FEFAC s 68th General Assembly, which was held on June 14 in Ystad, Sweden, during the 30th FEFAC Congress, elected Pedro Luis Cordero Castillo as its new president for the a 2023–26 term.
US congresswoman Rosa DeLauro reintroduced the Expanded Food Safety Investigation Act (EFSIA) this week, a bill that allows US federal investigators to enter concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) in the United States to test for harmful bacteria and other microbes that cause foodborne illness.
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has increased expectations for 2023 US beef production, while lowering projections for pork, broilers and turkey.
The Provincial Veterinary (ProVet) of Antique, the Philippines, has warned local hog raisers against errant traders offering to buy their hogs at a lower price due to a suspected case of African swine fever (ASF) that was reported in the municipality of Hamtic.