Unhygienic Feed and Waste Disposal Alarms Critics
PAKISTAN - Preparation of unhygienic poultry feed, improper disposal of poultry waste and absence of legislation concerning feed ingredients and medication pose a serious threat to human health, environmentalists and veterinary experts say.

UK Poultry Industry to Cut Out Nicarbazin
UK - The incidence of Nicarbazin in chicken livers has been drastically cut in recent years, but the routine surveillance by the Veterinary Medicines Directorate continues to find a small number of samples with detectable levels of nicarbazin.

Chicken Price Bubble Still Rising in US
US - Another American food inflation is on the way and this time it is being headed by rising prices for chicken and pork likely to come from higher prices for chicken and pork.

International Egg And Poultry Review
US - By the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service - This is a weekly report looking at international developments concerning the poultry industry.

Poultry's Light Environmental Footprint
UK - A major carbon footprint study in the UK comparing environmental burdens and resource use in production of beef, sheep meat, poultry meat, eggs and milk, has declared poultry meat the clear winner.

Pilgrim's Pride Falling from Dizzying Heights
TEXAS, US - America's largest chicken producer yesterday posted a second-quarter loss greater than that of one year ago, accounting the downfall to higher feed costs and restructuring charges.

Egg Production Starts to Rise
UK - The UK egg industry has seen a slight rise in production over the first quarter of the year, following a steady decline in production over the last two years.

Cholesterol Study Flawed says BEIC
UK - A recent publication that touts the danger of eating excessive amounts of eggs has been dismissed by the British Egg Industry Council for what it claims are 'significant anomalies'.

Bird Flu Watch Posts Peer Out from N Korea
NORTH KOREA - The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) is taking a wide range of measures to prevent avian flu from spreading into the country whilst an outbreak causes havoc in neighboring South Korea, the official news agency KCNA said Monday....

A Week of Emu's in Wisconsin
US - This week marked the beginning of Emu week in Wisconsin, home to a surprisingly large emu population, announced the Wisconsin Radio Network today.

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.