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NewsQMS outlines red meat chain challenges
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) says the challenges facing the UK food retail sector are illustrated by the announcement that Co-operative will cut the cost of over 200 of its own brand food products.The British-sourced meat and poultry products will be cut by an average of 10% but up to 50% ...
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NewsPork Farms launches National Board Games Championships
Pork pie manufacturer, Pork Farms, has teamed up with the body behind Britain's micropub movement, the Micropub Association, to launch the National Board Games Championships.Kim Burgess, head of markets at Addo Food Group.Pork Farms, owned by the Addo Food Group, producer of chilled savoury pastry products, will launch the heats ...
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NewsFSA appoints new chair
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has appointed Heather Hancock as its new chair, with effect from 1st April.Heather Hancock.Set up in 2000, the FSA is a non-ministerial department and independent food safety watchdog.Heather Hancock said of her appointment: “I am delighted to be appointed to chair the Food Standards Agency. ...
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News??Dunbia invests in food development
Northern Irish meat processing firm, Dunbia, will invest close to half a million pounds to strengthen its Food Development team.The investment will see new positions for innovation project managers, food technologists and an innovation chef, who will be responsible for conceiving, championing and developing new technologies in food processing as ...
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NewsHCC to back Welsh red meat exporters at trade fair
Processors from across Wales with openings into the Danish retail marketplace will meet Scandinavian buyers in a Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) co-ordinated export drive at Danish trade fair, Foodexpo this weekend.HCC market development manager, Laura Pickup. ©Keith Morris 2012.The trip forms part of HCC’s move to ...
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Tribunal on machine slaughter for halal
It has been proposed that The Muslim Arbitration Tribunal (MAT) will judge as to whether it is acceptable as a policy to slaughter halal by machines in the poultry industry.Food described as halal is required to have been slaughtered according to Islamic Shariah (law). Food Standards Agency (FSA) guidance published ...
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NewsPig prices fall by a third in two years
The price farmers and pig producers are receiving for their pigs has fallen by a third in a little over two years, a report issued by AHDB Pork has revealed.According to AHDB Pork, should this trend continue it is feared many will be forced to leave the industry.The report has ...
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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 ...
