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Jeff Clark is urging producers to look into traceability requirements sooner rather than later. Photo: Shannon VanRaes

And this little piggy goes to…? New traceability program on the way

Few producers are currently using PigTrace, but officials are urging them to become familiar with the system

By Shannon VanRaes November 14, 2013

It’s coming, so you might as well prepare. PigTrace — a nationwide traceability initiative — is expected to come into force on July 1, 2014, following changes to the federal Health of Animals Regulation. But so far, pork producers aren’t jumping on board. “The compliance rate across Canada is pretty low — no one is

Livestock

CFIA beefs up food safety rules and sets minimum traceability standards

By Alex Binkley June 19, 2013

Food companies and farms selling products in other provinces or internationally will need detailed preventive control plans

Traceability will gain a more prominent place on the menu, and food companies will be required to develop preventive control plans under a new regulatory plan proposed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The proposals, which follow the passage of the Safe Food for Canadians Act last fall, still have to be put into the

Beef cattle, Livestock, Other livestock

France finds horsemeat in beef imported via Netherlands

March 22, 2013

marseille, france / reuters / Horsemeat has been found in France in a shipment of 320 tonnes of meat labelled “pure beef” that was imported from eastern Europe via the Netherlands, a local prosecutor said March 15. The horsemeat, found during tests in the southeastern city of Cavaillon in meat intended for use in ready-made

Beef cattle, Opinion

WSGA wants investigation into XL beef recall

By Phil Rowland November 30, 2012

The Western Stock Growers’ Association (WSGA) has respectfully asked the Government of Canada to launch an independent investigation into the crisis surrounding the closing and long process to reopen the XL beef plant in Brooks. Recently, producers at the Alberta Beef Producers (ABP) zone meeting in Fort MacLeod supported a motion to call for an

Livestock, News, Other livestock

Goat producers urged to provide input into a new national traceability program

By Alexis Kienlen November 9, 2012

Some dairy goat producers want leg bands instead of ear tags and there are  different methods for reporting and recording of animal movement, and retiring tags

Atraceability program for goats is coming, and now is the time for producers to give their input on how the system should operate, says the general manager of the Canadian National Goat Federation. “Traceability and animal identification are almost non-negotiable right now,” Jennifer MacTavish said at the recent Alberta Goat Breeders Association conference. “Our role

Hogs, Livestock, News

Traceability initiatives announced

July 30, 2012

Staff / New regulations will soon make traceability mandatory for pigs, the federal government has announced. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is proposing regulations that would require custodians of pigs to identify all farmed pigs and farmed wild boars using approved methods and record and report all movements of pigs from birth or import, to

Livestock, News

Feds fund national ID data system

July 20, 2012

staff / The federal government will put up $500,000 to create a single national data management system for livestock traceability. Pierre Lemieux, the federal parliamentary secretary for agriculture, announced the funding for the creation of a new single system, Canadian Agri-Traceability Services (CATS) at the Calgary Stampede. CATS will provide traceability data services for both

Beef cattle, Livestock

Expert Panel Points To Major Problems

By Daniel Winters November 10, 2011

Major hurdles need to be overcome before a national beef traceability system can be introduced, members of an expert panel told beef producers meeting here Nov. 4. We have a bookend system, said Darcy Eddleston, chair of the Canadian Cattle Identification Agency s board of directors, at the Manitoba Beef Producers annual general meeting. We

Beef cattle, Livestock

Indonesia To Enforce Stricter Cattle Codes

September 15, 2011

Indonesia will register all importers of live cattle and beef from next month in a bid to improve standards and achieve self-sufficiency, a trade ministry official said last Friday. Under the new regulation, effective Oct. 1, importers must comply with strict regulations on feeding and slaughter facilities before the government approves their registration. Australia s

Livestock

Auction Marts Need More Information As Traceability Marches Onward

By Sheri Monk April 7, 2011

Livestock traceability has moved another step forward after another $1.6 million federal funding, but industry remains uncertain of details, including how and when it will be implemented. “A national traceability system is a win-win for Canadian producers, the value chain, and consumers,” Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz said in a release announcing the funding last month.

Daily Network News

Women who fed a nation

U.S. grains: Soybeans rise on China demand hopes; corn and wheat rebound

U.S. livestock: Hogs rebound, cattle hit upward limits

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