TheMeatSite Newsletter - 20 January 2010

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Wednesday 20th January 2010

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Welcome to this week's newsletter

Editorial: Country of Origin Labelling and Food Safety High on Agenda

Research in the UK has found that there is an awareness among consumers about country of origin, but it is not an all-consuming need.

However, the products that consumers want to see country of origin labelling on the most are meat and meat products.

Price and food safety information was found to be more important than country of origin.

Mandatory Country of Origin Labelling is to be one of the hot topics on the agenda at meetings between the Manitoba Pork Council and US government and pig industry officials.

The European Food Safety Authority has been reviewing the safety of smoked flavourings used in the EU on many meat, fish and dairy products.

Out of the 11 flavourings EFSA found that eight did have some safety concerns.

In Ireland, the report on the 2008 dioxin scare found that there were inadequacies in the feed business operators safety management system and also inadequacies in the inspection regime.

Negotiations have started between the US and Russia over the use of chlorine as a means of pathogen reduction in poultry plans and the safety aspects for consumers.

The use of the chemical has brought a halt to US exports of poultry meat to Russia.

Chris Harris

This Week's Feature Articles

We have 6 new features this week:

Irish Export Growth Set to Resume
The outlook for Ireland's food sector is improving, according to Padraig Brennan, Strategic Information Services at Bord Bia.

Pig Numbers, Pork Output Fall in Australia in 2008
The latest ABARE statistics show a decline in the Australian pig industry. The report has been summarised by Jackie Linden for TheMeatSite.

International Meat Review - 7 January 2010
On December 30, USDA NASS released its quarterly Hogs and Pigs report. According to the data, the U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs on December 1, 2009 equaled 65.81 million head, according to the USDA.

People's Republic of China - Livestock and Products Annual 2009
China's pork production will continue rising in 2010 to more than 50 million metric tons (MMT), while 2009 beef production is expected to slide six per cent to 5.8 MMT and continue falling in 2010, according to Michael Woolsey and Jianping Zhang in the latest GAIN report from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

Brazil - Livestock and Products - Annual 2009
The beef sector is currently facing challenges due to a restructuring of Brazil's cattle sector and lower export volume, while pork production is forecast to continue to improve in 2010 after a good performance this year, according to Joao F. Silva in the latest GAIN report from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service.

People's Republic of China - Poultry and Products Annual - 2009
China's broiler meat production will rise three per cent in 2010 to 12.5 million metric tons, according to Michael Woolsey and Jianping Zhang in the latest GAIN Report from USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. Higher domestic production will cause broiler meat imports in 2010 to slide three per cent. Egg output is also expected to rise three per cent.