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EU Parliament Authorises Reform of Public Health Checks on Pork

2013-10-10 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

EU - Proposals to allow official abattoir vets to declare pork fit for human consumption after a simple visual check, without systematic incision or palpation, will go ahead after MEPs rejected a veto motion tabled by the Food Safety Committee on Wednesday (9 October).

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UK Parliament Blasts Google Over Piracy

2013-09-26 19:00:16| TechNewsWorld

Departing from the normal routine of chiding Google over taxes, British parliament is trying its hand at chiding Google over piracy. A select committee accused Google of apathetically failing to curb piracy. The chairman of the committee, John Whittingdale, said that MPs were "unimpressed by Google's continued failure to stop" displaying search results for illegal content.

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EU Parliament Rejects Simplification of Pig Meat Inspections

2013-09-26 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

EU - Eurogroup for Animals welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament’s Environment Committee of a motion for a resolution rejecting the European Commission’s draft regulation to simplify pig meat inspections.

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Event at European Parliament Highlights Plight of Pigs

2013-09-25 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News

EU - Yesterday, at the European Parliament, English actress and campaigner Joanna Lumley, briefed Members of the European Parliament in Brussels on the plight of pigs in the European Union and the widespread breaches of Council Directive 2001/88/EC laying down minimum standards for the protection of pigs.

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