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NewsMinced beef prices drop
Research from comparison website mysupermarket.co.uk has revealed that grocery prices have fallen to their lowest level in more than a year, with minced beef dropping 2.77%.According to the research the cost of a basket of 35 popular products cost £84.83 in February, the lowest recorded price since the mySupermarket Groceries ...
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NewsSheep meat inspection improvements go on trial
A new list of post-mortem rejection conditions is being trialled in a number of sheep abattoirs.These are conditions which result in all or part of a carcase being rejected for human consumption.The new list comes as part of a project to improve information exchange between animal producers and meat processors.The ...
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NewsPremier Young Butchers off to Dutch butchery school
Premier Young Butcher 2015 Lucy Crawshaw and competition runner up Joe Smith are off to learn cutting edge techniques at the SVO specialist Butchery training school in Best, Holland, this week.Lucy Crawshaw.The pair are taking the butchery lessons in preparation for the International Young Butcher Competition at IFFA in Frankfurt, ...
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NewsMorrisons agrees deal with Amazon
Morrisons has announced a deal with internet retailer Amazon that will see the supermarket provide a wholesale supply service to Amazon, allowing customers access to a range of fresh and frozen products.Expected to come into effect in the coming months, the deal will see Morrisons products available to Amazon Prime ...
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NewsPig producers meetings to be hosted by AHDB Pork
A series of regional meetings for pig producers, which will focus on practical ways to manage input costs, are being run by AHDB Pork during March.The pig industry is currently facing a tough period with rock bottom prices. The meetings are aimed to help producers re-evaluate their units and get ...
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NewsNew venue and dates announced for Meatup 2017
The Meatup exhibition has announced a brand new venue and a change of timing for its 2017 presentation. The biennial event is the only dedicated UK exhibition serving the meat industry and will be staged at ArenaMK in Milton Keynes over the two days of Wednesday 24th and Thursday 25th ...
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NewsRed meat role in healthy diet underlined
The majority of consumers feel they eat the right amount of red meat and do not need to cut back, according to consumer research commissioned by the Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).The AHDB Consumer Tracker, which is conducted by YouGov, revealed that 55% of respondents felt they eat the ...
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NewsMeaty Issues urges industry to help reduce beef waste
The Meaty Issues campaign has released its latest figures revealing that consumers throw away 34,000 tonnes of beef every year, worth £260 million annually.The campaign, from Love Food Hate Waste, which is fronted by farmer and presenter of BBC’s Countryfile, Adam Henson, encourages consumers to reduce beef waste by taking ...
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NewsAwards presented by Institute of Meat
The great and the good of the meat industry came together this week to recognise and reward the winners of the Institute of Meat (IoM) and Worshipful Company of Butchers Awards.The IoM award winners.The awards were established to honour the achievements of students, apprentices, businesses and learning providers who have ...
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NewsScotch Beef PGI arrives in Canada
For the first time in almost 20 years, British beef was enjoyed in Canada, as Scotch Beef PGI was showcased at an official dinner in the country.QMS chairman, Jim McLaren, is joined by chefs from The Chefs’ House in Toronto at a showcase event to celebrate the arrival of Scotch ...
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NewsAHDB Beef and Lamb prepares for future US market access
US import requirements were the key focus of a recent industry meeting hosted by AHDB Beef and Lamb.Dr Kenneth Petersen, senior vice president of Quality and Regulatory Affairs for the OSI Group, met with a group of processors and representatives from Defra, the Food Standards Agency (FSA), Northern Ireland’s Department ...
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NewsPork origin testing to take place monthly
Isotope testing of pork and pork products for their origin is being stepped up by AHDB Pork from once a quarter to monthly.The testing uses SIRA (Stable Isotope Reference Analysis), an isotope technology which compares retail and processed pork and pork products against a library of pork samples from known ...
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NewsScottish pig industry needs support
Farmer shelf watch has shown that Scottish pig prices are at an eight-year low, suggesting that major retailers must go further to support the sector.NFU Scotland has sent its pig producers on a shelf watch in light of the poor returns to pig farmers.The recent shelf watch shows that the ...
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NewsAHDB and FSA join forces to help meat industry
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is consulting on a new system of data collection and meat hygiene inspectors to help the meat industry deliver better health and animal welfare.FSA programme lead Ramon Romero.The overhaul of the Collection and Communication of Inspection Results (CCIR) system is being overseen by both the ...
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NewsTesco reduces levels of Campylobacter in chicken
Figures released from Tesco have revealed a continued reduction in levels of Campylobacter in its fresh chicken.According to the multiple retailer, it is on course to meet the target that it set itself last summer, which will deliver a reduction in the presence of Campylobacter at the highest level in ...
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NewsLast chance to enter the prestigious MM Awards
The deadline for product nominations in the 2016 Meat Management Industry Awards is fast approaching, so if you’ve not yet entered any products, be quick and enter now!MM Awards judge Keith Fisher putting entries to the taste test.The closing date is this Friday, 26th February at 4.30pm.Entry is simple: visit ...
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NewsMoy Park announces major investment in skills
Poultry processor Moy Park has announced a major £8m investment in a strategic multi-year skills programme to support the growth of the company as a leading European food business.Moy Park's Mike Mullan.The skills growth programme, which will be supported by a £1.4m grant from Invest Northern Ireland, covers a comprehensive ...
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NewsContinuing decline in farmgate prices
The latest figures from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) suggest that, despite falling input costs, livestock farmers still face a challenge to achieve positive margins when selling finished animals.Stuart Ashworth, head of economics services with QMS.Stuart Ashworth, QMS head of economic services, said: “The most marked year-on-year shortfall is in the ...
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NewsScottish butchers scoop Scotch Lamb Innovation Award
The Scotch Lamb PGI Innovation Award at the National Sheep Association (NSA) Scotland AGM dinner was presented to John Lawson Butchers and The Elderslie Butchers recently.(L-R) Winning butchers Gavin Colquhoun, Mark Smythe and Declan Small of Elderslie Butchers.The Spanish Rack of Scotch Lamb from John Lawson Butchers based in Uphall, ...
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NewsMultivac completes refurbishment
Multivac UK, providers of packaging solutions to the meat industry, has moved into its newly refurbished premises following an investment of over £2 million into its modernisation programme.The building, which will be officially inaugurated in March, now includes a dedicated practical training area and a new classroom, with audio-video technology, ...
