TheMeatSite Newsletter - 3 August 2011

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Wednesday 3rd August 2011

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Welcome to this week's newsletter

EDITORIAL: EFSA Panel Shows Risks of Antimicrobial Use in Animals

The use of antimicrobials in food producing animals is a risk to public health and it can help to spread the bacterial strains. A study by the Panel on Biological Hazards (BIOHAZ Panel) for the European Food Safety Authority has called for a lowering of the overall use of antimicrobials in food producing animals in the European Union.

The panel says it is a priority to limit the risk to public health that can arise from resistance in the food chain.

And it adds that that an effective option would be to restrict or stop the use of cephalosporins in the treatment of food-producing animals.

In Denmark, the Board of Danish Crown has announced its intention to investigate whether to seek funding from outside sources for its future growth.

Pork and beef exporter Danish Crown could break from tradition and go public or court international investors in order to finance its future growth plan, says its board.

A spokesman for Danish Crown told TheMeatSite that the move is being considered, but no decision has been made yet.

"The representatives haven't decided, but it is not going to take that long. Maybe later this year," he said.

In Scotland, a research project to determine the eating quality of meat has reached significant milestone with the installation of a working robot at the meat processing premises involved in the project.

Quality Meat Scotland and the Scottish Government are co–funding the Integrated Measurement of Eating Quality (IMEQ) project, which is being delivered by a consortium of partners, led by the Scottish Agricultural College.

The project leaders say that it is on schedule and making good progress.

Chris Harris

This Week's Feature Articles

We have 5 new features this week:

Packaging and the Prevention of Waste
The key strategy to manage waste is to prevent it in the first place, writes Chris Wright, TheMeatSite senior editor.

Emergence of Multidrug-Resistant Strain of Salmonella Identified
A new study has identified the recent emergence of a multidrug-resistant strain of Salmonella that has a high level resistance to ciprofloxacin, a common treatment for severe Salmonella infections.

EU Health Claims Regulation - an Issue for Research
Following a growing consumer demand for healthy food, the nutritionists' focus now lies in functional food innovations with natural compounds such as lactobacillus acting probiotic in guts as well as on cholestrol-reducing fibres or cell-protecting antioxidantia.

Beef Boning Hall System Fulfils Criteria at Marcher
Four main criteria were set when Austrian beef producer Norbert Marcher GesmbH looked at investing in a new beef deboning and trimming system.

UK Poultry and Poultry Meat Statistics - July 2011
UK poultry meat production was up in June compared to the same month a year ago, according to DEFRA's UK Hatcheries Survey and Poultry Slaughterhouse Survey results.

Company News

Almarai Invests in Integrated Poultry Processing and Packing with Meyn-Ishida
SAUDI ARABIA - Almarai, the largest dairy producer in the Gulf region has recently decided to invest a substantial amount of 4 billion SAR (€800 million) in their poultry activities.

Marel Shows Strong Sales
ICELAND - Meat and food processing equipment supplier, Marel, saw revenues for the second quarter of 2011 reach €161.9 million, an increase of 19 per cent compared to the same period last year when revenues were €136.1 million.

Global Meat Industry News