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2004 declining number of animals
Pig production is very important in Poland. Poland brings almost 60 percent of the pigs of all accession countries into the enlarged EU. After Germany and Spain, our eastern neighbor ranks third within the EU-25. Last year, more pork was produced, exported and consumed in Poland than it has been for a long time.
Pork production in Poland increased by 2003 percent in the first half of 14 compared to the previous year. At 1,78 million tons, seven percent more pork than in 2002 should have been produced by the end of the year. This massive increase in supply led to producer prices threatening the very existence of the company, although pork consumption increased significantly in 2003.
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Godesberg Nutrition Forum 2004
There's more to protein than you might think. Proteins contain more previously unknown power as well as more future potential. This was demonstrated on April 29th and 30th, 2004 by twelve well-known speakers at the 4th Godesberg Nutrition Forum. Under the title “Protein - a misunderstood genius? Power - Potentials - Perspectives "they present current study results in the" Redoute "in Bonn-Bad Godesberg and discuss them against the background of established dietary recommendations.
The scientific director is Professor Hans Konrad Biesalski from the University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim. Ultimately, the experts investigate the question of whether the misunderstood will become a recognized genius.
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Godesberg Nutrition Forum 2004
There's more to protein than you might think. Proteins contain more previously unknown power as well as more future potential. This was demonstrated on April 29th and 30th, 2004 by twelve well-known speakers at the 4th Godesberg Nutrition Forum. Under the title “Protein - a misunderstood genius? Power - Potentials - Perspectives "they present current study results in the" Redoute "in Bonn-Bad Godesberg and discuss them against the background of established dietary recommendations.
The scientific director is Professor Hans Konrad Biesalski from the University of Stuttgart-Hohenheim. Ultimately, the experts investigate the question of whether the misunderstood will become a recognized genius.
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CMA investigation reveals opportunities
"Despite the economic weakness, the market for out-of-home catering in Germany can be expanded," says Werner Vellrath from the CMA Centrale Marketing-Gesellschaft der Deutschen Agrarwirtschaft mbH, summarizing the results of a representative survey. According to this, only 38,6 million of the 13,8 million employees use company restaurants, canteens or vending machines. This is 75 percent of the 18,3 million people who have access to these facilities. Just under half of all workers. With an average expenditure of 2,28 euros per visit, this results in a sales volume of 5,12 billion euros per year. Even an increase in visitor frequency of ten percent would bring the industry an increase in sales of half a billion euros. According to the study, there are reserves in several areas. Canteens or canteen kitchens could tap into unused potential by increasing the attractiveness of what is on offer. Not only would this increase the incentive for many employees who have not previously used workplace catering (25% of those with access to a catering facility). This would also encourage the sporadic guests (around a third) to visit more often. In addition, there is further potential in the fact that so far only about half of all employees have access to company catering facilities.
Variety and diversity are more in demand than ever, especially in communal catering, which attracts a large number of regular guests. Table guests in company restaurants spend an average of EUR 2,77 per visit. However, as the study shows, their willingness to pay for campaigns and special menu offers increases to EUR 3,30 for special offers and EUR 3,39 for menu combinations. Promotional campaigns therefore not only have a positive effect on customer loyalty, but also on sales.
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At its meeting on April 5, 2004, the European Parliament's Environment Committee decided not to discuss the Commission's proposals for regulations on nutritional and health-related claims made on foods and on the fortification of foods any further. This means that the so-called first reading can no longer be completed in this legislative period, and the legislative process as a whole is interrupted. The deliberations are not expected to be continued by the then newly elected parliament until September 2004 at the earliest.
The suspension of the consultation was justified by the large number of amendments. In the Environment Committee alone, 466 applications for amendments to the Commission's proposal were submitted, in the Legal Affairs Committee there were a further 95; the opinion of the Industry Committee is still pending.
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Studies on chicken doner kebab show that the meat is not always lean
Chicken meat in doner kebabs is often fatter than the consumer assumes. This was the result of studies by the Braunschweig Food Institute of the Lower Saxony State Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (LAVES). A total of 32 samples of chicken doner kebab skewers were examined at the Braunschweig Food Institute. Twelve samples come from snack bars in Lower Saxony. 20 samples were taken from the four manufacturing companies based in Lower Saxony. "We found that 45 percent of the chicken doner kebab samples from Lower Saxony manufacturers have a higher fat content and 60 percent more skin than standard chicken thighs," explains Dr. Cornelia Dildei, who is responsible for these focal studies at the Food Institute in Braunschweig, continues: "In 90 percent of the samples from the snack bars, the percentage of skin was increased. These chicken doner kebab skewers are not lean meat products."
Among other things, this is due to the fact that there are still parts of the skin on the back of the chicken leg. Chicken doner kebab is made from marinated skinless boneless chicken thighs. As part of the investigations, the skin and fat content was determined in these samples and, for comparison, in commercially available chicken thighs.
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Inventory at historic low
In the Netherlands, the most recent livestock census in December 2003 revealed a stock of around 10,8 million pigs. Compared to the survey twelve months earlier, the stock fell by 3,5 percent or almost 390.000 animals. In December, for the first time, there were less than eleven million pigs in our neighbor's stables. The rate of decline has accelerated somewhat compared to the previous year.
Compared to the previous year, the number of piglets weighing up to 20 kilograms decreased at an above-average rate. Their number fell by almost eight percent to around 3,9 million units. The decline in the number of breeding pigs, which shrank to 1,06 million animals, was slightly more pronounced. The proportion of breeding sows fell by 7,7 percent to 1,05 million animals. The decline in the number of pregnant sows contained therein was, at minus four percent, significantly lower than that of uncovered gilts, of which almost 14 percent fewer were counted. This means that the Dutch pig population is not expected to increase in the foreseeable future. In contrast, the stocks of young pigs up to 50 kilograms increased by 0,7 percent to 1,87 million animals and fattening pigs from 50 kilograms by 0,6 percent to 3,93 million head compared to the 2002 result.
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Livestock and Meat
At the meat wholesale markets, business with sides of beef was brisk with mostly unchanged prices. For cuts, demand shifted to fine cuts such as roast beef and filet, for which higher demands could be enforced. There were still a sufficient number of young bulls for sale on the slaughter cattle market in the reporting week, and prices were corrected downwards again. Fixed prices could be achieved in the north and west for the continued shortage of cows for slaughter. In the south, however, no further surcharges were granted due to the calm demand for meat. The average price for O3 cows rose by one cent to EUR 1,79 per kilogram slaughter weight, while the average price for R3 young bulls fell by three cents to EUR 2,49 per kilogram. The mail order business with beef ran smoothly. At best, cow meat can be marketed in Denmark and France at unchanged prices, and some price concessions have had to be made. Export of beef to Russia is steady with relatively large trade volumes. – In the coming week, prices for young bulls should no longer be under so much pressure. If there is little change in the range of slaughter cows, at least unchanged prices can be expected. – There was a significant increase in sales in the veal trade. The available supply of veal for slaughter was offset by good demand. According to preliminary information, animals billed at a flat rate brought in 4,65 euros per kilogram on the federal average, five cents more than before. – The situation on the veal market is stable.
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Christoph Silber-Bonz succeeds Martin Fuchs
Christoph Silber-Bonz is the new managing director of the Hessen Butchers' Association, the state guild association for around 1.800 companies in the Hessian butchers' trade. The 35-year-old political scientist is the successor to Martin Fuchs, who is moving to the German Butchers' Association on May 1, 2004 as General Manager.
Born in Odenwald, Silber-Bonz studied political science and history in Bonn and then worked for Nestlé Foodservice GmbH and then for the North Hessian employers' associations in Kassel. Since December 2000 he has been Head of Communications at the German Butchers' Association and is therefore already well acquainted with the butcher's trade and the issues in this sector.
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The Federal Research Center for Viral Diseases in Animals in Riems has confirmed another case of BSE in Bavaria. It is a female Fleckvieh cattle from Upper Bavaria, born on November 02.11.1996nd, XNUMX. The animal was examined during slaughter. In the final clarification by the Federal Research Institute for Viral Diseases in Animals, TSE-typical prion protein was clearly detected.
This is the 5nd BSE case in 2004 in Bavaria. In 2003 there were 21 cases of BSE, 27 in 2002, 59 in 2001 and five in 2000. Altogether there are 117 cases of BSE in Bavaria.
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Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 of September 22, 2003 on genetically modified food and feed and Regulation No. 1830/2003 of September 22, 2003 on traceability and labeling of genetically modified organisms and on traceability from genetically engineered Food and feed produced with modified organisms and the amendment to Directive 2001/18/EC were published in the Official Journal of the European Union on October 18, 2003 (OJ L 268, page 1 ff. and 24 ff.). Both regulations came into force on November 7, 2003. After the six-month transitional period, Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003 with the new labeling requirements from April 18, 2004 must be applied. Regulation (EC) No. 1830/2003, which will primarily be of importance in the food sector with regard to traceability requirements, will apply from the 65th day after the publication of the unique identifiers. With the publication of Regulation (EC) No. 2004/14 of the EC Commission of January 2004, 10 on a system for the development and assignment of specific identifiers for genetically modified organisms (OJ No. 16 of January 2004, 5, p. 1830 ff.), Regulation (EC) No. 2003/15 applies from April 2004, XNUMX. Both regulations are directly applicable Community law and no longer require national implementation by the member states of the European Union. Start of validity and transition period
According to Art. 46 (2) of Regulation (EC) No. 1829/2003, the (new) labeling requirements set out in this regulation "do not apply to products whose manufacturing process was initiated before this regulation came into force, provided that these products comply with the of the legislation applicable to this Regulation". This means that foods manufactured after April 18, 2004 must comply with the new labeling requirements, while products produced earlier or the manufacturing process of which started at least before this date must comply with the labeling regulations in force at that (earlier) date and if this is the case, can be sold off indefinitely. According to the opinion of the Ministry of Consumer Protection, existing stocks of goods for which there is no information about a labeling obligation or no clarification about the origin due to the legal traceability regulations that have not yet applied are allowed until April 15, 2004 (start of validity of Regulation (EC) No. 1830/2003). can be procured, still used up, ie processed.
