Champion success for Dalziel’s Chorley Butchers Show
Retail butchery specialist Dalziel has crowned Jessica Leliuga of Ye Olde Sausage Shop, Oswaldtwistle as ‘the most creative young butcher in the North West’ at Dalziel’s Chorley Butchers Show. Over 300 visitors from the retail butchery and catering trade travelled to Dalziel’s trade show held at its Chorley depot in Lancashire with special guest Paralympic GB cyclist and London 2012 silver medal winner Rik Waddon. Featured at the show...
FSA completes review of animal welfare standards in slaughterhouses
The Food Standards Agency has completed a programme of unannounced inspections of all slaughterhouses in Britain, to ensure that the businesses are meeting their obligations on animal welfare standards and that FSA teams are checking their controls appropriately. The decision to implement the unannounced inspections was taken by the FSA when footage emerged earlier this year of apparent cruelty to animals in two slaughterhouses....
Free Range Meats and First Choice Meat help promote Cumberland sausage
Free Range Meats and First Choice Meats recently celebrated the Cumberland sausage at Muncaster Castle along with over 3,000 people. Gary McClure of Woodland Free Range Meats won the Favourite Butcher’s Sausage vote. There was a sausage eating competition hosted by First Choice Meats with local Ash Harrington from Workington posting a winning time of 1 min 47 secs.
EU rules force eAML2 change
New EU rules on country of origin labelling mean eAML2 (the electronic pig movement service) will have to change to accommodate the amendments. The rules will apply to all producers sending pigs to slaughter and the changes mean the origin of the pigs will have to be declared. BPEX head of technical Andrew Knowles said: “This is not a major change but does mean producers will have to answer some extra questions to comply with the EU...
Vaughan’s Family Butchers triumphs in Wales heat of WorldSkills UK butchery contest
The Wales heat of the Butchery WorldSkills UK National Competition, hosted by Randall Parker Foods, was won by Matthew Edwards, of Vaughan’s Family Butchers, Penyffordd, near Chester. WorldSkills UK National Skills Competitions are designed to enhance apprenticeship and training programmes and improve and drive skills in the industry. Butchery is one of more than 60 skills to feature in this year’s competitions....
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