Coronavirus is more persistent than other SARS viruses The Food Technology Institute from Brazil looked into the survival rates of 3 types of coronavirus on surfaces...
New packaging solution for US poultry industry Poultry processors in the United States, which is the world’s largest producer of poultry meat, are to benefit...
FSA publishes campylobacter survey results The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the latest set of results from its year-long survey of...
Study aims to cut egg wastage and improve margins The British Free Range Egg Producers’ Association (Bfrepa) has launched a study intended to reduce the number of...
IPPE celebrates record-breaking attendance The 2015 International Production & Processing Expo (IPPE) is the largest show on record with an estimated...
Californian egg welfare ruling comes into effect As of January 1st 2015, egg producers in the US state of California need to comply with the requirements of...
HKScan restructures poultry production set-up in Denmark HKScan Group, a Nordic meat company has announced plans to restructure its poultry production capacity in...
Saudi giant Al-Watania selects Pas Reform for new hatchery Al Watania Poultry, the largest poultry producer in the Middle East, has commissioned Pas Reform to supply...
Some 600 checks in Belgium because of AI-risk The Belgium food safety agency FAVV has in the last three weeks carried out almost 600 inspections at poultry...
Spanish egg org launches campaign to educate consumers Inprovo, the Spanish Interbranch organization for the egg and egg products has launched the campaign ”El...
High-dose irradiation of ready-to-eat fillets Contamination of poultry products with spoilage or pathogenic bacteria due to failures in the manufacturing...
UK: FSA Campylobacter survey reveals 70% prevalence The Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the UK has published the cumulative results from the first two quarters of...
Petersime joines IPC as associate member Petersime NV, developer of incubators, hatchery equipment, and turnkey hatcheries, has joined the International...
UK: M&S tackles Campylobacter in poultry supply chain UK retailer, Marks & Spencer (M&S) had announced details of its five point action plan to tackle the...
H5N8 confirmed on third infected Dutch farm The poultry multiplication farm in Kamperveen, the Netherlands has also been infected with H5N8. It is the same...
Poultry product recall, possible listeria contamination Buddy’s Kitchen establishment, is recalling approximately 62,488 pounds of meat and poultry products due to...
Reducing Waste in Packaging The environmental impact and cost of inappropriate packing is forcing major retail and supermarket chains to...
Carbon Monoxide in Modified Atmosphere Packaging Over the past few months, a controversy has raged in the US over the use of carbon monoxide (CO) in modified...
Pigs are habitual animals and do not mind gestation crates. I set our industry experts the challenge, asking for their reaction to the statement: "Pigs are habitual...
Best quality hatching eggs The most important goal of any fertile-egg producer is to be the best, consistent quality supplier of the best...
EU and US mega deal sparks inflated emotions The EU and the US are negotiating a free trade and investment agreement. Negotiations are also about import...
Latvian consumers want domestic poultry Several Latvian poultry producers, including AO Putnu fabrika Kekava Ltd and Lielzeltini are putting the origin...
Advancements in lighting technology An important element in modern poultry farming systems, is the lighting programme. Pullets, layers, breeders and...
Reviewing 50 years in the egg industry The International Egg Commission (IEC) is a unique organisation that is keeping track of worldwide egg...
Hatching environment can impact whole broiler life Bringing the actual hatching of broiler chicks to the farm after incubating the eggs for 18 days in the hatchery...
Optimum Vita: the new road for poultry success Hatching and growing on one location. That is the idea behind Optimum Vita, the broiler business of Klaas Knol...
Fully automatic tray handling TrayTrack is a new development of Marel Stork Poultry Processing to improve processing logistics. It is a fully...
Uvesa adopts Pas Reform’s Smart innovation Grupo Uvesa, one of Spain’s leading broiler integrations, is to build its new green field broiler hatchery with...
Manure composting serves two goals Poultry manure is often seen as a threat to the environment. But when treated and processed properly, it can...
Keep the processing plant clean Food contamination easily occurs at the origin, read the processing plant. Inhibitory preservatives may extend...
Hygiene in the packing station Food safety is becoming increasingly important in the food industry. As a result, the quality of products like...
World Poultry nr 5 now available online The number 5 edition of World Poultry (2014) is now available online. Turkeys are in the spotlight this time,...
EU style layer farm in Abu Dhabi, UAE Keeping layers in a harsh environment like in the Middle east, is not an easy task. Yet the Al Ain Poultry...
Hatching in the broiler house gives chicks a head start In essence there is no issue in transporting day old chicks from the hatchery to the broiler house, the chicks...
Big changes in Brazilian poultry meat industry The world's largest meat packer, the JBS group, has bought the assets of Brazilian Seara, a poultry processing...
“Eggs of today” across Mexico With a projected annual production of 2.4 million tonnes in 2010, Mexico has become a major producer of table...