TheMeatSite Newsletter - 12 January 2011

Wednesday 12th January 2011

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Welcome to this week's newsletter

Editorial: Germany Gets Tough over Dioxin Poisoning

The discovery of dioxin contamination in animal feed in Germany has produced repercussions around the world.

Products have been withdrawn from supermarket shelves in the UK, although the Food Standards Agency has stressed that there is no risk to the public.

Products have also been traced to France and Germany.

However, the major effects have been with a ban on imports of pig meat and egg products by China and South Korea.

Now about 3,000 farms out of 4,700 that were closed in Germany have been given the green light to re-open, but the German government has vowed to take tough legal action against those responsible for the dioxin poisoning.

In the UK, a £1 million promotion for Scotch beef and lamb has given a boost to sales and recognition of the Scotch products.

In Australia, the latest floods that have devastated parts of Queensland have also hit beef processing as farms cannot transport their livestock to the process for slaughter.

Over the last week in the US, the death was announced of one of the stalwarts and pioneers of the modern meat processing industry - Don Tyson, the former chairman and CEO of Tyson foods.

Chris Harris

This Week's Feature Articles

We have 4 new features this week:

Packaging that Knows When Food is Going Off
Packaging that alerts consumers to food which is starting to go off is being developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.

International Meat Review - 6 January 2011
According to data from the Quarterly Hogs and Pigs report, the U.S. inventory of all hogs and pigs totaled 64.33 million head, the International Meat Review reports.

Food Processing Ingredients Sector in France
With more than 3,000 processors, the French Food Processing Sector is valued at $207 billion dollars, according to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service. Innovative product ingredients that can be promoted as beneficial for diet and health offer the best new opportunities for U.S. exports to France. The main imported ingredients for processing are meat products, fish and seafood, fruits and vegetables based products, beverages, wine and alcohols, milk and dairy products, and cereal based products.

EU Beef Market Prospects
Following difficult trading conditions due to weak market demand, particularly for higher value cuts, the European beef market has shown signs of stabilising over recent months as a combination of tighter availability and a more positive currency situation has helped the trade, says Padraig Brennan from Bord Bia.

Company News

New Sales Appointments at Bettcher
US - Samuel C. Collup has joined Bettcher Industries as Regional Manager responsible for sales and service activities for Bettcher’s Whizard Trimmer and AirShirz scissors product lines.

Global Meat Processing Industry News