BMPA responds to NFU call for funding of meat marketing
Following Stuart Roberts of the NFU, calling for processors to match AHDB marketing funding pound-for-pound the BMPA has said it would: “Welcome a meeting or even a beef summit involving everyone in the supply chain including the retailers and foodservice sector who are our link to the consumer.” The statement from the British Meat Processors Association expresses disappointment with Roberts’ approach and says it...
US Ambassador claims hormone-fed beef and chlorine washed chicken are myths
In an article for Saturday’s Daily Telegraph, fears over chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-fed beef are described as ‘myths’, by Woody Johnson, the US ambassador to the UK. Mr Johnson urged the UK to embrace US farming methods after Washington published its objectives for a UK-US trade deal. He also said the EU’s ‘Museum of Agriculture’ approach was not sustainable, adding that American farmers are making a vital contribution...
Call for nitrites reduction in processed meats
A cross-party group of politicians are calling for nitrites to be removed from processed meats including bacon, claiming that nitrite-free alternatives are safer and should be more widely used. Responding to the claim, Nick Allen of the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) said that nitrites are authorised additives and that they are only used in curing meats to help preserve them and to add flavour. He added: “The European Food...
Food Waste Champion appointed by Defra
Environment Secretary, Michael Gove has appointed Ben Elliot as the government’s first Food Surplus and Waste Champion. Mr Elliot is tasked with helping to promote awareness of food waste. The appointment is a key part of the government’s new Resources and Waste Strategy launched in December, and will support the commitment set out in the Strategy and 25 Year Environment Plan to work towards eliminating food waste to landfill by 2030....
Call for taxes on ‘unhealthy food’
Professor Dame Sally Davies, the Chief Medical Officer, has called for taxes to be applied to so called unhealthy ‘junk food’ in her annual report. The new report outlines plans to create a more healthy nation by 2040, with an emphasis on improving the environment and making it easier for people to be healthier. In addition, the report calls for the means of tackling the preventable causes of chronic diseases and cancers –...
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