EU), Salmonella enterica serotypes Enteritidis and Typhimurium are the salmonella types most frequently associated with human illness.

Commission sets targets to reduce Salmonella in poultry
EU - The European Commission has today adopted two Regulations aimed at reducing and controlling the prevalence of Salmonella in poultry and eggs across the EU. The first Regulation lays down targets for the reduction of Salmonella in laying hens, which...

Launch of global early warning system for animal diseases
EU - A global early warning system for animal diseases transmissible to humans (zoonoses) was formally launched this week in WHO, Geneva by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) and the World Health...

Bird flu DNA analysis aids containment efforts, researcher says
EU - Officials should conduct genetic tests on poultry carrying the H5N1 strain of bird flu to determine whether containment measures are working, a scientist said.

EU Commission Presents Results Of Eurobarometer On Avian Flu
EU - Europeans are well informed about avian influenza and have confidence in the actions of EU and national authorities to tackle it, but significant gaps in knowledge remain about the risks, according to a special Eurobarometer survey on avian influenza...

Smithfield Foods To Acquire Sara Lee’s European Meats Business
EU - Smithfield, Virginia (June 27, 2006)—Smithfield Foods, Inc. (NYSE: SFD) today announced that it has signed a purchase agreement to acquire the European meats business of Sara Lee Corporation (NYSE: SLE) for $575 million, plus the assumption of pension-related...