Massive Meat Recall Stems from New York
US - A New York meat firm has voluntarily recalled approximately 286,320 pounds of fresh and frozen meat and poultry products due to possible Lysteria contamination, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced....

FSIS Issues Notice on Verification of Carcasses
US - The Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has issued FSIS Notice 35-08, “Verification of Carcasses That An Establishment Further Processes Without An Official Inspection Legend.”

Weekly Outlook: Corn Production Prospects Remain Uncertain
US - The USDA’s Prospective Plantings report released on March 31 provided much of the fuel for the spring rally in corn prices. Corn producers reported intentions to plant only 86.014 million acres of corn, nearly 7.6 million fewer acres than planted...

French Abatoirs Deemed Scandalous
FRANCE - It has been reported that almost half of the slaughterhouses in France fail to conform to European standards of hygiene, as per a memorandum from the Directorate General of Food (DGAL).

Tyson to Suspend Chicken Ad Campaign
US - Marketing campaign at US meat processor set to be dismantled as federal appeals court rules US meat processor Tyson to comply with an order to remove misleading advertising from 8,500 stores, says FoodNavigator-USA.

Free-Range Hen Unit: The Perfect Match for Pig Unit
UK - When looking to add another income stream to their pig and arable unit, the Sanderson family decided free-range egg production would be ideal, reports Angela Culvert.

Indiana Egg Industry Impacted by High Prices
US - Already, the average price for a dozen large eggs is $2.16 in the first quarter of 2008. The American Farm Bureau Federation reports that's an increase of 55 cents more than the fourth quarter of 2007, writes Laureen Fagan.

Pork and Chicken Price Changes Differ
THE PHILIPPINES - According to ABS-CBN, while the price of pork goes down, chicken prices take a leap.

Meat and Poultry Recalled
NEW YORK - Due to possible contamination with the bacteria known as Listeria monocytogenes, Queens-based food company Gourmet Boutique is recalling more than 286,000 pounds of meat and poultry.

Grain Drain: A Chinese Affair with Meat
CHINA - A change in Chinese meat consumption habits since 1995 is diverting eight billion bushels of grain per year to livestock feed and could empty global grain stocks by September 2010, according to a new study from Biofuels Digest.

Swine, Avian Flu Genes in Same Virus
US - An unknown pathogen isolated from infected pigs at two midwestern swine production facilities in 2006 has proved to be a new strain of H2 influenza virus, similar to the one that caused the 1957 flu pandemic, the USDA Agricutural Research Service...

Count Down to the Great Yorkshire Show
UK - With the number of weeks to the Great Yorkshire Show now into single figures, livestock entries already received make it clear that one of the country’s premier farming events, the Great Yorkshire Show, will again combine quality with quantity in...

The Price of Welfare: Can We Afford It?
UK - The latest in the increasingly popular BVA (British Veterinary Association) Animal Welfare Foundation discussions takes place this on Tuesday 20 May which will debate modern issues regarding animal welfare.

The Future of Health in GM Livestock
NETHERLANDS - In the coming years, innovation in Animal Husbandry will partially stem from knowledge on the role and functioning of hereditary material in animals.

Ozzie Opinions Urged on Transport Welfare
AUSTRALIA - The Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (DPI&F) is urging North Queenslanders to have their say on proposed Australian Standards and Guidelines for the Welfare of Animals for the Land Transport of Livestock.