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HCC offers new training opportunity to Welsh slaughterhouses
A new project launched by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) will offer training and advice to red meat abattoirs and cutting plants in Wales.The support for small and medium sized (SME’s) abattoirs and cutting plants will strengthen their procedures and assist the businesses to develop in their ...
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NewsNew guide to help processors and retailers gain maximum value from the lamb carcase
Following on from the success of its Beef Yield Guide, EBLEX has developed a new ‘Lamb Yield Guide’, which takes a detailed look at the processing of the lamb carcase from farm to plate.The guide has been developed to help businesses in the supply, processing and independent butchery sectors gain ...
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NewsFSA says it will name retailers when campylobacter results are published
The Food Standards Agency has confirmed its plans for publishing the quarterly results from its survey of campylobacter on shop-bought chicken. The FSA will name retailers, alongside campylobacter levels, when it releases its next set of results in November.FSA says it has set a clear expectation for poultry producers and ...
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NewsPhil Vickery to front British Sausage Week
Ex England and Lions rugby star and winner of Celebrity Masterchef 2011, Phil Vickery will be leading the seven-day sausage celebrations from 3rd-9th November during British Sausage Week.Joining the nationwide tour and presenting this year’s British Sausage Week awards, Phil will be sampling some of the finest quality assured sausages ...
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NewsCountry’s rarest beef goes on sale
For farmers Clifford Freeman and Matthew Rymer it represents the fruits of a long labour to save the Gloucester Cattle Breed from extinction by working towards what they believe will be the UK’s most sought after beef.Two years in the development, the first fresh cuts are now available direct from ...
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NewsCEO Tom Taylor to leave AHDB
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) chief executive, Tom Taylor, will be leaving at the end of November after more than four years in post.Taylor to leave AHDB at the end of November.Taylor said: “We have resolved a lot of challenges that we faced in 2010. We have reduced ...
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NewsTeam UK ready for this year's International Young Butcher
Lancashire’s Ryan Healy of Riley’s Butchers near Burnley and Cheshire’s Matthew (Matty) Edwards of Vaughan Family Butchers, Penyfford near Chester are prepared and ready to represent the UK in this year’s International Young Butcher Competition in Switzerland later this month.2013 Premier Young Butcher champion Ryan and runner up Matty, will ...
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NewsOne week left to enter British Sausage Week's Competition
There is just one week left for sausage makers to get their entries into the British Sausage Week competition.Entries have been rolling in from butchers and farm shops but there is still time for YOUR sausages to be celebrated as one of the nation’s best!So if you’ve got the best ...
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NewsNew Food Crime Unit to be established as Elliott report recommendations accepted
All of the recommendations in the Elliott report on food integrity and assurance of food supply networks have been accepted by the Government including the establishment of a new Food Crime Unit. Environment Secretary, Elizabeth Truss said this would strengthen consumer confidence in Britain’s high quality food.The new Food Crime ...
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A feast of music, poetry and red meat from Wales
Welsh red meat promotion agency, Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) will celebrate the life of Swansea’s most famous son this weekend.The Welsh Red Meat Roadshow will be heading towards Dylan Thomas’ home town to mark the centenary of the legendary poet and writer’s birth.The city’s Cwmdonkin Park ...
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NewsRetired butcher gets to name new seasoning 'Cor Blimey'
Along with Eastern Region members of the Q Guild, retired butcher, Robert Munt was invited to sample a new chilli flavour seasoning, found it surprisingly sparky and uttered the immortal words: "Cor Blimey," so that was what the latest Butchers Pride from Unbar Rothon was christened! “Chilli Cor Blimey” - ...
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NewsStudy calls for meat eating in sensible amounts as part of healthy balanced diet
A new study, published in Nature Climate Change is, said co-author, Prof Keith Richards: “Not a radical vegetarian argument; it is an argument about eating meat in sensible amounts as part of healthy, balanced diets.”This has been interpreted in many parts of the press as a call to action for ...
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NewsDawn Meats premium meat products awarded 10 stars
Dawn Meats has been awarded 10 stars at the Great Taste Awards, organised by the Guild of Fine Food.Dawn’s Great Taste awards include an elite 3 star award for its Nature’s Meadow French Dressed Lamb Rack, and the 2 star award for its Tesco Ireland Finest Lamb Loin Chops, Nature’s ...
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NewsWorld’s media dine on Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef at NATO summit
The world’s press will be dining on Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef during the Wales NATO Summit in Newport.More than 1,500 journalists from across the globe have registered to attend the historic summit, featuring the Western world’s most powerful political leaders, at the Celtic Manor Resort on September 4th-5th.A reception ...
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NewsScots say positive environmental message about the industry is vital
Speaking following the publication of a new study on global diets and climate change, published this week by Aberdeen University and Cambridge University, Jim McLaren, chairman of Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) said: “It is vital there is clarity and good understanding of the very positive environmental message our industry in ...
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Updated online meat industry statistics published
An updated online library of facts and figures about the meat industry available free to levy payers and industry stakeholders has been published by EBLEX and BPEX.Meatstats, supplied by AHDB Market Intelligence, was launched in February, with 13 documents covering data including information abattoirs, global trade, national balance sheets, livestock ...
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NewsEBLEX QSM celebrates 10 years
The EBLEX Quality Standard Mark ( QSM) Scheme for beef and lamb is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year.The Scheme currently has over 2,100 independent retailer members as well as all of the multiple retailers and their suppliers, major processors and manufacturers, and many foodservice groups and individuals, ranging from ...
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NewsBPEX to hold biosecurity seminars
BPEX is holding a series of biosecurity seminars as the industry faces ever growing threats from African Swine Fever and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhoea.They will feature a video of US producer Harold Lee of Meadow Hill Farm, Iowa, sharing his experiences of PEDv control.Other speakers at the event include vet David ...
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NewsMiss Scotland and local famers show some love for Scotch Lamb PGI
Shoppers out and about in towns all across Scotland this week were tempted with fresh, tasty Scotch Lamb PGI as part of a brand new initiative from Quality Meat Scotland (QMS), NFU Scotland and the National Sheep Association Scotland. ‘Love Scotch Lamb’ has been promoting Scotch Lamb throughout the country ...
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NewsEBLEX ‘Festival of Lamb’ set to drive quality lamb sales
With an abundance of good quality lamb currently available, thanks to favourable weather conditions throughout the lambing season, EBLEX is aiming to help retailers and caterers make the most of the opportunity with a ‘Festival of Lamb’ this autumn.Mike Whittemore, head of trade marketing for EBLEX, said: “The ‘Festival of ...
