All International News articles – Page 6
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NewsFrance bans ‘meat names’ for vegetarian products
French delegates have decided that vegetarian and vegan products may no longer contain 'meaty' name supplements.It was decided at the end of April that marketing non-meat products with ‘meat language’ could confuse consumers.Examples of terms that may no longer be used in France include ‘vegetarian sausages’ and ‘meatless bacon’. The ...
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NewsBettcher establishes direct contact for UK and Irish meat industry
Bettcher has announced it is establishing a direct sales and service structure for its meat customer base in the United Kingdom and Ireland. The structure will become effective on 16th May, replacing sales through third-party distribution.According to Thomas Holm, Bettcher’s vice president of global sales, the new direct sales structure ...
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NewsBritish Poultry Council 'insulted' by US Trade Representative report
The recently published US Trade Representative report has incited a negative response from the British Poultry Council. The report lays out what the US sees as restrictions to trade all around the world.The 500 page report indicates that the US wants to ‘get rid of’ rules on everything from animal ...
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NewsDanish Crown acquires DK-Foods
Danish Crown has obtained pepperoni business DK-Foods, with the business set to operate as a separate unit under Tulip Food Company.The deal is expected to assist Danish Crown in its aim to become a major provider of pizza toppings.L-R: Tulip's CFO Henrik Weihrauch, board members Per Fischer Larsen and Steffen ...
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NewsABP in €50 million deal with Asian restaurant chain
ABP Food Group has announced an exclusive three-year supply agreement with Asian restaurant chain Wowprime Corporation to supply beef to its restaurants in China.The agreement is estimated to be valued at €50 million and extends to ABP’s joint venture partners Slaney Foods and is contingent on Irish beef gaining access ...
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NewsPilgrim’s Pride reports strong 2017 performance
Pilgrim’s Pride has ended the 2017 fiscal year with net sales of $10.77 billion, having enjoyed income margins of 11.8% in U.S., 10.6% in Mexico and 3.9% in Europe operations.Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortisation peaked at $1.39 billion, or a 12.9% margin and +54.3% versus last year, ...
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NewsUS cattlemen seek ban of word ‘meat’ in lab-grown products
A petition asking for alternative protein and lab-grown products not to be marketed as beef or meat has been filed to the Department of Agriculture, Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS).The US Cattlemen Association (USCA) is asking for products not derived directly from animals raised and slaughtered to be excluded ...
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NewsSecretary of State Michael Gove visits Denmark
Defra Secretary of State Michael Gove has visited the Danish Crown plant in Horsens, Denmark, as part of a three-day tour to Scandinavia.Gove wanted to spend a day in Denmark to explore the country’s agricultural systems, to ‘gain an understanding of its approach to agri-efficiency and innovation, and to absorb ...
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NewsAntlers en route to China from Scottish venison producers
A shipment of Scottish red deer antlers has started its 35-day journey from Dumfries and Galloway to the Far East, to supply medicinal products in Hong Kong.Rupert Shaw on farm at Gledpark with Janis Varklas of VP Holdings, Hong Kong, following the loading of the 20ft container with red deer ...
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NewsJBS offloads beef assets to Minerva Foods
Brazilian meatpacker JBS has reportedly completed a $300 million sale of beef assets in Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay to rival Minerva Foods, after the regulator’s approval of the acquisition earlier in July.Pul Argentina SA, Frigomerc SA and Pulsa SA, all owned by Minerva Foods, have acquired the bulk of JBS’s ...
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NewsSpanish police dismantle international horsemeat trading group
The Spanish Guardia Civil, in coordination with Europol, has taken down an organised crime group that was trading horsemeat in Europe unfit for human consumption, arresting a total of 66 individuals.Operation Gazel, which was carried out in coordination with Belgium, France, Italy, Portugal, Romania, Switzerland and the United Kingdom, resulted ...
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Russia extends food import ban until December 2018
The Russian Government has announced it will extend its import ban on certain categories of food and agricultural products from countries including the European Union and the US among others from 1st January to 31st December 2018.According to a statement published on the Russian Government website, the ban will affect ...
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NewsBrazilian President charged for accepting JBS bribes
Brazil’s President, Michel Temer, has been accused of taking millions of dollars in bribes from meat-packing giant JBS.Michel Temer, President of Brazil.The accusations come from Brazilian federal prosecutor, Rodrigo Janot, who presented a 64-page document to the country’s Supreme Court on 26thJune formally charging President Michel Temer with corruption.The document ...
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NewsEU-China food safety project to focus on food fraud
The Institute for Global Food Security at Queen’s University Belfast, the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) are set to spearhead a multi-million pound EU programme, along with technology partner arc-net, that aims to revolutionise the global approach to tackling food fraud.Professor Christopher Elliot, left, of Queen’s University Belfast ...
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JBS shareholder fined billions in Brazil scandal
J&F Investimentos, the controlling shareholder of meat-packing company, JBS, is to pay a 10.3bn real ($3.2bn; £2.4bn) fine due to its involvement in Brazil’s recent meat corruption scandal.The payments will start in December and it will pay under a leniency deal in two corruption investigations. Prosecutors have stated that the ...
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NewsDanish Crown increases payments to pig farmers
It has been revealed that in the first six months of the 2016/2017 financial year, Danish Crown increased its payments for pigs supplied by farmer owners by almost 15%.Danish Crown has been increasing its payments to pig farmers.This increase is equivalent to DKK 600 million relative to the year before.Danish ...
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NewsTulip Food Company to begin exporting to China
It’s been announced that Danish food company Tulip will begin meat exports to China, following Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen’s recent visit to the country.Esben Lunde Larsen, Danish Minister for the Environment and Food, has signed an agreement with China that gives heat-treated products from Denmark access to the ...
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NewsWHO calls for lift of all EU beef bans after China relaxes French embargo
The World Health Organization (WHO) has demanded that “all bans and restrictions in place for EU beef products worldwide be lifted as soon as possible”, following China’s decision to partially lift an embargo on imports of French de-boned beef.China has decided to partially lift a ban on French de-boned beef.The ...
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NewsFood and farming industry reacts to General Election announcement
Prime Minister Theresa May has announced that there will be a snap general election on Thursday 8th June.Following the news, Meat Management spoke to a selection of meat and agri-food industry experts to hear their views on what the election could mean for the industry.Nick Allen, chief executive of BMPA.Nick ...
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NewsBrazil suspends more plants amid corruption scandal
Brazil has suspended production on three more food processing plants, in the aftermath of an investigation into alleged corruption of its meat industry.Brazil has suspended three more food processing plants.All three plants ordered to close are in the Parana state, which appears to be at the heart of the scandal, ...
