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Foodservice sector urged to provide country of origin info
Food and Farming Minister Jim Paice has urged restaurants, pubs and caterers to tell diners which countries their food is from.While some food products bought in store are beginning to offer this information, many caterers have not yet taken on the challenge.The appeal from Paice comes 18 months after the ...
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NFU calls for common sense livestock movement rules
The potential impact of changes to livestock movement rules following the Macdonald Red Tape Review was high on the agenda this week when the NFU livestock board met with officials from Defra.The Defra proposal to remove the non-electronic, batch tag from use in slaughter lambs was also discussed with the ...
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NewsFSA appoints new chief executive
The FSA will have a new chief executive from October in the form of Catherine Brown.Currently the chief executive of the Animal Health and Veterinary Laboratories Agency Brown will take on the role from the present incumbent, Tim Smith.Commenting on the appointment, FSA chair, Jeff Rooker said: "Catherine's wide-ranging experience ...
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ANM Group to sell Scotch Premier Meat and Yorkshire Premier Meat
Two ANM Group businesses, Scotch Premier Meat and Yorkshire Premier Meat, are to be sold, the company announced today.In a written statement ANM said: “The board of ANM Group has identified the need to concentrate on what the group does best through its core trading activities and is therefore looking ...
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Pig farmers face an empty trough
According to a recent BPEX report, feed costs have again spiked due to global weather patterns and pig producers are facing large losses as the price they are paid is well below the cost of production.Latest figures show it costs 170p per kg to raise a pig, but at present ...
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New weekly online meat newsletter
Meat Management has launched the UK’s only dedicated, independent, weekly meat newsletter. Designed to provide readers with a synopsis of some of the week’s most important news and also to regularly update the market with unique content and analysis of key issues, it enables recipients to keep up to date ...
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Report asks is there a better way to bring home the bacon?
A recent report, 'Bringing Home The Bacon, From Trader Mentalities to Industrial Policy,' is suggesting there may be better ways to organise the supply chain through vertical integration to ensure participants take responsibility for the overall health of the supply chain.Produced by a team at the ESRC funded CRESC (Centre ...
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NewsEBLEX launches new publications
EBLEX has launched a new guide for caterers together with a new cattle and sheep weekly. The latter is in response to feedback from levy payers wanting accessible market information. Market informationThe Cattle and Sheep Weekly replaces the UK market survey, which has been published in a similar format for ...
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Graeme Lowe, NZ meat industry pioneer dies
UK born meat industry pioneer and philanthropist, Graeme Lowe, founder of Lowe Corporation has died, aged 77.Lowe, founded the New Zealand based animal by-product processing and marketing company was involved in meat processing, tanning, fellmongering and rendering for over 40 years. Born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne Lowe went to New Zealand when ...
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Parliamentary group for beef and lamb launched
Issues and developments in the beef and lamb industry will be the focus of a new All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) chaired by Neil Parish, MP for Tiverton and Honiton.Parish has been appointed chairman of the Beef & Lamb APPG, which will provide a forum for parliamentarians to discuss matters ...
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Asda launches Beef Link with Dawn Meats
Jim Viggars, Asda’s head of meat quality attended the first Asda/Dawn Meats Beef Link producer meeting at Bedford football club to launch its Beef Link initiative in partnership with Dawn Meats. Jim updated the producers on Asda’s performance within the beef category and demonstrated how changes in butchery specification have ...
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Pork still top of the pops
According to BPEX, a new report called ‘Eating Out – Pork and Sausages’, based on YouGov consumer research finds that pork is the most popular meat served out of the home.BPEX says this gives caterers the green light to put more pork on their forks and to give more information ...
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Prime Lamb Market is a Roller Coaster
According to QMS the Scottish prime lamb market has been something of a roller coaster over the past two months. (You can also read about the global sheep meat sector in the July/August issue of Meat Management). Market returns were particularly disappointing during May but recovered strongly through June to ...
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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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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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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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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 ...
