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... australian pork ltd’s annual australian ham week, 3-10 july, kicks off again with the winners of the nationwide quest to name the country’s very best australian ham ... apl, the national representative body for pork producers, said the week was an opportunity to celebrate australia’s excellent home-made ham, and for consumers to take advantage of its australian porkmark trademarked label to identify wholly australian pork products ... current labelling for ham and other smallgoods products can be misleading, or at the least, confusing,” says andrew spencer ceo of australian pork limited (apl), the nation’s representative body for pork producers ... “for example ‘made in australia’ does not mean the product is made from australian grown pork, only that it has been manufactured here ... but the pink porkmark clearly distinguishes the pork as being made from australian pork - from god’s country, not god knows where ... ” the hot pink, ‘fail-safe’ identification sticker allows consumers to easily identify products made from 100 percent australian pork, produced in line with australian health and safety practices ... to date, there are over 318 butchers and smallgoods producers licensed to carry the australian porkmark on their product ... since the inception of australian ham week in 2010, the number of licensees nation wide has increased by almost 40% ... butchers and retailers across the country will be participating in australian ham week with ham tastings and special offers ... the australian ham week winners, judged by fleishmeister horst schurger and chefs paul mcdonald and simon bestley, are: australia’s best ham: westridge meats, toowoomba, qld boneless: 1st - westridge meats, toowoomba, qld; 2nd - schulz butchers, angaston, sa; 3rd -andrew’s choice smokehouse, laverton north, vic traditional bone in: 1st - barossa fine foods, elizabeth west, sa; 2nd - grays modern meat mart toowoomba, qld; 3rd - thompson’s fresh foods, hobart, tas -->

... australia’s first laser guided pork cutting robot has been installed, at a cost of $700,000, at craig mostyn group’s linley valley fresh pork processing works at wooroloo, wa ... alongside matching dollar funding from the australian government’s food innovation grants program, the laser guided cutting robots program was also supported by food equipment australia, banss meat technology of germany, australian pork limited, wa pork producers’ association and the pork crc ... “recognising that denmark, canada and the usa, australia’s major fresh pork competitors in singapore, had already addressed the challenges of food safety, productivity and labour costs by investing in robotic cutting machines, supported by laser guided imaging to maximise efficiency, australia simply had to invest in the technology to protect its competitive edge,” said ron penn, craig mostyn group general manager, meat and livestock division

... in addition to being hgp-free, all coles fresh beef will be 100% australian produced ... the move follows the supermarket group’s decision late last year to stop selling pork produced using controversial sow stalls or farrowing crates, a move that may have contributed to the australian pork industry’s subsequent decision to phase out the stalls entirely

... in a world first, the australian pork industry voted today to voluntarily phase out the use of gestation or sow stalls by 2017 ... the vote, held yesterday at the annual general meeting (agm) of australian pork limited (apl), the industry’s peak representative body, is a major step for australian pork producers ... “to successfully achieve this outcome by 2017, pork farmers will require support from regulators, political stake holders, the retail sector, consumers and the general community ... ” as a result of the vote, apl will start a round of meetings with state and federal agriculture ministers to brief them on the voluntary phase out and what this step means for australian pork farmers ... coles has announced a phasing out of sow-stall pork products, including ham and bacon, from australian and overseas suppliers by 2014 ... on a global footing, yesterday’s historic vote propels australian pork producers onto the world stage as leaders in animal welfare policy development ... it also provides the marketing opportunity for australian pork to differentiate itself against its global competitors who continue to use gestation stalls ... “coles responded to consumer concerns by gaining a commitment from their producers to end the use of sow stalls by 2014, so we call on other australian producers to also meet this date,” spokeswoman glenys oogjes said

... coles today announced an extension of its ban on pork raised in sow stalls to include pork products manufactured overseas ... the move has been welcomed by australian pork farmers, with the playing field for fresh pork products, processed ham and bacon now levelled between australian producers and their international counterparts ... “coles is leading the way by applying its production standards to all its branded processed pork products, regardless of their country of origin,” australian pork limited (apl) ceo, andrew spencer said ... “it’s important consumers have a choice in what pork products they purchase ... ” the australian public has widely supported the move to ban sow stalls, or gestation crates, with tasmania moving to remove the devices entirely in the next five years, and western australia limiting their use ... the entire australian pork industry is debating the future of the use of sow stalls, with the ‘shaping our future’ consultation process underway since june this year ... however, while support for free-range pork is on the rise, research by australian pork limited suggests that most consumers don’t fully understand the labelling practices for pork products, with around 70% of consumers favouring free-range pork, but believing that the terms ‘free range’ and ‘bred free range’ are the same

... in a bid to help confused australian consumers and in a fight back for the country’s embattled pork producers, australian ham week will be launched today (5 july) ... australian pork producers have for some time now been battling against the flood of subsidised imports from denmark, for bacon and the us and canada for leg meat (ham) ... more than $10 million worth of pork imports, or over 2 ... 6 million kilograms of frozen pork, arrives by boat in australia every week ... the initiative to do this has been launched by the australian pork industry producer body, australian pork limited (apl), and has been called australian ham week ... australian ham week will highlight the australian porkmark label ... the hot pink australian porkmark logo is a sure fired way to guarantee what is in the packet is 100 per cent australian home grown and manufactured ham ... the inaugural australian ham week will be heralded with the announcement of the winners of the australian porkmark ham awards for excellence ... consumer research has shown that 87 per cent of australians prefer to buy australian grown food if they could identify it, but the existing country of origin labelling regulations makes it difficult for consumers to do this ... apl ceo andrew spencer says: “traditional australian grocery labelling laws are vague and very confusing for consumers ... the square, pink australian porkmark is a no-ifs-no-buts guarantee of australian origin ... as an essential part of the yuletide feast, central to christmas in july celebrations and throughout the ensuing cold months, australian ham week will not only showcase quality, australian ham but raises awareness of the importance of supporting the local australian pork industry ... open to all smallgoods processors that make their ham from australian grown pork, the entries for australian porkmark ham awards for excellence were divided into two categories: bone-in and boneless; and judged against key criteria, including appearance, texture, aroma and taste

... dr roger campbell, ceo of australia’s pork cooperative research centre (crc), is increasingly convinced that fresh australian pork has a range of largely untapped health and nutrition attributes ... ”there’s just something about pork,” he said, after welcoming almost 500 people to the 2010 pan pacific pork expo (pppe) on queensland’s gold coast ... the pork crc supports research into such pork qualities as its role in improving thiamine status and reducing heart disease and type two diabetes, plus the possible benefits of its selenium content and its effect on satiety ... “these are just some of the things we’re studying, researching and reviewing, particularly as part of pork crc program three, which is managed by heather channon of apl,” dr campbell said ... “everything we do is really about health, as we need a healthy animal to feed nutritious pork to enhance human health, while maintaining a healthy environment and a healthy economic platform to support investment and capture value for stakeholders up and down the chain, from producers to consumers ... ” a central theme of the pork crc’s bid for a second term is a commitment to refine and focus its attention on motivating and up-skilling australia’s pork industry to produce pork more efficiently, more ethically, more sustainably and more economically ... in keeping with the 2010 pppe theme, ‘next generation pork - finding the balance’, the pork crc sponsored ‘pork power’ a day two concurrent session which analysed the importance of maintaining healthy pork for a healthy market ... associate professor karen charlton, school of health sciences, wollongong university, nsw, revealed that pork had a more positive effect on pyy, one of the human hormones controlling appetite, than chicken and a similar effect on satiety, or feeling of fullness, as lean beef and chicken ... with two thirds of adult australians obese and childhood obesity increasing, this represented a new marketing opportunity for the pork industry in the context of consumer demand for foods to improve health and wellbeing

... victorian smallgoods producer fabbris will add the australian porkmark, guaranteeing entirely australian pork content, to its new packaging in may ... in the absence of country-of-origin labelling, australian pork limited has introduced the australian porkmark industry certification to help consumers easily identify products that are 100% australian-grown ... fabbris, established in 1980, is a family-owned producer of premium pork products, including ham, bacon, frankfurts, prosciutto and salami

... this week (march 15-21) is australia’s first ever bacon week, a new initiative launched by the pork industry producer’s body, australian pork limited (apl) to highlight the pink square australian porkmark - the only guaranteed way you can choose 100 per cent home grown and manufactured bacon ... this theme is designed to highlight the fact that the majority of pork used to make bacon sold in australia was created on the other side of the world ... this initiative came about because australia’s pork industry continues to face huge challenges from the massive amounts of frozen pork landing in australia from highly subsidised agricultural countries like denmark, canada and the united states ... more than $10 million worth of pork imports arrives in australia every week ... apl ceo andrew spencer says: “traditional australian grocery labeling laws are vague ... the pink australian porkmark is your guarantee of australian origin ... the awards for excellence bacon competition was open to butchers and smallgoods processors who make bacon from 100 per cent australian pork ... the essential criterion in this competition was that the pork had to be sourced from australian grown pigmeat