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New Slaughterhouses to Open in Maine
2014-12-16 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
US - Two poultry processing plants and a slaughterhouse dedicated to red meat – are slated to open in Maine in the next few months.
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Icelandic Slaughterhouses Need Improvement in Animal Welfare
2014-09-09 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
ICELAND - Iceland needs to improve official controls concerning animal welfare at the time of killing to make sure that all relevant EEA requirements are fulfilled and action is taken in the case of non-compliances, detailed a new report from the EFTA Surveillance Authority, following inspections carried out in May 2014.
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Evaluating Changes to Official Controls in Pig Slaughterhouses
2014-05-23 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - The British Food Standards Agency is funding new research in pig approved slaughterhouses to understand how the legislative changes that apply from 1 June in these slaughterhouses are rolling out.
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New Slaughterhouses for Four Philippine Provinces
2013-12-31 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
PHILIPPINES - Livestock farmers in Tarlac, Batangas, Pangasinan and Ilocos Sur provinces are to have four new slaughterhouses to process meat for local and international markets in the New Year.
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philippine
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Tighter Welfare Checks on Livestock at Slaughterhouses Proposed
2013-12-27 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
EU - Slaughterhouse staff could be forced to carry out more checks of livestock to ensure the animals are not conscious after stunning, according to new scientific studies carried out for the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA).
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