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According to a review published by the National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa), nearly three in 10 (28%) processed foods sold in Brazil contain excessive sodium. According to the report, products that did not meet the sodium standards included prepared seasonings for cooking rice and meat, s...Read more »

Healthy animals and safe food are the common aspirations of all mankind, and only healthy farming can provide safe ingredients.How can we reduce animal dependence on and demand for antimicrobials during farming and promote the transformation of sustainable agri-food systems? The International Sym...Read more »

Brazil’s Ministry of Agriculture has released a list of new meat plants and cold storage facilities in China. This positive news is of great significance to the Brazilian Animal Protein Association ABPA. The poultry industry has granted access to eight poultry meat factories and four cold s...Read more »

Italy’s health ministry has issued an emergency recall of Shama brand chicken kebabs. Italian Fanpage reported that the Italian Ministry of Health recently issued a document saying that because of the lack of CE marking Shama brand chicken kebabs, it is recalling some products produced by R...Read more »

In addition to the 7% increase in pork exports to the UK, the EU’s pork exports to all foreign markets fell, including China and the Philippines, which fell by 25% and 32% respectively. In the EU’s total pork exports, China’s share fell from a peak of 52% in 2020 to 27% in 2023;...Read more »

Tyson Foods is reportedly planning to add polyether ionic carrier antibiotics to the feed of some chickens. This non-human antibiotic is used to prevent and suppress coccidiosis in poultry. The World Health Organization considers the antibiotic not medically useful for treating human disease. In ...Read more »

Following confirmation of an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) by the South African Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, South African Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition Patel has proposed to the South African International Trade Regulatory Cou...Read more »

The food safety department of Taiwan City found that the chili powder purchased by Longjing District Jin Anji Food Factory Co., Ltd. contains carcinogens Sudan red, which has been made into 6739 kilograms of dried pork and shredded meat, notifying 42 downstream enterprises to remove the shelves f...Read more »

Saudi Poultry company Balady Poultry Trading Co.(Balady Poultry) has signed a contract with a Chinese company to set up a feed production plant, including three poultry feed production lines, with a total investment of about $7 million. Read more »

According to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), the Russian Ministry of Agriculture has reported to WOAH an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Russia. The outbreak is in Aniva District of Sakhalin Oblast and was confirmed on 8 February 2024. The source of the outb...Read more »

Smuggled pork products from Europe and the United States continue to pour into Thailand, despite the customs department claims to have strict customs quarantine measures (waste rendering plant), but the livestock department still seized 5 tons of illegal imported pork products from Germany, Argen...Read more »

According to the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), the Bulgarian Ministry of Agriculture and Food has reported to WOAH an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 in Bulgaria. The outbreak occurred in Brezovo Municipality of Plovdiv Oblast. The source of the outbreak is unkno...Read more »