Potential Probiotic Cultures Need to Prove Themselves in the Actual Salami Process
A new Brazilian study on Italian-style salami shows that potentially probiotic lactic cultures are useful only when they are assessed within the actual processing window. Survival in the final product alone is not enough: temperature, pH, salt, nitrite, water activity and colour development must be treated as one system.
Meat Export Data Show Why Value, Product Mix and Market Access Must Be Read Together
July data published by the U.S. Meat Export Federation describe an export market that cannot be understood from total volume alone. For beef, year-on-year volume was essentially steady while export value rose 6% to $796.7 million. For pork, both volume and value declined 6%, to 224,305 tonnes and $641.8 million respectively.
Chile Makes Origin, Classification and Cut Labelling a Core Consumer-Protection Test
Chile is reinforcing controls under its Meat Law ahead of the Fiestas Patrias holiday period, when meat consumption rises sharply. The Ministry of Agriculture reports that the Agricultural and Livestock Service, SAG, had completed 3,939 inspections by August out of 7,246 scheduled for 2026. It issued 245 infringement notices, equal to 6.2% of inspections carried out.
Pig-Health Innovation Connects Vaccine Development with Antibiotic Stewardship and Supply Stability
On 1 September, the United Kingdom opened a new Farming Innovation Programme round worth £13 million to move research solutions into practical agriculture. Among the referenced projects is an enhanced Streptococcus suis vaccine intended to protect pigs against multiple strains of one of the sector’s most common bacterial infections.
England’s Gamebird Review Puts Welfare Evidence at the Centre of the Game-Meat Chain
On 4 September, the UK government opened a call for evidence on the breeding, release and shooting of gamebirds in England. The process will examine effects on wildlife, protected habitats, disease spread, animal welfare, wildlife crime and natural-resource use. The consultation remains open until 1 November 2026.
