Associations

German Meat Congress 2021

The German meat congress met for the 16th time, this time in Mainz. Once again, the German meat congress discussed what the meat industry might expect in the future. The driving challenges include animal welfare and sustainability as well as climate protection and alternative proteins. The meat sector is widely believed to be far from an apocalypse. One reacts to socio-political demands, changed eating patterns and consumption habits ...

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131st German Meat Association Day in Sinsheim

Herbert Dohrmann has been the President of the Butchers' Association for 5 years. At the Association Day held at the beginning of October, he therefore tried to take stock in his lecture. He sees closer networking with other associations in the food industry, in particular with the food trade working group (of which he is also chairman), as an absolute plus ...

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Listeria prevention in artisanal butcher shops

With the support of the relevant supervisory authorities, the German Butchers Association has produced a film that shows employees in the butcher's trade how to prevent listeria in butcher shops. Listeria are bacteria that under certain conditions can lead to health problems in humans, in some very rare cases even death ...

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State animal welfare bonus is the key to success

The German poultry industry welcomes the feasibility study presented yesterday by the Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (BMEL) by the Borchert Commission on the restructuring of livestock farming in Germany, and at the same time calls for clear guidelines on the part of politicians as to how the recommendations should be implemented ...

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The poultry industry criticizes national solo efforts in phasing out chick killing

Friedrich-Otto Ripke, President of the Central Association of the German Poultry Industry, said that the draft law passed by the Federal Cabinet today to ban the killing of rooster chicks is only a partial German solution to the problem and, within the EU, immense competitive disadvantages for the domestic poultry industry ...

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Seydelmann sponsors the national butcher's trade team

Maschinenfabrik Seydelmann KG, based in Stuttgart and Aalen, is the new gold sponsor of the national butchery team. The fifth generation of the family company, which has been manufacturing machines for food processing since 1843, sees this as an important step in promoting the next generation of butchers ...

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The national butchering team has 21.400 supporters

The online petition initiated by the national butchery team was completed on New Year's Eve. Overall, the campaign found around 21.400 supporters. This allows additional emphasis to be given to the political demands of the butcher's trade. The main demand of the petition was fair treatment of the butcher's trade in relation to industrial structures. Using concrete examples, it was made clear that the craft is disadvantaged in certain areas by legal requirements. That has to be changed...

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German poultry industry appoints Michael Steinhauser as Head of Communication

The Central Association of the German Poultry Industry (ZDG) is reorganizing its communication: With immediate effect, Michael Steinhauser is responsible for communication and public relations for the German poultry industry. He succeeds Christiane von Alemann, who left at the end of last year at her own request ...

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