http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. A European Food Safety Authority investigation into an outbreak of Listeriosis in ham in Switzerland in 2011 found that the problem arose in the slicing and packing and not in the production. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/090513/switzerland___dirty_slicing_machines_cause_listeria_.aspx 5mpublishing Sat, 11 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT According to the latest census of Swiss farm animals, the country continues to have more chickens than people. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/020413/switzerland___love_affair_with_chicken_.aspx 5mpublishing Tue, 02 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMT A laboratory in Switzerland discovered traces of pork in seven out of twenty tests carried out on kebabs sold in various cities, according to shocked local Muslim authorities. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040313/switzerland___pork_in_halal_meat_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT The scandal of horse meat being labeled and sold as beef is “unforgivable,” said Paul Bulcke, chief executive officer of Nestle, S.A., Vevey, Switzerland. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040313/switzeralnd____horse_scandal_about_trust_says_nestle_ceo_so_is_selling_tap_water_as_spring_water_in.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 09 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Nestles are claiming their meat products are safe, if that was the case why did they not know horsemeat was in the product. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/250213/switzerland___nesles_lying_over_horse_meat_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT Swiss pork producers can have their dead pigs checked for the presence of the African Swine Fever (ASF) virus. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040912/switzerland___concerns_over_russian_pig_disease_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 12 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT AB Vista appoints Provet new Swiss distributor http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/310812/switzerland___big_plans_from_ab_vista.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 31 Aug 2012 00:00:00 GMT Switzerland consumed 53.7 kilograms of meat per capita last year, and poultry rose to second place on the meat leader board. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170412/switzerland___chicken_more_popular_than_beef_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT After researchers in the United States and the Netherlands each created mutated forms of the H5N1 influenza virus that could spread among humans, biosecurity concerns triggered officials with the World Health Organization to extend a moratorium to prevent the release of specific details of the research. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/270212/switzerland___bird_flu_research_.aspx who.com Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) received an immediate notification yesterday, 11 January 2012. The outbreak was first observed on 4 January and confirmed on the same date. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260112/switzerland___bird_flu.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT Five Mexican soccer players testing positive for clenbuterol before the Gold Cup will not face sanctions after all since the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) ruled the tests were caused by contaminated meat, according to The Associated Press. On Oct. 12, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) said it had dropped its appeal at the Court of Arbitration for Sport, where it planned to challenge a Mexico Football Federation decision clearing the players of doping. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/261011/switzerland___us_meat_riddled_with_drugs_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT President Barack Obama’s administration on Tuesday fired back at World Bank President Robert Zoellick’s criticism that it has not done enough to bring the nearly decade-old Doha round of world trade talks to a successful close. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120811/switzerland___the_doha_talks.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT The World Trade Organization just ruled against the United States again. A "dispute resolution panel" of WTO representatives from Pakistan, Portugal and Switzerland ruled that U.S. laws requiring Country of Origin Labeling (COOL) violate free trade. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120811/switzerland___wto_keeps_the_yanks_honest.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT GENEVA — The president of the World Bank criticized the United States on Monday for its lack of leadership in pushing through a new global trade agreement that he said would boost economic growth. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110811/switzerland___world_bank_chief_slams_lack_of_us_leadership.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 11 Aug 2011 00:00:00 GMT Elanco Committed to Work with Regulatory Authorities, Scientific Experts and the Food Chain to Advance Acceptance of Ractopamine http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/100711/switzerland___science_based_global_food_safety_standards_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 10 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT Elanco is disappointed that Codex held at Step 8 the global food safety standards for ractopamine hydrochloride. It is critical to note that the human safety of meat from food animals fed ractopamine has been confirmed three times by Codex’s own scientific advisory committee, the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA), and by 27 regulatory authorities from around the world.1, 2, 3 Elanco will continue to work with regulatory authorities, scientific experts and producers to advance the acceptance of ractopamine globally. Source: Dennis Erpelding, director, corporate affairs of Elanco http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070711/switzerland___national_interests_prohibit_advancement_of_standards.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT A Swiss non-governmental organisation is trying to encourage citizens to halve their meat consumption – an initiative the industry is finding hard to swallow. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/270511/switzerland___another_attack_on_the_meat_industry.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Rhenovia enters into a strategic alliance with Portmann Instruments for marketing its biosimulation services in Switzerland. The two companies have signed a strategic agreement covering the promotion of Rhenovia’s drug optimization technologies on the Swiss and German markets. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260511/switzerland___rhenovia_enters_into_a_strategic_alliance_with_portmann_instruments.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 26 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT For the first time the term “Deadlock” is being used in the Doha Development Agenda negotiations. WTO Director-General Pascal Lamy says he plans to consult delegations in Geneva and ministers around the world in the search for a different way of achieving a breakthrough. Mr. Lamy, who chairs the Trade Negotiations Committee, says he will report back to the membership at the next meeting on May 31. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/190511/switzerland___the_doha_talks.aspx kticam Thu, 19 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT Allaying fears on future of Doha round of WTO talks that are on the brink of collapse, India on Tuesday said that developing countries are committed to ensure that the hard work put in by them in the decade-long negotiations did not go waste. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130511/switzerland___the_doha_talks.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT The World Trade Organization has a long history of anti-American actions. They've just handed us another one, and in the process handed a big freebie to Chinese state capitalism. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/310311/switzerland___the_yanks_can_dish_it_out_but_cannot_take_it_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Representatives of 153 nations and regions will meet in Geneva this week to try and salvage one of the longest and most laborious trade negotiations in modern times. For almost a decade, the World Trade Organization has been trying to lower trade barriers for thousands of goods and services, and now a self-imposed deadline is looming at the end of this year. But whether the WTO succeeds or not will make little difference to most people; indeed, trade negotiations would actually go much further if the WTO simply closed down its talks altogether. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080311/switzerland___the_wto_pushing_a_snowball_uphill.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 08 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT Green Cross International (GCI) and Giorgio Armani are partnering to promote access to safe drinking water through GCI’s Smart Water for Green Schools project in Ghana. A comprehensive support and solidarity network has been devised around Acqua di Gio and Acqua di Gioia, two of Giorgio Armani’s fragrances http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160211/switzerland___green_cross_international_partners_with_giorgio_armani_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 19 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Vevey, Switzerland-based food giant Nestle has suspended producing its Herta halal products in France after a laboratory there found traces of pork in sausages labeled as made from chicken, Reuters reported, quoting a company spokeswoman. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160211/switzerland___pork_contaminates_halal_meat.aspx meatingplace Wed, 16 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Export restrictions are a prime cause of current and recent surges in global food prices, and countries should find other ways to secure domestic supplies, the head of the World Trade Organization said on Saturday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/090211/switzerland___beef_export_restrictions_and_price_rises.aspx reuters Wed, 09 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT The researchers recommend precautionary measures for scientific labs, slaughterhouses and animal feed plants. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/310111/switzerland___research_on_bse_highly_suspect_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 05 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Rich investors are gearing up for another leg in the commodities bull run and looking at purchases of grain as a chance to benefit from demand for food, animal feed and biofuel, bankers and analysts said on Wednesday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/011210/switzerland___investing_in_grain_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 GMT Councillor Aebi proposed the idea of volume control earlier in the year, and on the 1st October 2010, the idea was adopted. This puts the Swiss milk producers organisation, SMP/PSL responsible for the volumes. Producers will continue to produce as much or as little milk as they like, but will pay an extra fee for any milk produced over thei contracted volume. This extra cost is to be used to market the milk globally. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/101110/switzerland___milk_quantities_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT The director general of the World Trade Organisation on Thursday warned policymakers that growing currency tensions could result in the return of 1930s-style protectionism. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/271010/switzerland___wto_warn_on_protectionism_.aspx reuters Wed, 27 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT "A majority of the Swiss National Council's members voted in favour of a motion that will enable milk producers to decide whether and how generally binding provisions will come into force” said Romuald Schaber, president of the European Milk Board (EMB). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/211010/switzerland___the_milk_market_.aspx 5mpublishing Thu, 21 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT The World Trade Organization called on the U.S. Wednesday to cut its farm subsidies, saying that they were so "considerable" that they could affect market prices. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/081010/switzerland___wto_says_farm_subsidies_must_end_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 17 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT Poultry producer, Favorit Geflügel AG, is in new hands. On 1 October, Micarna SA acquired the company in Kappelen in the canton Berne and will continue to run it as an independent business. The management of the company will continue and the position of its 50 employees are secure. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/161010/switzerland___poultry_takeover_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 16 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT While most US agricultural support is non-trade distorting, the size of the American farm sector means that any government support has the potential to affect world prices, according to the WTO. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/131010/switzerland___wto_tells_usa_to_get_in_line.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 13 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT World Trade Organization (W.T.O.) economists have revised their projection for world-trade growth in 2010 up to 13.5%, following faster than expected recovery in global trade flows so far in 2010. Its March forecast was a 10% expansion in trade volumes. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/300910/switzerland___wto_look_at_food_supplies_.aspx meatpoultry.com Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Swiss government has granted protected status to raclette cheese produced in the Valais region of south-western Switzerland. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/220910/switzerland___cheese_gets_special_status_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT Swiss pigs will have to adapt to life as vegetarians, according to World Radio of Switzerland. Their traditional delicacy of slop, otherwise known as kitchen waste and leftovers, has been banned. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150910/switzerland___no_more_swill_fed_pigs_.aspx 5mpublishing Wed, 15 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT WHO Director General Margaret Chan have annonunced that the H1N1 pandemic is over, but the virus would keep circulating like a seasonal flu for years to come. Thus, the flu outbreak has been downgraded from a pandemic after influenza experts reviewed its status in previously undisclosed talks. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110810/switzerland___drug_companies_made_billions_from_alleged_pandemic_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sat, 14 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT 400 Swiss producers gathered outside the headquarters of MIGROS in Zurich to call for fairer conditions in the milk market. BIG-M critisied in particular the approach of MIGROS in the Milk Interprofessional Organisation (BOM) which endorsed on the 18th of June 2010 a 3 Rappen (€0.02) increase in the recommended price. Due to the decision of the Federal Council, the generally binding resolutions of the BOM meant that the profit had to be passed from the dairies to the producers. However, nobody abides by the decisions of the committee, in fact there are two delegates from MIGROS on this committee. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110810/switzerland___dairy_farmers_not_happy_.aspx 5mpublishing Wed, 11 Aug 2010 00:00:00 GMT Participants in the Doha world trade talks are preparing for a final deal but there is no point setting an artificial deadline, the head of the World Trade Organisation told a German daily. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260710/switzerland___trade_barrie.aspx reuters Mon, 26 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT More than 100 milk producers gathered on 12 July to demonstrate against the inaction of the branch organisation milk (BO Milk) regarding the dairy market situation. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210710/switzerland___dairy_farmers_not_happy_.aspx 5mpublishing Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Nestlé: Famous maker of chocolate, coffee — and the world’s biggest producer of halal food for Muslims? Another surprise: that the company managed to gain market share in most business segments in a recession — largely because of the scope of its offerings. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120710/switzerland___nestles_the_world_largest_halal_producer_.aspx halalfocus Mon, 12 Jul 2010 00:00:00 GMT Green Cross International (GCI) on Africa Day announced the extension of the Smart Water for Green Schools project to four more schools in Ghana. This follows a successful pilot phase at the Al-Iman Primary School in the Bong Ahafo Region. The project extension to the additional schools will provide 2,000 school children and some 70 teachers in the five communities with access to water and better sanitation, benefiting a local population of 10,500. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010610/switzerland___green_schools_in_africa_extends_to_four_more_schools_in_ghana_giving_more_kids_smart.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:00:00 GMT The global economic revival continues to gather pace in 2010, underpinned by surging emerging and developing economies. Many of the advanced economies continue to slowly recover, assisted by significant government spending. According to the International Monetary Funds (IMF) World Economic Outlook, released this week, the global economy is forecast to grow at 4.2% in 2010 – a sharp turnaround from the -0.6% recorded in 2009. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/300410/switzerland___imf_on_global_economy.aspx MLA.com Fri, 30 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT The Switzerland based Buhler Technology Group achieved a turnover in 2009 of CHF 1.721 billion (€1.21 bn), and increased its profit adjusted for exchange rates by even 5% to CHF 104 million (€73.2m) despite restructuring costs and goodwill write-offs. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120410/switzerland___buhler_technology_group_.aspx allaboutfeed.com Sat, 17 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Around 2 mln Swiss hens were busy up to and during Easter as consumers bought eggs to celebrate the holidays in the traditional way. Now, the appetite for eggs has returned to normal and demand has dwindled, resulting in a surplus. The problem is partially solved with the slaughtering of more hens now than is normal, reports swissinfo.ch. Additionally, the government has also lent a hand by contributing SFr2 mln ($1.87 mln) to help bring the market back on track. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150410/switzerland___egg_surplas_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Around two million Swiss laying-hens were busy up to and during Easter as consumers bought eggs to celebrate the holidays in the traditional way, reports SwissInfo. With Easter over, the appetite for eggs has returned to normal and demand has dwindled – resulting in a surplus. The problem is to some extent solved with the slaughtering of more hens now than is normal. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150410/switzerland___laying_hens.aspx 5mpublishing Thu, 15 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Two outbreaks of infectious bovine rhinotracheitis (IBV) were confirmed earlier this week by the Swiss Federal Veterinary Office. Since confirming the disease both infected animals were slaughtered. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050410/switzerland___cattle_disease_.aspx oie.int Mon, 05 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT Muslims have to respect strict dietary regulations, meaning that they should only eat halal food – including meat from animals slaughtered under Islamic practice. Swiss Muslims can choose between many products bearing the halal label, but a single certification does not exist, which can lead to confusion and abuse. Those following Islam make up an estimated around 20 per cent of the world’s population or more than 1.3 billion people. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010410/switzeland___halal_meat.aspx halalfocus Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT The World Health Organization (WHO) warns that newly confirmed human and poultry cases of avian influenza this year are a reminder that the virus poses a real and continuous threat to human health. So far this year, 21 human cases of H5N1, including 7 deaths, have been reported. Of those, 16 were in Egypt (including 5 deaths), 4 in Viet Nam (including 1 death), and 1 in Indonesia (who died). So far in 2010, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, India, Israel, Myanmar, Nepal, and Viet Nam have all reported outbreaks of the disease in poultry or wild bird flocks, highlighting the fact that people often are falling sick and dying in the same areas that the virus is persistently present in the environment. H5N1 is considered endemic in Egypt and parts of South East Asia. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/010410/switzerland___bird_flu_still_a_problem.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT A research team of the 'Schweineklinik der Universität Bern' in Switzerland studied the effect of necrotic enteritis incidence on farms and the presence of Clostridium. Necrotic enteritis (NE) of newborn piglets still represents an economical problem in Swiss pig breeding and production. The aim of this study was to identify risk factors for NE and evaluate the prevalence of C. perfringens with the toxingenes cpb and cpb2 in Swiss pig breeding farms. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/110310/switzerland___research_into_health_of_piglets_.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT