Restrictions due to an ASF outbreak in Lower Saxony, Germany, will be lifted on October 5. From then on, pig producers will be able to send their finisher pigs to the slaughterhouse.
- The outbreak happened on July 1, on a farm 20km from the border with the Netherlands.
- Initially, the restrictions were to be lifted on October 14 – they’ve been moved up more than a week.
Over the past three months, pork raised within the restricted area had to be heat treated before it was allo...
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed new rules for labeling packaged foods as "healthy".
- 👎Over 80% of Americans do not make healthy food choices – they eat too few vegetables, fruits, and dairy products, and too much of added sugar, saturated fat, and sodium.
The goal is to help people make informed nutritional choices and lower the risk of chronic diseases.
- All products that meet the FDA’s health criteria will bear a logo intended to help consumers easily id...
Did you know that more than four in ten Americans have high blood pressure, and that the leading causes of death in the country are heart disease and stroke? Well, with the objective of reducing such diet-related diseases and ending hunger by 2030, President Biden announced a package: the National Strategy on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health.
- It aims to provide free school meals for all students, expand the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), integrate front-of-package nutrition la...
The US Meat Export Federation recently submitted comments to the Office of the US Trade Representative on the US-Kenya Strategic Trade and Investment Partnership. The discussions won’t be in the form of a formal trade agreement for the moment, but will focus on other trade facilitation and collaboration measures.
- The highlights were several non-tariff barriers and potential trade obstacles, including concerns about Kenya's burdensome import license system, restrictions on transshipment of pro...
Today’s swine industry is more unstable than a pork lover without bacon, with tighter legislations, changing practices, labor shortages, and volatile prices. But one thing is certain: a healthy piglet equals profit and efficiency.
- So if your farm is experiencing higher costs, an increased need for antibiotics, issues with pathogens and diseases, or challenges with mortality during early life… Nutrition is a major step towards a solution!
- Next to good farm and health management practices, nut...
🇯🇵 Japan has consistently been a top consumer of the US red meat. Hence, to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the inaugural US Meat Export Federation (USMEF) office, leaders of the industry have traveled to Tokyo.
- The US-Japan trade partnership is highly valued by those in the American pork, beef, and lamb industries. At the celebration attended by importers, distributors, trade media, and US exporters, an appreciation for the business relationships developed over the past 45 years was expres...
A delegation of producers, veterinarians, swine health officials, and state pork association officials met at the US Swine Health Improvement Plan (SHIP) meeting in Minnesota. Their goal was to pass resolutions and standards in order to become a full USDA program designed to safeguard, certify, and improve animal health.
- The resolutions that were approved for further assessment and consideration were related to traceability, feed biosafety, live haul sanitation, surveillance, feral...