Meat from backyard pigs was the source of a trichinellosis outbreak in France and Serbia in 2017.
Three patients were exposed in Serbia and took pork back to France where they shared it with relatives
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The lack of skills and training of staff working in pig slaughtering has been highlighted as a serious welfare concern by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
Most hazards related to the welfare of pigs
Continue Reading EFSA finds staff issues behind most pig welfare concerns
Some of the rise in hepatitis E infections in Singapore may be linked to eating undercooked pork, according to a study.
The research led by the Singapore General Hospital (SGH) found that incidence of hepatitis
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More dogs in more ports of entry are being put to work by Customs and Border Protection to help the USDA keep African swine fever from entering the United States. They fear Chinese food containing
Continue Reading African swine fever may reach U.S. herds via Chinese pork products
An initial 40 pigs imported in shipments by Hong Kong from the mainland of China were slaughtered and distributed recently in local markets before preliminary urine tests discovered the pork contained residues of veterinary drugs
Continue Reading Hong Kong discovers drug residues in pigs from mainland China
Hanor Companies is moving its headquarters to Enid, OK, from Wisconsin and several activists groups would like to see the pork producer pull out of North Carolina soon, too. They may get their wish as
Continue Reading Activists get timely crack at making CAFOs report pollution data
Earlier this year, at least 152 people in Washington state were infected with multidrug-resistant Salmonella I 4,[5],12:i:- linked to pork produced by Kapowsin Meats. According to federal estimates, pork is the source of about
Continue Reading Study: Lawsonia May Cause Pigs to Shed More Salmonella
USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) has posted a distribution list of 60 retail and distribution outlets in Washington state, Alaska, and Oregon which received whole hogs from Kapowsin Meats of Graham, WA. 
The
Continue Reading FSIS Posts List of Outlets in WA, AK, OR Where Recalled Whole Hogs Were Sent
Reading “The Chain: Farm, Factory and the Fate of Our Food,” a new book from journalist Ted Genoways, one begins to wonder who is treated better: the millions of hogs consumed in America each year,
Continue Reading New Book Explores Food Safety and the True Cost of Cheap Meat
A trio of food safety and environmental advocacy groups Thursday filed suit against the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, saying the agency has not sufficiently proven that ractopamine, a drug fed to pigs, cattle and
Continue Reading Nonprofits Sue FDA Claiming Agency Hasn’t Proven Safety of Animal Growth Drug
Denmark’s latest numbers on the country’s antimicrobial use and resistance are in. The total consumption of antimicrobial agents by the country’s animals in 2013 was about 128 tons — a 4-percent increase over the previous
Continue Reading Denmark Sees Small Increase in Animal Antibiotic Use
