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FEFACs 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.

Saudi Arabias Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture and chairman of Saudi Agricultural and Livestock Investment Company (SALIC), Abdulrahman bin Abdulmohsen Al-Fadley, attended the signing ceremony of SALICs acquisition of a 42.4% stake in the National Aquaculture Group (Naqua) at the ministrys headquarters ...

A Kansas State University (K-State, US) agricultural economist has been selected to lead a five-year project to develop decision-making tools and improve communication on the economic impacts of animal diseases, ultimately improving the health of those animals.

Canada has announced its participation in a trade dispute panel initiated by the US regarding Mexicos proposed restrictions on imports of genetically modified (GM) corn, ABC News reported.

There is no existing law that empowers Veterinary Services Department of Sabah, Malaysia, to force a shutdown of an illegal pig farm located in Tamparuli.

Datuk Adnan Hussain, director-general of Malaysias Fisheries Department, said that the countrys aquaculture sector has experienced substantial losses amounting to MYR 438,500 (~US$95,000; MYR 1 = US$0.22) due to the impact of the El Nino phenomenon, Malay Mail reported.

Vaccines against African swine fever (ASF) being tested in Vietnam are close to approval, global and US veterinary officials said, in what would be a major breakthrough to tackle the disease that regularly ravages pig farms worldwide.