Russia might begin supplying beef, goat and sheep meat, as well as poultry and their by-products to Saudi Arabia in the near future, Russia's Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) said in a statement Wednesday. "The imports can begin immediately after the inclusion of Russian companies into the list of enterprises approved to export [their products] to Saudi Arabia. This technical work will be completed by the SFDA within a few days," the statement read. According toSputnik, the statement comes following a meeting between representatives of Rosselkhoznadzor and the Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA). Russia. Read more...
Belarus plans to launch poultry meat supplies to China in Q1 2018, head of the main department for foreign economic affairs of the Belarusian Agriculture and Food Ministry Aleksei Bogdanov told the media ahead of the 2nd international export forum Belarusian Meat on 25 October. "Not long ago our delegation came back from China where we discussed the issues of beef supplies. Very soon two companies, these are Mogilev Meat Packing Plant and Veles Meat, will start their supplies. "We are busy with expanding the list of companies that can supply products to the Chinese market. I hope we will do it before the end of the year. In the first quarter of the year we. Read more...
IFA President Joe Healy said the latest EU FVO (Food and Veterinary Office) report covering the "Weak Flesh" meat scandal and corruption in Brazil confirms that the Brazilian authorities seriously misled the EU Commission, and cannot guarantee European consumers that meat products exported to the EU have been produced in accordance with EU requirements. MrHealy said this latest EU report completely undermines any credibility to the arguments being made in the Mercosur trade negotiations that Brazil will ever meet EU production standards on beef and other meat imports. The IFA President said the findings from this EU report back up previous IFA calls for a ban. Read more...
Belarusian dairy and meat products are of high quality, Raimund Jehle, FAO Regional Strategic Programmes Coordinator for Europe and Central Asia, told the media on 14 September. "When I was in Belarus in June I made sure that dairy and meat products and cheese are of supreme quality. This creates a good basis for export development," Raimund Jehle said. According to him, Belarus has a capacity to increase domestic consumption of dairy products. Belarus and the FAO signed the Country Program Framework 2017-2020 on 14 September. According toBelTA, theprogramme is aimed at providing support in the areas of food safety, forest resource. Read more...
PJSC Cherkizovo Group, the largest vertically integrated meat and feed producer in Russia, has announced that its Vasilyevskaya poultry production facility has received permission to export poultry products to Iraq.The Vasilyevskaya poultry farm, which is Cherkizovo Group’s largest poultry production facility, was granted the right to export to Iraq.The permit was issued by the Iraqi Ministry of Agriculture in August 2017. A key requirement for the export of poultry meat to Iraq is the observance of halal – a set of rules in the Islamic religious tradition that sets strict guidelines for the slaughter of animals. The slaughter facilities at. Read more...
How do consumers really feel about their food and beverage choices in the supermarket and restaurants? Dr. Tamika Sims, director with the International Food Information Council in Washington D.C., spoke to pork producers at a learning session sponsored by Zoetis at the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, USA, about consumer perceptions when they're shopping or dining at a restaurant, how labels can impact consumer choices and food safety perceptions. Dr. Tamika Sims, director at IFIC, spoke to pork producers at a World Pork Expo Learning Session sponsored by Zoetis. "What we found is that labels, such as "organic" and. Read more...
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