Latest Industry News – Page 341
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NewsGolf day for BDCI
Representatives from 21 meat companies participated in the recent BDCI annual Golf Day, raising almost £8,000 for the charity.Festival chairman, James Sydenham, said: “My thanks go to all our sponsors and those who donated auction prizes and to everyone who made the effort to come along and support the BDCI. ...
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Research encourages pig producers to use low-protein feed
Feeding low protein diets to pigs can reduce nitrogen excretion, new research has found.This is encouraging for pig producers who will come under increasing pressure to reduce nitrogen emissions, although the impact on growth and fat deposition must also be taken into account.Three different diets were fed to finisher pigs ...
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AHDB claims savings top £3.8M for home agri-industries
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) claims its latest year-end figures show it is delivering the savings and added value it was set up to achieve.When publishing its latest Annual Report and Accounts, AHDB showed it’s now securing targeted annual savings on support costs of more than £3.8m. Better ...
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Investment key to unlocking production challenge
A new report setting out how British farming can produce more food while impacting less on the environment has been described as a turning point by the NFU.The Green Food Project report, which brought together farming and industry organisations together with government, consumers and environmental bodies was set up following ...
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SPAM is 75 years young
The now iconic canned pork shoulder product that is renowned throughout the world is 75 years old this year.Throughout World War II Hormel Foods Corp., is reported to have delivered around 15 million cans of SPAM to the Allied Forces. It became known as the 'miracle in a can.' The ...
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EFSA reviews risks for poultry meat inspection
The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) scientific opinion published recently, suggests that traditional poultry meat inspection may not suffice to fully address the most relevant biological hazards to public health: Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp. and ESBL/AmpC gene-carrying bacteria.EFSA’s opinion that provides a scientific basis for the modernisation of poultry meat ...
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NewsNew NFMFT president pledges support for difficult times
Members facing difficult times, aggressive competition, high wholesale prices, and overbearing enforcement will continue to get support from the Federation was the message from the new president of the National Federation of Meat & Food Traders, Michael Beaumont.In his presidential statement to members at the Federation’s recent AGM Beaumont ,who ...
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NewsGentleman Jim carries the Olympic torch
Meat machinery supplier, Jim Redmond was the proud torchbearer for the London Olympic Games through the streets of Kettering, Northamptonshire.As revealed by Meat Management's Mike Britain earlier this year Jim shot to fame in the 1992 games when he came to the aid of his son, Derek to help him ...
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Vion may close Broxburn plant
Reports today indicate that Vion may be considering the closure of its West Lothian plant that could result in the loss of 1,700 jobs. Vion's UK chairman, Peter Barr, said: "every possible step has been taken to secure the future of the business, but we are currently losing £79,000 per ...
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EBLEX highlights huge opportunities for beef and lamb exports to Africa
The increasing gap between rising population and food demand in Africa presents enormous opportunities for beef and sheep meat exports, according to EBLEX.EBLEX export manager Jean-Pierre Garnier outlined the African market potential at the organisation’s eighth annual export conference at Stoneleigh Park.Garnier told more than 100 delegates at the event ...
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Poultry farm’s first Open Farm Sunday
More than 800 people flocked to a Norfolk poultry farm last weekend when it opened its doors for the first time in support of Open Farm Sunday.Father and son Nigel and Patrick Joice, of Uphouse Farm, decided to open their gates to showcase their farm and dispel some of the ...
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Not so COOL laws for meat WTO tells USA
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled that the USA country-of-origin labelling laws (COOL) do discriminate against meat importers such as Mexico and Canada. As a consequence America will have to amend its labelling laws.The Canadians claim that since March 2009, when the US began requiring country of origin labels ...
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Cranswick buys Kingston Foods
Cranswick plc has purchased Milton Keynes based meat products business Kingston Foods for an undisclosed sum.Cranswick said: "The acquisition of Kingston strengthens Cranswick's cooked meat production capabilities, further diversifies its product range in a growing market and broadens the group's customer base."It is believed that managing director of Kingston, Tony ...
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Scotland to get its own Food Standards body
Following on from the recommendations of the Scudamore review agreement has finally been reached by Ministers to create a new Scottish body for food safety, food standards, nutrition, food labelling and meat inspection.Public Health Minister Michael Matheson said: “The changes in England removed significant capacity in the FSA’s nutrition andlabelling ...
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Scottish reaction to stand alone meat inspection
The Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s commitment to stand-alone meat inspection whilst QMS took a more cautious line, looking forward to hearing more detail about the transitional arrangements.The SAMW sparked the original campaign to persuade the Scottish Government to explore the potential for a ...
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NFU turns the CSR spotlight on supermarkets
The NFU has today published the findings of a major investigation into the corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies of the 10 largest UK supermarket chains.The report’s findings identifies that Discounters Aldi and Lidl are starting to put significant emphasis on UK sourcing with Aldi offering100 per cent British fresh meat ...
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NPA warns EU to stand together on pig welfare
Failure to fully enforce European pig welfare rules by the 2013 deadline will damage the image of the industry, the National Pig Association (NPA) has warned.NPA director, Stewart Houston, told delegates at a Copa communications seminar in Brussels how the UK had enforced a ban on sow stalls in 1999 ...
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NewsInnovative Scots butcher develops the Jurassic steak
In an innovative move Aberdeen butcher, John Davidson, has developed the “Jurassic” Scotch Beef steak and during the past three weeks he has sold 2.5 tonnes to customers intrigued by the concept.The idea behind the development of the huge steak was, said Davidson, to offer customers a lower cost but ...
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Hope for Doux poultry group
According to reports on Reuters news wires Charles Doux, is prepared to sell a stake in his French poultry group, Doux, following its collapse several weeks ago.In an interview with the Journal Du Dimanche, he indicated his desire to help the business pull through saying: “ I am ready to ...
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NewsFirst shipment of British pork to China
The first shipment of British pig meat is now on its way to mainland China from a West Midlands cold store.Years of negotiations resulted in the agreement to allow the export directly to China - the largest market for pork in the world.The shipment was loaded up on Tuesday and ...
