Opinion
Food for thought
Maintaining traditional eating habits helps communities stay connected to their heritage, says IMTA’s Lamyah Moochhala, which is why it is necessary to be informed by cultural diversity when considering both meat marketing tactics and the National Food Strategy.
“Skills for what?”
Exhausted by endless Government soundbites, the BPC’s Kerry Maxwell argues that it’s time to look beyond the platitudes to properly interrogate what needs to be done to tackle the UK’s skills gap for the future.
AIMS “increasingly frustrated” with ad hoc Bluetongue controls
The Association of Independent Meat Suppliers has revealed its frustration with the UK Bluetongue controls, as executive director Jason Aldiss finds the controls have imposed costs and disrupted the meat industry.
Taking a global approach to domestic food security
IMTA’s Katie Doherty highlights how Government policy must support strategic two-way trade that works in balance with domestic food production to achieve a stable food supply in the UK.
The lure of talking shops
Government has set up two new bodies with the aim of tackling the issues facing food production in the UK. But JP Garnier highlights a need for clear, harmonious priorities and proper industry representation.
The future of food eco-labels
Consumers rely on eco-labels to make informed decisions about the food they buy, but without an agreed framework to govern standards, they are just as likely to misinform as they are to provide clarity, argues the BMPA’s Lucas Daglish.
