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Tuesday, October 5, 2021
European Poultry Meat Association members commit to creation of sustainability charter
Members of AVEC, the European Poultry Meat Association, have committed to develop a sustainability charter that will be published in early 2022.
Wednesday, September 22, 2021
USDA department denies petition to limit definition of meat to traditionally produced animals
The United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has responded to petition sponsors with differing opinions about how lab-grown "meat" and "beef" should be labeled.
Tuesday, September 21, 2021
Russia imposes restrictions on meatpackers in Brazil following mad cow disease cases
Russia has imposed restrictions on Brazilian meatpackers after two atypical cases of mad cow disease were detected this month, the Valor Economico newspaper reported on September 17.
Tuesday, September 14, 2021
Producing animals for meat causes more pollution than plant-based foods, study says
The global production of food is responsible for a third of all planet-heating gases emitted by human activity, with the use of animals for meat causing twice the pollution of producing plant-based foods, a major new study found.
Monday, September 13, 2021
World's pig meat prices dropped in August 2021, according to FAO meat price index
Global pig meat prices fell in August this year while prices for bovine, ovine, and poultry meat rose, according to the FAO meat price index.
Monday, September 13, 2021
Russia a top meat supplier to Vietnam in first half of 2021
Russia was the largest supplier of meat to Vietnam in the first half of 2021, according to the Federal Center for Agroexport, citing the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Development of Vietnam.
Tuesday, September 7, 2021
USDA must foster competition in meat and poultry processing, says NFU
The National Farmers Union (NFU) recently submitted formal comments to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in response to a request for information on "Investments and Opportunities for Meat and Poultry Processing Infras ...
Monday, September 6, 2021
Restrictions on Melbourne, Australia meat plants could affect farmers, meat access, according to meat council
The Premier of Victoria, Australia, Daniel Andrews, has announced recently that meat processing facilities in metropolitan Melbourne will be subject to workforce capacity restrictions - a move that would hurt farmers and restrict access to ...
Monday, September 6, 2021
US FSIS seeks feedback on labeling of lab-grown meat and poultry products
The United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has published on September 2 an advance notice of a proposed rulemaking (ANPR) to solicit comments and information regarding the labeling of lab- ...
Monday, August 30, 2021
Minerva acquires meat processing plants in Western Australia
Minerva Foods, has made its first two processing plant investments in Australia, securing the Shark Lake and Great Eastern abattoirs in Western Australia.
Tuesday, July 13, 2021
US to spend US$500 million on creating smaller meat processing facilities
The US government promised on July 9 to spend US$500 million to encourage the building of smaller meat processing plants located closer to farmers who raise chickens, pigs and cows with the goal of diversifying an industry now largely run b ...
Wednesday, June 30, 2021
Levels of US meat, poultry in cold storage fell in end-May, according to USDA report
The latest Cold Storage report from United States Department of Agriculture's National Agricultural Statistics Service shows depressed levels of red meat and poultry, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.
Tuesday, June 29, 2021
USDA announces US$55.2 million funding available through meat, poultry inspection programme
The United States Department of Agriculture has announced US$55.2 million in competitive grant funding available through the new Meat and Poultry Inspection Readiness Grant (MPIRG) programme.
Monday, June 14, 2021
Agreement reached for minimum wages of German meat industry workers
Germany's Food Industry Association (VdEW) and the Food, Beverage and Catering Union (NGG) reached an agreement during negotiations on minimum wages for meat industry workers in the country.
Monday, June 14, 2021
USDA-South Dakota, US agreement supports interstate meat shipments
The United States Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) and US state South Dakota have finalised a Cooperative Interstate Shipment (CIS) agreement, providing an opportunity for selected state-inspected meat a ...

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