Innovative Meat Packaging Solutions
Research from the University of Bologna indicates that while temperature control remains more critical than atmospheric composition for bacterial management in eggs, carbon dioxide-based packaging shows significant promise for maintaining product quality throughout distribution, retail display, and home storage periods.
European Food Safety Standards
European consumers benefit from some of the world's most stringent food safety regulations, and ongoing collaborative efforts ensure these standards continue to improve and protect public health across the continent.
Food Safety Authority Under Scrutiny
Agricultural workers, advocacy organizations, students, and community activists have assembled to voice concerns about potential commercial influence within the food safety regulatory framework, with particular focus on EFSA's role in oversight.
Animal Welfare Standards Enforcement
Compassion in World Farming activists, accompanied by symbolic representations, visited the Italian State Tourist Board in London to deliver a formal communication for Tourism Minister Piero Gnudi regarding sow housing regulations.
International Poultry Research Conference 2026
The combined XXI European Symposium on Poultry Meat Quality and XV European Symposium on Egg and Egg Product Quality will convene at Centro Congressi Giovanni XXIII in Bergamo, Italy, from September 15-19, 2026.
Challenges in Meeting 2026 Welfare Requirements
Italy's pig breeding sector faces considerable challenges in transitioning to the 2026 group housing requirements for sows, with many facilities struggling to implement the necessary modifications.