Cover story
Hungary is actively modernising and updating its pork sector as it prepares for EU accession next May, 2004.

It is quite possible that Poland's important pork sector will take an initial hard blow after it joins the EU next year.

Review
Poznan, Poland, was the base for an international working environment seminar focusing on increasing profits in the Polish meat industry and the EU's enlargement to Eastern Europe.

Preview
Anuga 2003 will bring together the world's top food producers at one location. Companies and organizations involved in meat, sausage, game and poultry will have their very own exhibition hall, where they will present the latest trends in the international market.

Sausage technology
The EU's new stricter regulations regarding meat labelling can easily be complied with by using modern laboratory analysis techniques.

Ingredients
The use of soluble soy proteins for injection in meat cuts can be a very useful tool to increase the value of case-ready meat, as it enhances the tenderness of the meat. It can also be used in combination with flavourings, further increasing the added value of the cuts.

Diseases
The discovery of BSE on single cow in Canada on May 20 and the ensuing closure of borders to Canadian beef and cattle are disrupting the entire North American beef trade.

 
August 28, 2003