Latest Industry News – Page 316
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Angus burgers at McDonald’s off the menu
As US beef prices hit record highs, McDonald’s has removed its premium Angus burgers from its menus.A consultant to McDonald’s, Richard Adams is reported to have told Associated Press: “When you can get four or five burgers off the Dollar Menu, nobody’s going to buy the Angus burger. The Dollar ...
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Leatherhead launches new EU-approved horse DNA test
Leatherhead Food Research has developed a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay to detect the presence of horse DNA as an adulterant of fresh meat or of uncooked food products such as beef burgers. The test utilises the recently released European Union Reference Laboratory for Animal Proteins (EURL-AP) recommended protocol ...
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Organic sales increase over three months since the horsemeat scandal
According to the Soil Association the latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel reveal organic sales through supermarkets have increased steadily for the past three months. The 12 week year on year picture shows a +1.6% for organic food sales - the first time the market has seen year on year growth ...
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Sheep carcase quality decline reflects weather conditions
British lamb carcase quality decreased slightly in 2012 , with 57.5% of lambs meeting the target ‘R3L or Better’ classification required by the main markets, according to the latest figures released by EBLEX from a sample of 133,400 lambs slaughtered in British abattoirs last year.The decline represents a modest drop ...
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NewsInternational Young Butcher Competition
Andrew Brassington of Ludlow Food Centre and Kyle Mottram of Keelham Farm Shop have been successful in matching the performance of the UK’s 2012 team by finishing in fifth place, ahead of France at this year’s International Young Butcher Competition.Kyle Mottram (left) and Andrew Brassington.The two 22 year olds competed ...
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NFU joins European coalition to demand fair treatment
The NFU has joined a coalition of farmers’ organisations from Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Finland and Denmark to fight against CAP proposals that could result in significant reductions to farmers’ direct payments.Negotiators from the European Commission, European Parliament and Agriculture Council are currently discussing proposals to allow member states ...
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NewsKeelham Farm Shop acquires Ambler Pies
Two of Yorkshire’s long-established butchery businesses have merged, with Keelham Farm Shop acquiring neighbouring business, H Ambler and Sons Ltd. Both businesses are based in Thornton on the outskirts of Bradford, and already have a close relationship as Ambler has supplied Keelham Farm Shop with pies for the past 30 ...
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EU proposes tighter controls post horsegate
New measures to tighten controls on the health of animals and plants entering the European food chain have been proposed by the European Commission.In the wake of the horse meat scandal which rocked Europe’s food industry, Tonio Borg, the health and consumer policy commissioner, has announced a legislative package which ...
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BPEX online data entry up and running
The introduction of the BPEX Real Welfare programme has reached another milestone with a web portal going live to allow vets to submit data from the paper forms. This means the information can be uploaded straight into the database which is now starting to build up a picture of the ...
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Mariani Foods is exclusive supplier of bespoke Beef Jerky to Selfridges
Mariani Foods, a leading producer of premium beef jerky, has secured a deal with prestigious department store, Selfridges, to supply its London, Birmingham and Manchester stores with a bespoke range of its beef jerky for their Food Hall delicatessen counters. It will be the exclusive supplier of all beef jerky ...
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British pig farmers need gentle and gradual growth to reduce Britain’s import bill
Britain needs to see a ‘gentle and gradual' renewal of its pig industry, leading to more efficient food production and a reduction in the nation’s food import bill, says the National Pig Association.It will also mean more environmentally-friendly farming, and it will help maintain the nation’s reputation for being one ...
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Winners of the best bacon butty competition
Rosemary Sheehan, a care assistant from Nottingham makes the UK’s best home-made bacon butty, according to olive magazine. Sheehan impressed chief judge John Torode with a winning family recipe involving peanut butter, mayonnaise, onion and Kingsmill bread. Meanwhile the Bolster Moor Farm Shop in Golcar, Huddersfield has been named the ...
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EBLEX launches new initiative to help drive ram sales
Commercial interest in performance recording of sheep flocks has prompted a new initiative to help breeders drive sales of rams.EBLEX’s Better Returns Programme (BRP) and Signet Breeding Services have introduced certificates to highlight flocks that have been measured by Signet’s team of accredited ultrasound technicians.The certificates show the number of ...
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Project helps beef and sheep producers reduce their water footprint
Reducing water use on beef and sheep farms is the aim of a research and development project recently launched by EBLEX.Work behind 'Testing the Water', part two of EBLEX’s environmental roadmap, shows that 67 litres of valuable blue water, water taken out of the available water supply, is needed to ...
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NewsNew faces for BPEX board
Two new members have joined the board of BPEX, one from the processing side of the industry while the other is a producer.Packington Pork's Rob Mercer.Rob Mercer studied Agriculture at Newcastle University before returning home to the family business to work with his father and brother.It is a mixed farming ...
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Cranswick acquisition shortens its supply chain
Cranswick has acquired the whole of the issued share capital of East Anglian Pigs Limited (EAP) signalling a return to its involvement in production.EAP, a successful business involved in the breeding, rearing and finishing of British pigs operates in the British premium outdoor pig-rearing sector and has accreditation under RSPCA ...
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NewsJSR’s first student placement establishes ongoing research into piglet mortality in freedom farrowing systems
JSR Genetics’ first ever placement student, Hannah Sewell, has established an important research project that will continue to be funded by Sainsbury’s and will see involvement from the Scottish Agricultural College once she returns to University in September.Hannah Sewell.Hannah (20) is midway through a degree in Biology at the University ...
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NewsNick Nairn and QMS help inspire Scottish pupils
One of Scotland’s favourite chefs, Nick Nairn, visited a Fife school this week to cook a Scotch Beef dish with pupils studying home economics and health and food technology.This week’s visit to Woodmill High School in Dunfermline was one of three cooking sessions Nick is undertaking with schools this month, ...
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UK lamb forecast revised down
Poor weather conditions have led to the 2013 UK lamb crop being revised down to 15.8 million head, 8% (1.36 million) lower than the estimated 2012 crop which it was expected to equal, according to the latest forecast from EBLEX/AHDB.The downgrade, which comes despite a marginal increase in the breeding ...
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'Exercise Compliance' will check for illegal pigmeat
The British pig industry will this week start checking that pork from illegal European Union farms is not entering the British food chain.National Pig Association's (NPA) 'Exercise Compliance' follows what it claims is the success of its website Wall of Fame, where the nation's top retailers and brands have pledged ...
