https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed In a bid to protect its pork industry, Denmark began building a fence on Monday along its border with Germany to keep out wild boar infected with the African swine fever virus. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190128/denmark-raises-fence-on-german-border-to-prevent-swine-fever Mon, 28 Jan 2019 15:13:33 +0100 denmark-raises-fence-on-german-border-to-prevent-swine-fever The cost to Denmark’s food industry could stretch into billions of kroner if the United Kingdom leaves the European Union on March 29th without a withdrawal agreement. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190115/no-deal-brexit-could-cost-denmark-billions-companies-looking-for-alternative-markets-ministry Tue, 15 Jan 2019 10:11:06 +0100 no-deal-brexit-could-cost-denmark-billions-companies-looking-for-alternative-markets-ministry The Danish Nature Agency is to supplement a fence along the border with Germany with a floating barrier in an effort to keep wild boar from crossing into the country. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180716/denmark-to-add-floating-barriers-to-anti-swine-flu-border-fence Mon, 16 Jul 2018 11:47:29 +0200 denmark-to-add-floating-barriers-to-anti-swine-flu-border-fence Parliament will vote on Monday over whether to build a 70km long, 1.5 metre-high fence along Denmark’s border with Germany. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180604/danish-government-to-vote-on-swine-flu-border-fence Mon, 04 Jun 2018 10:27:06 +0200 danish-government-to-vote-on-swine-flu-border-fence A proposed 70 kilometre-long fence on Denmark’s southern border with Germany, which the government says will help prevent swine flu spreading into the country, will not be effective, an experienced Danish hunter has said. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180404/denmarks-border-fence-would-be-no-use-wild-boar-can-swim-across-hunter Wed, 04 Apr 2018 15:01:19 +0200 denmarks-border-fence-would-be-no-use-wild-boar-can-swim-across-hunter Denmark’s conservative parties have backed a motion to erect a 70-kilometre-long fence along the country’s border with Germany in a measure to protect pork exports. https://www.thelocal.dk/20180322/denmark-to-build-70km-fence-to-keep-out-swine-virus Thu, 22 Mar 2018 12:52:22 +0100 denmark-to-build-70km-fence-to-keep-out-swine-virus Denmark will on Wednesday announce a series of new bilateral agreements with China at a ceremony in Beijing, where Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen is currently on an official visit. https://www.thelocal.dk/20170503/denmark-makes-deal-to-export-millions-of-sausages-to-china Wed, 03 May 2017 13:18:01 +0200 denmark-makes-deal-to-export-millions-of-sausages-to-china Public institutions in Randers will be obligated to serve pork, local politicians decided on Monday night in what was the latest battle in what has been dubbed the ‘meatball war’. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160119/city-fires-new-salvo-in-denmarks-meatball-war Tue, 19 Jan 2016 09:47:16 +0100 city-fires-new-salvo-in-denmarks-meatball-war In an apparent bid to warn about the dangers of mass immigration and multiculturalism, Inger Støjberg told a false story about a daycare banning pork from kids’ lunches. https://www.thelocal.dk/20160112/danish-integration-minister-slammed-for-false-pork-anecdote Tue, 12 Jan 2016 11:44:57 +0100 danish-integration-minister-slammed-for-false-pork-anecdote Swedes have hit out after it emerged that hundreds of thousands of underweight piglets are killed every year in Denmark by banging their heads against the floor. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150223/denmarks-killing-of-piglets-causes-anger-in-sweden Mon, 23 Feb 2015 20:46:00 +0100 denmarks-killing-of-piglets-causes-anger-in-sweden A random sampling of Danish pork sold in Stockholm supermarkets found the resistant MRSA bacteria in one in every five packages. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141114/danish-mrsa-pork-found-in-sweden Fri, 14 Nov 2014 10:04:00 +0100 danish-mrsa-pork-found-in-sweden The National Audit Office will look at the Food Ministry's actions and use of taxpayer money in attempting to stop the growing prevalence of swine MRSA in Denmark. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141006/handling-of-mrsa-outbreak-to-be-investigated Mon, 06 Oct 2014 22:59:00 +0200 handling-of-mrsa-outbreak-to-be-investigated The new outbreak stems from soups served at two hospitals and is not connected to the deli meat outbreak that has claimed 16 lives. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140927/new-listeria-outbreak-traced-to-three-deaths Sat, 27 Sep 2014 22:24:00 +0200 new-listeria-outbreak-traced-to-three-deaths An analysis of pork products in Denmark’s supermarkets found that every fifth pack is contaminated with MRSA. Just five years ago, a similar analysis found the bacteria in just five percent of products. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140924/every-fifth-pack-of-pork-carries-mrsa Wed, 24 Sep 2014 12:37:00 +0200 every-fifth-pack-of-pork-carries-mrsa In light of revelations that at least 13 children whose parents work in the swine industry have been infected with MRSA, a leading expert calls the authorities' approach 'unsustainable'. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140919/over-a-dozen-babies-infected-with-mrsa Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:35:17 +0200 over-a-dozen-babies-infected-with-mrsa "Simple mathematics" means that human deaths will result from an increase in the number of people infected with the antibiotic-resistant bacteria, two leading experts have warned. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140825/up-to-12000-infected-with-mrsa Mon, 25 Aug 2014 11:35:51 +0200 up-to-12000-infected-with-mrsa Checks by the food authorities discover 40 companies that didn't pull products as required. Listeria was also traced to a new food company, which was forced to temporarily close down for disinfection. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140821/companies-fined-for-not-pulling-listeria-infected-products Thu, 21 Aug 2014 12:56:00 +0200 companies-fined-for-not-pulling-listeria-infected-products Contaminated deli meat has now led to 13 deaths and at least 24 infections nationwide. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140819/another-death-attributed-to-listeria-outbreak Tue, 19 Aug 2014 15:44:04 +0200 another-death-attributed-to-listeria-outbreak The State Serum Institute said on Monday that additional cases could continue to pop up over the next several weeks. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140818/four-more-listeria-cases-confirmed Mon, 18 Aug 2014 12:05:00 +0200 four-more-listeria-cases-confirmed The Danish Veterinary and Food Administration should have been quicker to act, an official report concludes. One employee is demoted for an outbreak that contributed to the loss of 12 lives. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140817/serious-mistakes-in-handling-of-listeria-outbreak Mon, 18 Aug 2014 00:11:00 +0200 serious-mistakes-in-handling-of-listeria-outbreak