Iceland has been accused of threatening the long-term sustainability of vital mackerel stocks after unilaterally increasing its catches in the international waters of the north-east Atlantic. Iceland accused of putting mackerel stocks at risk by increasing its catch 21 November 2019
A lack of accountability and transparency around EU fishing activities outside EU waters is contributing to overfishing and endangering local food supply, two new WWF reports reveal. Unclear EU fishing deals compromise food security and sustainable seafood 15 November 2019
The EU’s fight against “superbugs”, especially bacteria which have become resistant to antibiotics, has brought little progress to date, according to a new report from the European Court of Auditors. EU fight against antimicrobial resistance: Little progress to date 15 November 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Improved surveillance, communication and collaboration are key to controlling the spread of African swine fever in Europe, according to a new risk assessment carried out by EFSA. African swine fever: early detection is key to controlling spread 5 November 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Concerns come as Senate calls for release of dozens of outstanding independent observer reports RSPCA seriously concerned about 'sanitised' live export observer reports 24 July 2019 RSPCA
#Act4 FarmAnimals Experts say region is losing the battle to stop the biggest animal disease outbreak the planet has ever faced 'No way to stop it': millions of pigs culled across Asia as swine fever spreads 6 June 2019
#Act4 Aquatics Less illness, reduced medicine consumption, and the mortality rate in organic trout production—these are the goals of the new research project ShelterFish, spearheaded by DTU Aqua. New project will explore how welfare improvements can lead to healthier trout 28 May 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Milk consumption continues to decline in France. Milk consumption in France falls 19 May 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals Leading global experts in udder health from no less than 25 countries are meeting in Copenhagen today to discuss preventatitive solutions for mastitis, ranked by IDF (International Dairy Federation) as one of the most important diseases impacting the dairy sector. Dairy industry meet to discuss how to prevent mastitis in dairy cows 15 May 2019
In a major operation, coordinated by Eurojust, authorities from Romania, Spain, France, Italy, Hungary and Portugal took action against an organised crime group involved in illegal fishing in contaminated waters, tax evasion and money laundering. Eurojust brings down criminal group selling contaminated fish, demonstrating that the EU can implement fishery regulations 15 May 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals On 21 February 2019, the Czech Republic introduced the extraordinary checks on Polish beef imports which it is entitled to operate for consumer health protection reasons under the relevant provisions of Regulation 178/2002. Salmonella scandal: Czech Republic withdraws systematic checks on meat from Poland 11 May 2019
#Act4 FarmAnimals African swine fever (ASF), the most significant threat to the pig industry worldwide, has spread to more than 55 countries on three continents, and it affects more than 77% of the world swine population. First oral vaccination of Eurasian wild boar against African swine fever virusshows promising results 26 April 2019