Latest Industry News – Page 325
-
News
Vion restructures its head office and ICT organisation
Following Vion's decision to exit the UK it is now restructuring its head office in Eindhoven and Vion ICT Services in The Netherlands with the loss of 40 of its 140 staff. Around 25 people will leave the company and 15 are expected to be made redundant.Vion said this was: ...
-
News
Borders shoppers to get a taste of Scotch lamb
Shoppers out and about in Galashiels this Saturday (26th January) are to be tempted with fresh, tasty Scotch Lamb.Sheep farmers from the Lothians and the Borders will be visiting Tesco and Asda stores in the town. To back up the message to buy Scottish, samples of tasty roast lamb will ...
-
News
Supermarkets set traceability challenge on imported pork
NFU Scotland has set major supermarkets a traceability challenge to reassure consumers and the industry that no illegally produced imported pork is appearing on their shelves. Major changes to pig welfare standards were introduced across Europe at the start of this year that significantly restrict the use of sow stalls ...
-
News
Food manufacturers challenged over illegal imports
British pig farmers are challenging food manufacturers, retailers and caterers to give a public commitment that they are not selling illegally-produced meat from farms that are flouting new European welfare legislation outlawing the prolonged confinement of sows in individual cages, known as 'stalls.'They have set up a website Wall-of-Fame-and-Shame which ...
-
NewsJames Martin announces EBLEX young chef 2012 champion
A 13-year-old boy from Lymington has been named the Red Tractor beef and lamb Make it with Mince National Champion 2012 by celebrity chef and TV presenter James Martin.As the winner of the EBLEX-backed competition, Keaton Leyland-Jones will enjoy a money-can’t-buy trip to London with an exclusive, behind the scenes ...
-
News
Burger King drops ABP as supplier
Burger King is to replace its Silvercrest products in both the UK and Ireland and has changed to a separate supplier.Silvercrest, a subsidiary of ABP Food Group, has been under investigation for potential contamination of retail products with horse meat. This company also supplied 100% pure beef patties for Burger ...
-
News
Labour party raises fears bute from horse meat may have entered the food chain
Labour shadow environment secretary, Mary Creagh, has raised concerns that the anti-inflammatory horse drug, phenylbutazone (also known as bute) may have entered the food chain. She claims to have evidence of some horses slaughtered in the UK last year tested positive for the drug, which is harmful to humans.Horses that ...
-
News
Welsh butchers give thumbs up to POS material
Promotional point of sale (POS) material, which aimed to help boost sales of Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef during the festive period, has been rated highly by butchers in Wales, according to Welsh red meat promotion agency Hybu Cig Cymru (HCC).Over 350 independent butchers and retailers in Wales were sent ...
-
NewsBPC's Peter Bradnock to retire
BPC chief executive Peter Bradnock announced he would retire this summer after more than 20 years with the British poultry industry.Mr Bradnock joined the BPC in 1991 from a New Zealand civil service background specialising in international and EU agricultural trade policy with postings in Brussels and Rome.Peter Bradnock (right) ...
-
News
Cherkizoovo Group increases its pork capacity
The Russian business, OJSC Cherkizovo Group has completed the construction of three Greenfield pork farms located in the Voronezh, Lipetsk and Tambov regions. The total capacity of the three complexes amounts to 37,500 tonnes of live weight of pork per year.The construction of the pork complexes began in 2010 and ...
-
News
Evidence secures big savings for pig industry
The Farm Energy Centre (FEC) working on behalf of the NPA have agreed New Climate Change Levy (CCL) targets with the Government which will save the pig industry an estimated £18.5 million over the next ten years.The NPA and FEC have been working closely with the Department for Energy and ...
-
NewsEU marinading legislation could devastate added value
Meat Management has discovered that amendments to the EU Food Additives Regulation 1129/2011 could, potentially, pose enormous problems for all producers of marinades for the meat industry and affect many products commonly available in the UK.It would appear that from May 2013 onwards, it may no longer be possible to ...
-
News
Countdown for product award entries!
The clock is ticking down to the deadline of 1st March, which is the product entry deadline for this year's Meat Management Industry Awards 2013.Entry is free for all product categories, Best Poultry Product, Britain's Best Sausage, Best Lamb Product, Best Beef Product and Best Pork Product. Awards organiser Emma ...
-
News
EU welfare regulations to be highlighted by EBLEX
EU welfare regulations will be highlighted for future leaders of the meat processing and trading businesses at a forthcoming conference.EBLEX will host the meeting of the Young European Meat Committee (YEMCO) in London on 10th to 11th May, where ideas and experiences will be shared on a range of industry ...
-
News
Ensure clean stock to avoid additional cost at slaughter
Ensuring livestock meet rules on cleanliness at slaughter will help producers avoid incurring additional costs, according to EBLEX.Producers are being advised to present only clean, dry stock for slaughter or risk paying more to satisfy additional controls. Additional costs could include clipping animals pre-slaughter or operating on a reduced kill ...
-
News
New groceries referee
The appointment of former Co-operative farms managing director Christine Tacon as the first Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) has been welcomed by the NFU as an important step in the battle to ensure fairness across the supply chain.Ms Tacon will be responsible for enforcing the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP), ...
-
News
ABP temporarily closes Silvercrest plant
ABP has taken the decision to temporarily close down the Silvercrest plant in County Monaghan with immediate effect. This week’s production has not been released from the plant.The company says its investigations are centring around two third party Continental suppliers and a company statement said: "Following receipt of this evening’s ...
-
News
Asda in talks with Vion over Gaerwen plant in Angelsey
According to BBC reports Asda and Vion are now in talks over the future of the Welsh Country Foods plant in Angelsey.This follows the Vion announcement that the factory at Gaerwen could close as a result of Asda's decision to swap suppliers. The closure could mean the loss of 350 ...
-
News
'Horsegate' should prompt debate on labelling
Clearer labelling on meat products to aid consumer choice and demonstrate greater transparency is needed to safeguard long-term consumer confidence in beef and lamb products.That’s the view of Nick Allen, EBLEX sector director, in the wake of the “horsegate” scandal that has gripped the UK this week.Nick welcomed the NFU ...
-
News
NFU demands action by UK retailers on sourcing and labelling policies
The NFU is calling on all UK retailers to address their sourcing and labelling policies following the revelations of tests which discovered horse DNA in burgers.NFU President Peter Kendall said: “The events of the past few days have severely undermined confidence in the UK food industry and farmers are rightly ...
