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News and Information

The latest news and information about Assured British Pigs and the pig meat industry in the UK.

Useful Links

www.mlc.org.uk - Meat and Livestock Commission

www.bpex.org.uk - British Pig Executive

www.npa-uk.net - National Pig Association

www.redtractor.org.uk - Assured Food Standards

www.pigvetsoc.org.uk - Pigs Veterinary Society

www.ruma.org.uk - Responsible Use of Medicines in Agricultural Alliance

ABP News

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REVIEW OF UPTAKE OF FSA FOOD ASSURANCE SCHEME GUIDANCE BY UK SCHEME OPERATORS
A review of the uptake of this guidance by UK food assurance schemes has recently been carried out and the final report from this work is available on the Food Standards Agency website at www.food.gov.uk from Wednesday 23 April. An extract from the report is available to download.
28/04/2008 type of document (doc) 
Responsible use of antimicrobials in pig production
This information summarises the farmer’s responsibility as part of the RUMA Guidelines for the responsible use of vaccines and vaccinations in pig production
15/04/2008 
Assured British Pigs Spring 2008
Download a copy of the ABP Spring Newsletter. Articles include the latest information on the ZAP Salmonella programme.
20/03/2008 type of document (pdf) 
Food Chain Information (FCI)
Questions and Answers
11/01/2008 type of document (doc) 
Food Chain Information: Pigs - Guidance
This information should be received initially and retained for each site supplying pigs to the slaughterhouse, and up-dated whenever changes occur.
11/01/2008 type of document (doc)