The MeatSite Newsletter - 10 February 2010

Wednesday 10th February 2010

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Welcome to this week's newsletter

Editorial: Campylobacter Concerns under Scrutiny

A recent report from the European Food Safety Authority has confirmed the findings of the British Food Safety Agency (FSA) about the levels of campylobacter on chicken.

A spokesman from the FSA told TheMeatSite that one of the main priorities of the new FSA Strategy 2010-15 is to reduce food-borne disease using a targeted approach and therefore tackling Campylobacter in chicken is a priority.

To achieve this outcome a Campylobacter risk management programme is being developed.

In the US, a new study has found that poultry further processing plants are likely to become colonised with Listeria monocytogenes and raw product is one important source of this foodborne disease-causing organism.

M.E. Berrang of USDA Agricultural Research Service, Russell Research Center and co-authors have published the results of their study into the colonisation of a new poultry further processing plant by L. monocytogenes. Their paper is published in Journal of Food Protection.

In Thailand, the Agriculture Ministry has initiated a campaign on poultry product safety for the Chinese New Year.

The recession could be ending for some of the meat companies, with the US meat and food processing giant Tyson Foods seeing all its operating segments showing a profit in the first quarter of the current financial year.

Sales rose to $6.635 billion compared to $6.521 billion in the same quarter last year.

Operating Income was $314 million compared to a loss of $198 million in 2009.

Income from Continuing Operations was $159 million compared to a loss of $110 million in the first quarter of 2009.

Chris Harris

This Week's Feature Articles

We have 4 new features this week:

FAO Anticipates Lift in Global Meat Production
World meat production is set to recover by almost two per cent in 2010 according to the FAO, writes Peter Duggan, Strategic Information Services, Bord Bia.

US Beef Gaining Strength in Asian Markets
The US beef industry is expecting to target Taiwan with a large promotional campaign, following the recent moves by the government to restrict US beef exports, writes TheMeatSite senior editor, Chris Harris.

Soy Made to Chew Like Chicken
It's well known that cholesterol-friendly, soybean-based food is good for our hearts. But few meat substitutes made from soy are raved about on the Food Network.

Detection of Residues in Food
The common use of anthelmintics in animal production for food has produced concerns that they are often unnecessarily administered to animals, leading to an increased risk of residues occurring in food and due to the build-up of resistance to the dwindling numbers of useful drugs, writes TheMeatSite senior editor Chris Harris.

Company News

New Meat Bone Separator/Deboner with Very Low Calcium Content
FRANCE - The French manufacturer of separators, LIMA, has recently developed a new concept for the deboning/separating head allowing an important reduction of the Calcium level in the separated meat while keeping an optimum yield.

VIV Europe 2010 - Preparations in Full Swing
NETHERLANDS - The organisers of VIV Europe are billing the event as the international platform for innovations in the animal protein industry. The show takes place in Utrecht on 20 to 22 April 2010.

Meat Safety Special Theme at VIV Europe.
NETHERLANDS - Meat Safety is a new special theme which will be featured at VIV Europe in Utrecht from 20-22 April.

Global Meat Processing Industry News