Latest Industry News – Page 232
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NewsIndustry unites for ‘Year of British Food’
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), National Farmers Union (NFU), Red Tractor and Love British Food are uniting to coordinate a calendar of events for the autumn of 2016 which has been designated the 'Year of British Food' by the Government.Liz Truss: "Our food industry has so much to ...
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NewsChanges to rules for livestock movements
Defra has announced new movement reporting rules for farmers, which are set to be introduced in England from July.Farming Minister, George Eustice.Under the existing animal movement regime, many farmers must report livestock movements to any other land they own or rent beyond a five-mile radius of their home farm. The ...
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NewsBeef and lamb lines extended
In the last year, supermarkets have introduced 22 new lines in the mini roast category to support the long-term sustainability of the sector.The focus is also to encourage new consumers, due to new development work by AHDB Beef and Lamb.The programme is helping to add value to the carcase while ...
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NewsExport growth for Parma Ham
Recent figures have shown that Parma Ham ended last year with a production of approximately 8,462,000 hams, with the UK being an important market for the Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) product.The UK held 12.4% of the total exports in 2015 with a turnover of £27.8 million, just below the ...
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NewsHCC and PGI Welsh Lamb team up for comedy festival
Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC) has announced PGI Welsh Lamb as an official partner of the Machynlleth Comedy Festival, which will take place this weekend.Chefs will be cooking a variety of PGI Welsh Lamb dishes at the comedy festival.The comedy festival, based in Powys, Wales, is in its seventh year and ...
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NewsScottish red meat industry faces challenges and opportunities, says QMS
A combination of both challenges and opportunities lie ahead for the Scottish red meat industry according to Quality Meat Scotland chairman, Jim McLaren.QMS chairman, Jim McLaren.Speaking about the frustration being felt in the supply chain, in particular by livestock farmers whose cash-flow has been hit by a combination of reduced ...
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NewsRetailers urged to support Scottish lamb
In a call for action, NFU Scotland has written to some of the UK’s largest retailers querying when they expect to exclusively stock home-produced lamb in their stores.The major retailers in question include Tesco, Asda, Waitrose and Co-op.While imported lamb has long been a feature on shop shelves, particularly at ...
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NewsUS beef and lamb markets could boost British livestock sector
The NFU believes that accessing the US beef and lamb markets would be hugely advantageous for British livestock farmers.Liz Truss, Defra secretary of state, announced that the country is a step closer to opening up a £60 million a year export boost, following further talks between the UK and the ...
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NewsAsda recalls product due to presence of salmonella
Asda has recalled its Chicken & Sweetcorn Pasta Salad due to the presence of salmonella, a bacterium that can cause food poisoning.The recall specifically refers to Asda’s 400g Chicken & Sweetcorn Pasta Salad with a use-by date of 23rd April 2016.The company has displayed product recall notices in stores selling ...
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NewsHCC hosts farm-to-fork tour for Far Eastern chefs
Chefs from major Hong Kong and Macau food destinations visited Wales for a Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) farm-to-fork tour, in a visit designed to help boost Welsh Lamb exports to the Far East.Paul Brown, Randall Parker Foods, and farmer Huw Tudor with the study group.The study ...
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Argo Poultry recalls Whole Cooked Chicken
Argo Poultry has instigated a recall for its Whole Cooked Chickens as the company has been producing and selling products with a shelf-life that is beyond the validated shelf-life.The recall specifically refers to all sizes of Argo Poultry’s Whole Cooked Chickens with dates between 20th April 2016 and 4th May ...
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NewsHammond's Butchers appoints new head butcher
Hammond's Butchers & Deli in Brentford, London, has announced the appointment of new head butcher, Phill Rickett. Rickett has had an extensive career with over 30 years of experience in the butchery business, including managing the Meat Department at Harvey Nichols.Phill Rickett, pictured left, with fellow colleage Pip Chaney.He was ...
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NewsPremier Young Butcher 2016 crowned
James Henshaw of Taylor’s Farm Shop in Lathom, Lancashire, has been crowned Britain’s best young butcher after beating seven other elite butcher apprentices at the finals of the Premier Young Butcher Competition 2016.James Henshaw with NFMFT president, Jim Sperring and master of the Worshipful Company of Butchers, Patricia Dart.The competitors ...
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NewsQSM beef and lamb opportunities in Barbados
Exports of premium beef and lamb cuts to the West Indies present a significant opportunity for the industry, according to AHDB Beef and Lamb.Susana Morris, AHDB Beef and Lamb export manager, Americas.The organisation has been working with premium retailers and restaurants in Barbados to promote pre-packed Quality Standard Mark (QSM) ...
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Electronic medicine book to record antibiotic usage data
An electronic medicine book for pigs is now available for all UK pig producers.Public and political pressure has seen the pig industry act to put itself in a more informed position on its antibiotic use and eMB-Pigs has been developed by AHDB Pork and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD) as ...
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NewsMM Meat Industry Awards take centre stage
With only four weeks remaining before the meat industry’s biggest and most important awards dinner – which takes place in London on 20th May – organisers YPL Exhibitions and Events report that, as usual, the annual event is attracting much excitement and great interest from right across the UK meat ...
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NewsSAMW reveals new presidential team
The Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW) has announced a series of new appointments to its presidential team.Allan Jess of A.P. Jess Ltd., one of Scotland’s largest family-owned meat groups, has become the new president.Allan Jess.He replaces Alan McNaughton who completed his presidential term at the end of SAMW’s annual ...
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NewsFSA suspends campylobacter survey
The Foods Standards Agency (FSA) has temporarily suspended its testing for campylobacter levels on chickens bought from shops and supermarkets.Currently the FSA tests campylobacter levels by measuring the amount of the bug on the neck skin of the chicken, generally the most contaminated part of the bird. However the FSA ...
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NewsHCC reports dip in UK lamb exports
A critical cocktail of low consumer purchasing power, punitive exchange rates, cheap imports and supply surfeits forced UK lamb exports to dip by nearly a quarter in the last 12 months, reports Hybu Cig Cymru-Meat Promotion Wales’ (HCC).Sheepmeat exports during 2015 were significantly impeded by the strength of Sterling against ...
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NewsEmployment award for ABP
Perth-based meat processing company ABP Food Group has been named Skills Development Scotland’s (SDS) Youth Employer of the Month for the company’s commitment to Modern Apprenticeships and training.Various employees at ABP Food Group’s Inveralmond Industrial Estate site have completed their Food and Drink Operations meat and poultry processing Modern Apprenticeship ...
