Aviagen Expands Operations Down Under
NEW ZEALAND - Aviagen, the world's leading poultry breeding company, has reached an agreement to purchase the poultry breeding production facilities of Bartter Enterprises, Australia and Tegel Foods (Ross Poultry New Zealand), New Zealand. ...

Risk Management Welcomed in New Zealand
NEW ZEALAND - An independent international review of New Zealand Food Safety Authority’s (NZFSA) approach to ensuring food safety for consumers has found it to be aligned with best practice in comparable authorities internationally.

New Zealand and the Survival of the Fittest
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand's meat industry will have to make some big adaptions in order to keep pace with the rapidly evolving global meat industry, a new report has warned.

Rare Salmonella Crops Up in NZ
NEW ZEALAND - A rare and deadly strain of Salmonella is causing concern in New Zealand, but, as of yet, the source of the outbreak is still unknown.

Roosters Removed from Rural Haven
NEW ZEALAND - A district that claims to have the best rural lifestyle in New Zealand is planning to outlaw roosters altogether due to the racket they make.

Chop Chop! Canned Chicken Cuts Camplobacter
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand has the highest rate of Camplobvacter in the whole world, affecting 75,000 Kiwis annually, but now their problems may be over, after a company which cans its chicken says this method cuts campylobacter also.

McDonauld's Domination Takes a Peck at Chickens
NEW ZEALAND - McDonauld's says that there is no reason why it cannot be the world's number one destination for chicken, having confirmed their position as the number one destination on burgers.

A Triple Treat for Egg Lover
NEW ZEALAND - It's so rare, you will struggle to find a photo of it.

Mixed Response to Poultry Code
NEW ZEALAND - Tegel is welcoming a new code of practice in the poultry industry aimed at lowering the incidence of campylobacter and bringing consistency to the slaughtering process.

Weak Code Wont Tackle Campylobacter
NEW ZEALAND - The New Zealand Food Safety Authority has missed a vital chance to stem this country's campylobacter-related epidemic, the Green Party says.

Rescue Activist Might Find Himself in a Cage
NEW ZEALAND - Open Rescue Collective activist Mark Eden is appearing in the Levin District Court at 10am today over burglary charges relating to the theft of 20 battery hens from Turk's Poultry, an intensive egg farm in Foxton owned by Ron Turk.

Poultry Guidelines Must be "meaningful"
NEW ZEALAND - New poultry processing guidelines to reduce campylobacter will be meaningless without decent training for all staff including temporary staff, says the Engineering, Printing and Manufacturing Union.

New Code of Practice for Poultry Processing Sector
NEW ZEALAND - New Zealand Food Safety Authority and the New Zealand Poultry Industry Association have developed a new code of practice (COP) specifically for poultry processing.

Residents Cry Foul Over Chicken Farm
NEW ZEALAND - Totara Park Drive residents have lost the battle but not the war over a neighbouring poultry shed.

High Lysine Corn Gazetted
NEW ZEALAND - High lysine corn, a genetically modified variety used for pig and poultry feed has been gazetted in New Zealand and will now be allowed into the country.