http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk This is the RSS syndication feed for MeatTradeNewsDaily.co.uk. Three poultry farm workers in Taiwan have tested positive for the H5N2 avian influenza strain despite not displaying flu symptoms, the country’s disease control authorities have announced. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070512/taiwan___bird_flu_problems.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 11 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Measures such as quality checks before product launches and spot checks in the market will help enhance food safety and allow the public to consume products without concern. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080512/taiwan___new_rules_on_meat_safety_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT A total of 50 supermarkets run by agriculture associations in New Taipei City, Greater Kao-hsiung and Pingtung, Penghu and Kinmen counties are participating in the sale of frozen pork products, Council of Agriculture Minister Chen Bao-ji said, reports TaipeiTimes. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080512/taiwan___retail_pork_promotion_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT A delegation of officials from the Department of Health (DOH) and the Council of Agriculture (COA) will shift their U.S. slaughterhouse visit to an earlier date due to the recent discovery of a case of mad cow disease in the U.S., according to COA Deputy Minister Wang Cheng-teng (王政騰), yesterday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/020512/taiwan___concerns_over_us_beef_safety_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 06 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Council of Agriculture (COA) launched a pork promotion campaign on Tuesday, with discounts of 20 percent being offered on frozen products to help drive down the retail price of pork. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040512/taiwan___new_pork_promotion_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 04 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT Taiwan biotechnology scientists have published an evaluation of the effects of Chinese medicinal herbs on weanling pigs, given as a feed additive dietary supplement, in April’s Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/020512/taiwan___less_farm_antibiotics_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 02 May 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Philippines has suspended imports of Taiwanese poultry and related products following reports of the presence of avian influenza at chicken farms in Taiwan. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/250412/taiwan___poultry_banned_by_the_philippines_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 25 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT It takes the prices of pigs at least 14 months to rebound back to the normal level, Chang Wen-shan, chairman of the Pingtung County Pig Farmers Association board of directors said yesterday, adding about 50 to 60 per cent of the country's pig farmers may go bankrupt. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/170412/taiwan___problems_in_the_pork_industry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 17 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Allegedly the public was not told about a Foot and Mouth (FMD) disease outbreak which occurred in Changhua County in 2009. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130412/taiwan___fmd_cover_up_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Representatives from the hog industry said Tuesday they are worried that around 50 percent of hog farmers will face bankruptcy by October this year due to falling pork prices in the country. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130412/taiwan___pork_prices_firm_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 13 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Despite assurances of support from the government, the country's pig farmers, worrying that pork prices might remain low until mid-2013, yesterday expressed their belief that about half of them may go bankrupt within seven months. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/090412/taiwan___trouble_in_the_pork_industry.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 09 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Dr Kwo-Ching Huang, of the Bureau of Animal Health Inspection and Quarantine Council of agriculture Taipei reports that 8221 layers have been destroyed in an on-going bird flu epidemic in the Chu-Tang Township, Chung-Hua, Taiwan, the OIE reports. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/060412/taiwan___no_let_up_in_bird_flu_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The United States is continuing to challenge Taiwan's ban on meat imports containing residue of the leanness enhancer ractopamine at the World Trade Organization (WTO), a WTO official said. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/060412/taiwan___us_bully_boy_tactics_will_not_work_today.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 06 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT According to Focus Taiwan News Channel, the COA's (Council of Agriculture) move to control hog numbers auctioned in markets can only raise future hog prices, said Chang Wen-Shan, chairman of the Pingtung County Hog Farmers Association. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/040412/taiwan___problems_in_the_pig_industry_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 04 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Taiwan To Step Up Checks On Beef Imports To Detect Additive. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/030412/taiwan___concerns_over_us_beef_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 03 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Traces of two highly toxic feed additives were allegedly discovered in sausage products from T-Ham and Hsin Tung Yang. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/300312/taiwan___pork_industry_problems_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 30 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Cabinet-level Council of Agriculture (COA) said Tuesday that two local companies allegedly selling sausages containing residue of the banned leanness-enhancing drugs salbutamol and cimaterol have begun recalling their products. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/290312/taiwan___contaminated_meat_recall.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Premier Sean Chen said Friday that the government will stick to its principle of treating pork imports as separate from beef imports and will not allow pork containing residue of the leanness-enhancing drug ractopamine to enter the country. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260312/taiwan___government_firm_on_us_drug_abuse_in_livestock_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Council of Agriculture (COA) said Tuesday that all hog farms in Taiwan will soon be required to guarantee that they have not used leanness enhancers in raising their pigs as part of a self-management program to ensure meat safety. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/290312/taiwan___new_rules_in_pig_production.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Traces of two highly toxic feed additives were allegedly discovered in sausage products from T-Ham and Hsin Tung Yang. Salbutamol as well as cimaterol, feed additives promote lean meat, are much more toxic to humans than ractopamine. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/290312/taiwan___problems_with_pork.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 29 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT State-run Taiwan Sugar Corporation (TSC) said Friday that it is not responsible for plummeting pork prices on the domestic market and had stopped supplying hogs to the market since mid-January. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260312/taiwan___drop_in_pork_prices_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT The ROC Cabinet will propose revisions to the Food Sanitation Act, requiring meat importers, retailers and restaurants to ensure beef products carry labels identifying country of origin, Premier Sean C. Chen said March 8. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260312/taiwan___grave_concerns_over_us_drug_riddled_meat_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT A Taiwan Cabinet recommendation to import U.S. beef with a controversial feed additive would remove a barrier to trade relations between the wealthy island and the United States. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260312/taiwan___no_to_us_pork_drugs_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT A sudden and unilateral decision by Montana Governor Brian Schweitzer to close the Montana trade office in Taiwan has sparked a furor in Taiwan and the US state, with legislators and the Montana Chamber of Commerce scrambling to come up with a solution. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/260312/taiwan___us_trade_office_spit_out_their_dummy_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT More scientific data is required to pin down the exact health impacts of ractopamine, a leanness enhancer added to cattle and swine feed, according to the Council of Agriculture March 3. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200312/taiwan___concerns_over_us_drug_contaminated_meat.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 25 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Premier Sean Chen said earlier this week that the government has imposed tighter control measures on pork products to ensure food safety, after a lawmaker said some locally produced products were found to contain traces of leanness enhancing drugs. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210312/taiwan___premier_on_pork_.aspx 5mpublishing Sat, 24 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) in Taiwan has reaffirmed its zero-tolerance policy on the controversial animal feed additive ractopamine with a statement and an amendment proposing that local governments be given more power to regulate food safety. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/220312/taiwan___us_beef_problems_far_from_over.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 22 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Taiwanese officials have reported a number of healthy pigs to have tested positive to Foot-and-Mouth Disease to the Animal Health Organization (OIE). http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210312/taiwan___fmd_in_pigs.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Wed, 21 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT About 58,000 chickens were culled in Taiwan after local agricultural authorities found chickens in two farms tested positive for H5N2, a strain of avian flu that poses no risk to humans, local media reported on Saturday, 3 March. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200312/taiwan___bird_flu_strikes_again_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 20 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Several civil groups dedicated to protecting consumers' rights made an appeal Wednesday to legislators that the ban on meat imports containing ractopamine, a leanness-enhancing drug, must be continued to ensure public health. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160312/taiwan___no_to_us_drug_infested_meat.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Ractopamine, ever heard of it? Probably not. However, this feed additive is rather controversial and is causing international waves. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160312/taiwan___taiwan_trashes_us_meat_over_livestock_drug.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that a media estimate of 218,000 pigs being sickened or killed in the U.S. after consuming a leanness-enhancing drug was on the high side, a Council of Agriculture (COA) official said Monday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/140312/taiwan___us_still_pumping_drugs_into_pigs.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Taiwan’s pig farmers have decided to stage their protest on the import of US beef containing the feed additive ractopamine on the 8th of March, days after the visit by the US under-secretary of commerce for international trade. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130312/taiwan___concerns_over_us_beef.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Taiwanese veterinary authorities have reported an outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Kinmen. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/130312/taiwan___fmd_in_cattle_and_pigs.aspx newsroom - meattradenewsdaily.co.uk Tue, 13 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Taiwan’s pig farmers protest plans to lift ban on imported ractopamine tainted beef. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/120312/taiwan___us_beef_problems_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 12 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Local pig farmers will take to the streets of Taipei on March 8 to protest against any move to lift the bans on imports of U.S. beef that contain residues of feed additive ractopamine, a representative of the pig farmers association said Thursday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/090312/taiwan___us_beef_not_wanted_here.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT More scientific data is required to pin down the exact health impacts of ractopamine, a leanness enhancer added to cattle and swine feed, according to the Council of Agriculture March 3. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080312/taiwan___concerns_over_us_beef_safety_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Taiwan activists protested at the United States (US) mission in Taipei on Wednesday warning anti-American sentiment could erupt if Washington pushes for the import of US beef treated with a controversial growth drug. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/080312/taiwan___us_beef_has_a_dirty_name.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Taiwan has been in the spotlight recently, with the issue of ractopamine taking centre stage and the US urging the country to change its zero tolerance policy on the feed addtive in meat. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070312/taiwan___anger_over_us_drug_abuse_in_pigs.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Taiwan officials said Tuesday the government plans to lift a ban on most U.S. beef containing ractopamine to pave the wayfor trade talks with Washington, according to media reports. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/070312/taiwan___us_beef_ban_lifted_but_this_is_not_the_end_.aspx meatingplace Wed, 07 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Pork and beef will need to be properly labelled, this comes as labels which state the country-of-origin of the meat are distributed to meat suppliers and markets in Tainan, Taiwan. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/050312/taiwan___new_meat_labelling_required.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Mon, 05 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT U.S. beef ribs sold in two hypermarkets in Taipei were pulled off shelves after residue of the banned leanness-enhancing drug ractopamine was detected, the city's health department said yesterday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/160212/taiwan___concerns_over_us_beef_safety.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Local cattle farmers will join forces with pig farmers in a protest in Taipei if Taiwan caves in to U.S. pressure and drops its ban on a leanness-enhancing drug in imported American beef, a group of livestock farmers said Monday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/150212/taiwan___grave_concerns_over_us_beef_safety.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Recently Foot and Mouth disease caused a ban to be placed on the slaughter of pigs for meat in Kinmen, Taiwan, however, the ban may soon be lifted... http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/220212/taiwan___update_on_fmd_.aspx oie.com Sun, 26 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Taiwanese government might apply different ractopamine standards to local pork products and imported ones. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240212/taiwan___concerns_over_us_pork.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT The conclusions reached by the second interministerial committee meeting on the issue of beef imports yesterday make opening the local market to US beef imports more likely. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/240212/taiwan___taiwan_expert_walks_out_of_beef_meeting.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Livestock farmers across Taiwan will stage a protest March 5 in Taipei against allowing residues of ractopamine in beef from the United States, one of the organizers confirmed Friday. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230212/taiwan___farmers_protest_over_us_meat.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Taiwan had a beef war with the United States two years ago. It was touched off by the signing of a protocol under which Taiwan would import "risky" beef and beef offal, which the Americans regard as perfectly safe for human consumption. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/230212/taiwan___relucyant_to_import_us_beef_.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Thu, 23 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT According to a report by the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), pigs with vesicular lesions were found on two neighbouring pig farms in Kinmen county. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/200212/taiwan___more_on_fmd_.aspx oie.com Wed, 22 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT Several groups in Taiwan have called on the government to maintain its ban on imports of US beef that contain ractopamine, saying there are still concerns over a proper control mechanism and the safety of the feed additive. http://www.meattradenewsdaily.co.uk/news/210212/taiwan___not_prepared_to_accept_contaminated_us_meat.aspx Argentine Beef Packers S.A. Tue, 21 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT