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public meetings on charging for meat controls
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the agency will be holding four public meetings in different parts of england this month, about proposals to charge the uk meat industry the full cost of official controls on meat. the meetings will be open to stakeholders and the public and will provide attendees with an opportunity to hear more about the proposals and share their views. anyone wishing to attend can register at the link below. fsa board members and policy officials will host the meetings. on 25 may, at its open meeting, the fsa board will discuss future charging policy for meat official controls. the comments made at the public meetings will be included in the evidence that the board will consider as part of its decision-making process, as it will enable board members to better understand the views of stakeholders and the public. the fsa’s consultation on this subject attracted many responses. a summary of these will be published on the agency’s website on 13 may along with all the papers for the may board meeting. the dates and locations of the public meetings are as follows: durham 16 maybath 16 maycarlisle 17 maycolchester 17 may the food standards agency in scotland, in wales and in northern ireland have a different system through which to hear the views of stakeholders. discussions of this issue there will be held in food advisory committee open meetings, which will take place during the same week as the public meetings in england.
Source :food.gov.uk
Date :
4
May
2011
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dutch food group vion has laid out plans to restructure its sausage processing in the uk, which could lead to the closure of a site in sheffield. the meat processor blamed the \"extremely competitive environment\" in the uk for the revamp. vion said its sheffield site - and a second facility in the scottish town of broxburn - were not using their full capacity. the company has proposed to move the work carried out in sheffield to broxburn, which could threaten the future of the english site and lead to the loss of around 205 jobs.
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us meat group smithfield foods has revealed that improvements made at its restructured pork business have allowed it to capitalise on growing demand over the first nine months of its fiscal year. during the nine months to the end of january, smithfield said that consolidated sales rose to us$9bn, up from $8.2bn last year. operating profit increased to $828.4m, up from $23.5m booked for the first nine months of fiscal 2009 when the group saw significant losses at its hog production unit.
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a row has broken out between the european commission and eu-wide food and farm federation copa-cogeca over its claims that a planned trade deal with south america\'s mercosur would destroy europe\'s beef sector. copa-cogeca\'s claims come ahead of negotiations this month between the eu and the mercosur trade bloc over a trade deal, which includes brazil, argentina, uruguay and paraguay. co-presidents padraig walshe and paolo bruni said: \"if trade is fully liberalised between the two sides, it is estimated to result in losses to the eu beef sector of as much as eur25bn (us$35bn).
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the british meat industry seems completely unconcerned about the new government advice to limit red meat consumption to 70g a day, believing it will have no impact on the livelihoods of meat farmers and processors. the government advice was issued by the department of health last friday, following the publication of a report by the scientific advisory committee on nutrition (sacn) on the links between red and processed meat and bowel cancer.
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bringing home the bacon might not be such a great idea, according to stricter new dietary advice from the british government issued friday. in the first new guidelines since 1998, britain advised people to help prevent cancer by cutting down on steaks, hamburgers, sausages and other red meat.
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iceland has confirmed that meat with higher than allowed levels of dioxins have been put onto its domestic market and exported abroad - but said there was no immediate hazard to human health. the country’s food and veterinary authority (mast) told foodproductiondaily.com today an investigation has been launched and it was preparing to make a report to the european commission via the rapid alert system for food and feed (rasff).
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exposing cured sausages to mild heat treatment for a 24-hour period is effective in both combating e.coli and maintaining product quality, according to new research from norway. the three-year project, led by the nofima institute, examined a range of methods in tackling foodborne pathogens in processed sausage s and assessed not just their efficacy but also their implementabilty within the meat industry.
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concerns that the german dioxin crisis could force european pigmeat producers into losses have pushed the eu into offering emergency storage subsidies. handouts will vary by products being stored and the european commission is offering storage options of 90, 120 or 150 days. a brussels report said pigmeat prices fell 2.4% across the eu (7.2% in germany) immediately after the dioxin crisis in saxony, and the commission fears “a further price decline”.
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Coca.Cola
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PEPSI
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Mcdonald
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Nestle
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Mars
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Baskin & Robins
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Nutrika
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Mumika
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Chika
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