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NewsMeat businesses, trade organisations and major retailers commit to 'Meat in a Net-Zero World'
Some of the UK's biggest meat companies, trade organisations and major retailers have announced their commitment to halving the amount of meat that goes to waste each year as part of the 'Meat in a Net Zero World' agreement.The 40 meat businesses, trade organisations and retailers behind the 'Meat in ...
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NewsAHDB meat buying app gets upgrade
The Meat Purchasing Guide (MPG) app has been updated to include more for its near 30,000 users.AHDB programme development manager and master butcher, Dick Van Leeuwen.The free-of-charge app was launched by AHDB in 2013 and is specifically designed to make meat ordering quick and easy, while also providing new product ...
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NewsWelsh Government issues new guidance for meat plants
Vaughan Gething MS, Minister for Health and Social Services in Wales has issued new guidance for Welsh meat processing and food production plants about preventing and managing outbreaks of coronavirus.The Minister for Health and Social Services in Wales, Vaughan Gething.The guidance has been developed with Public Health Wales and other ...
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NewsWelsh Salami producer scores Olympic gold
In recent years, the numbers of businesses in Wales which have diversified into premium cured meats has been on the rise.Ruth Davies of Cwm Farm Charcuterie.Now, one has scooped international prizes, with Cwm Farm Charcuterie of Pontardawe tickling the tastebuds of the judges of a prestigious Greek competition to claim ...
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NewsGovernment to create Trade and Agriculture Commission post Brexit
A Trade and Agriculture Commission to help inform a post-Brexit trade policy has been announced by international secretary, Liz Truss.Liz Truss announces new Trade & Agriculture Commission will look at trade deals.Truss said the new Commission would not be another quango or regulator and would be strictly time-limited. In a ...
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NewsWaitrose reduces nitrites across entire own-label bacon and gammon
Waitrose is giving its entire own-label fresh bacon and gammon ranges what it calls an industry-leading upgrade when it introduces lower levels of nitrite. The supermarket claims it will be the first to reduce the preservative across its entire own-brand fresh bacon and gammon range - from its essential Waitrose ...
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NewsBMPA addresses meat plant coronavirus links
Chief executive of the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA), appeared on Good Morning Britain to discuss the concern over Covid-19 outbreaks in meat processing plants.Nick Allen, CEO of the British Meat Processors Association.Discussing the measures that BMPA members have been taking from the start of the pandemic to keep their ...
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NewsWelsh health minister responds to virus outbreaks in meat plants
The Minister for Health and Social Services in Wales, Vaughan Gething MS, has published his response to the outbreaks of coronavirus across a number of meat processing plants in Wales.The Minister for Health and Social Services in Wales, Vaughan Gething MS.In a written statement, Gething said: “Over the last week, ...
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NewsSecond AHDB export webinar explores North America
The opportunities for red meat exports to the North Americas will be explored in the second of AHDB’s export webinars next week.AHDB senior export manager, Susana Morris.Dana Dickerson, North America head of Food and Drink at the Department for International Trade, will provide a high-level overview of both the US ...
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NewsBPC says meat plants being portrayed unfairly
The British Poultry Council (BPC) has hit out at what it says is an unfair portrayal of meat processing sites as Covid-19 epicentres. It also says that outbreaks at meat plants demonstrate that no amount of preparation and vigilance can guarantee complete protection against the virus.BPC chief executive Richard Griffiths.British ...
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NewsGradual return to physical quality assurance assessments introduced
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is launching a gradual return to physical assessments for priority members in its six quality assurance schemes.Kathryn Kerr, head of brands integrity at Quality Meat Scotland.Starting from the 28th June, the move follows the introduction of a remote assessment tool in April and is part of ...
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NewsCovid-19 reported at Tulip’s Tipton site
A number of cases of coronavirus have been confirmed at Tulip’s pork processing site in Tipton.A spokesperson from Tulip Ltd said: “Safety is a condition within our business. When restrictions were introduced, and Government guidelines issued in relation to coronavirus and food processing sites, our business has been working to ...
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NewsJobs at Castell Howell Foods under consultation
Castell Howell Foods Ltd, the Carmarthenshire based food wholesaler and processor, has entered into a period of consultation with its employees with regard to potential job cuts due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the foodservice and hospitality sector.Castell Howell's 50,000sq. ft. depot extension at its HQ in ...
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NewsButchers and fishmongers attract younger customers during lockdown
Specialist food stores such as butchers and fishmongers have been most popular with 18 – 24-year olds during lockdown, according to new research from IGD.One-quarter (23%) of 18-24-year olds claim to have visited stores such as butchers, fishmongers and greengrocers in 2020, up from 20% in 2019.The research, which surveyed ...
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NewsWiltshire butchers adapts delivery service to beat lockdown
Walter Rose & Son, a catering butcher based in Devizes, Wiltshire, is celebrating the success of its e-commerce and online delivery service after lockdown threatened 97% of its business.Walter Rose & Son directors, Charlie (left) and Jack Cook.Following the shutdown of the foodservice and hospitality industry in March, the butchers, ...
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NewsMeat Industry Awards changes presentations for 2020
This year’s Meat Management Industry Awards will change its ceremony and award presentation arrangements to an online event to take account of the ongoing impact of Covid-19. CEO of the Institute of Meat, Keith Fisher, headed up the judging for this year's Awards.Publisher of Meat Management, Graham Yandell commented: “For ...
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NewsSoanes Poultry appoints new general manager for animal husbandry arm
East Yorkshire poultry firm, Soanes Poultry, has appointed existing finance director Claire Wright to the position of general manager for its broiler division, Clive Soanes Broilers Ltd.Claire Wright, general manager of Soanes Poultry's broiler division, Clive Soanes Broilers Ltd.Clive Soanes Broilers is the animal husbandry division of Soanes Poultry's integrated ...
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NewsMore than 600 workers test positive for Covid-19 at German abattoir
One of Germany's largest processing firms, Toennies, has stopped operations at its Rheda-Wiedenbrück site after 657 workers tested positive for coronavirus. Toennies' proprietor, Clemens Toennies, has apologised for the outbreak.The company said it has stopped slaughtering and is in the process of shutting its abattoir in stages."As a company, we ...
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NewsImpact of Covid-19 on processing plants continues
A number of meat processing sites across England have Wales have had their operations disrupted following outbreaks of coronavirus.More than 150 employees at Kober Ltd’s Kirklees site, which produces bacon for supermarket Asda, have tested positive for coronavirus.Asda has decided to voluntarily close the facility to ensure the safety of ...
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NewsMore than one million people sign NFU food standards petition
Over one million people have signed the National Farmers Union’s (NFU) petition which urges the Government to protect UK food standards in future trade deals.NFU president, Minette Batters.The campaign gained its support in just over two weeks, with more than 78,000 people also writing to their MP urging them to ...
