Fermieri italieni, danezi, francezi, germani sau olandezi

cultiva sute de mii de hectare

din suprafata agricola a Romaniei. Secretul lor e seriozitatea, concentrarea parcelelor si o cunoastere intima a capitalismului.

The European Parliament

has blocked the authorisation of bovine and porcine

thrombin as an additive to bind together meat morsels into one piece.
In a vote yesterday, MEPs stated that use of the ‘meat glue’ creates reconstituted meat products that “carry an unacceptably high risk of misleading consumers”.

The European Parliament

is unlikely to vote

on a proposal to scrap nutrient profiling before mid-June, FoodNavigator.com has learned. A draft report suggesting that the controversial food measurement be binned was approved by Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) sitting on the European Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) Committee in March, with a first plenary vote expected at the end of this month.

An investigation by Danish authorities

into illegal GMOs in food products

found all but one batch of tortilla chips followed content and labelling riles.
The Danish food authorities conduct an annual survey of foods to ensure compliance with GM regulations on rice, soy and linseed strains.

The Directorate General for Health and Consumers held a Roundtable on the Revision of Meat Inspection. The meeting is a first exchange of views with all relevant parties (Member States, private stakeholders, third countries, CODEX Alimentarius) on the future of meat inspection and will be followed by additional working group meetings.

A fost trimis spre publicare in Monitorul Oficial actul normativ care reglementeaza functionarea targurilor de animale. Targurile de animale vii, provenite din gospodariile populatiei, vor functiona din nou dupa ce Ordinul Presedintelui A.N.S.V.S.A., care reglementeaza functionarea acestora, a fost transmis, astazi, la Monitorul Oficial, pentru publicare.

Last month, Merial gathered 170 European swine veterinarians and experts for a two-day Forum to share their experiences about PCVD and swine influenza during scientific sessions but also more informally at the Mérieux Foundation in Annecy.

Agriculture Minister Brendan Smith issued the warning ahead of the high risk period when midges spread the virus. This period will continue until at least November-December.Mr Smith said the highest risk of introduction of bluetongue is via an imported animal. The industry should not be complacent, he said. Vaccination appears to be working in countries that have bluetongue. But, until the disease is eradicated, there is a risk in importing animals from these affected areas.

The Canadian government is investing up to $2 mln to prevent and contain animal diseases, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz has announced. The funding for the Canadian Animal Health Coalition for the West Hawk Lake Zoning Initiative will help to monitor the movement of animals and agricultural products between eastern and western Canada.

Agentia de Plati si Interventie pentru Agricultura (APIA) a finalizat luni, 17 mai 2010, prima parte a campaniei de depunere a cererilor de plata pentru schemele de sprijin pe suprafata. Astfel, in intervalul 1 martie - 17 mai 2010, au fost depuse 1.053.000 cereri de plata, pentru o suprafata de 9 milioane hectare. Potrivit datelor centralizate la nivelul APIA, cele mai multe cereri au fost depuse in judetele Dolj (56.839 cereri), Suceava (55.618 cereri), Olt (47.180 cereri) si Botosani (40.375 cereri). Totodata, cele mai mari suprafete solicitate la plata se regasesc in judetele Timis (475.542 ha), Constanta (466.308 ha) si Teleorman (410.232 ha). .

With lamb prices buoyant, sheep producers are being urged to realise full value for the 2010 crop by making sure finishing lambs on the farm are vaccinated against pasteurellosis and the main clostridial diseases. 2010 lambs will remain vulnerable to pasteurella and clostridial diseases unless they are vaccinated from three weeks of age.“Losing lambs to easily preventable diseases this summer really is throwing money away,” says Intervet/Schering-Plough Animal Health ruminant veterinary adviser Drew McGurren MRCVS. He explains that the colostrum lambs receive from the ewe shortly after birth only gives them protection for a limited time against pasteurellosis and diseases like pulpy kidney, braxy, blackleg and tetanus. “It’s true that if ewes are vaccinated properly with Heptavac-P Plus in the run up to lambing then the lambs will also gain immunity.

An FVE delegation, headed by President W.Winding, spoke with the recently appointed EU Commissioner for “Health and Consumer Policy” Mr J. Dalli. Mr J. Dalli really welcomed FVE delegation pointing out how important is a good communication with the veterinary profession. The Commissioner considers Animal Health and Welfare to be part of the European values. He underlined the role of the veterinary profession in Public Health.