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Vion may close Broxburn plant
Reports today indicate that Vion may be considering the closure of its West Lothian plant that could result in the loss of 1,700 jobs. Vion's UK chairman, Peter Barr, said: "every possible step has been taken to secure the future of the business, but we are currently losing £79,000 per ...
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SPAM is 75 years young
The now iconic canned pork shoulder product that is renowned throughout the world is 75 years old this year.Throughout World War II Hormel Foods Corp., is reported to have delivered around 15 million cans of SPAM to the Allied Forces. It became known as the 'miracle in a can.' The ...
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Poultry farm’s first Open Farm Sunday
More than 800 people flocked to a Norfolk poultry farm last weekend when it opened its doors for the first time in support of Open Farm Sunday.Father and son Nigel and Patrick Joice, of Uphouse Farm, decided to open their gates to showcase their farm and dispel some of the ...
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EBLEX highlights huge opportunities for beef and lamb exports to Africa
The increasing gap between rising population and food demand in Africa presents enormous opportunities for beef and sheep meat exports, according to EBLEX.EBLEX export manager Jean-Pierre Garnier outlined the African market potential at the organisation’s eighth annual export conference at Stoneleigh Park.Garnier told more than 100 delegates at the event ...
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Not so COOL laws for meat WTO tells USA
The World Trade Organisation (WTO) has ruled that the USA country-of-origin labelling laws (COOL) do discriminate against meat importers such as Mexico and Canada. As a consequence America will have to amend its labelling laws.The Canadians claim that since March 2009, when the US began requiring country of origin labels ...
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Cranswick buys Kingston Foods
Cranswick plc has purchased Milton Keynes based meat products business Kingston Foods for an undisclosed sum.Cranswick said: "The acquisition of Kingston strengthens Cranswick's cooked meat production capabilities, further diversifies its product range in a growing market and broadens the group's customer base."It is believed that managing director of Kingston, Tony ...
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NFU turns the CSR spotlight on supermarkets
The NFU has today published the findings of a major investigation into the corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies of the 10 largest UK supermarket chains.The report’s findings identifies that Discounters Aldi and Lidl are starting to put significant emphasis on UK sourcing with Aldi offering100 per cent British fresh meat ...
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Scotland to get its own Food Standards body
Following on from the recommendations of the Scudamore review agreement has finally been reached by Ministers to create a new Scottish body for food safety, food standards, nutrition, food labelling and meat inspection.Public Health Minister Michael Matheson said: “The changes in England removed significant capacity in the FSA’s nutrition andlabelling ...
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Scottish reaction to stand alone meat inspection
The Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW) has welcomed the Scottish Government’s commitment to stand-alone meat inspection whilst QMS took a more cautious line, looking forward to hearing more detail about the transitional arrangements.The SAMW sparked the original campaign to persuade the Scottish Government to explore the potential for a ...
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NPA warns EU to stand together on pig welfare
Failure to fully enforce European pig welfare rules by the 2013 deadline will damage the image of the industry, the National Pig Association (NPA) has warned.NPA director, Stewart Houston, told delegates at a Copa communications seminar in Brussels how the UK had enforced a ban on sow stalls in 1999 ...
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Hope for Doux poultry group
According to reports on Reuters news wires Charles Doux, is prepared to sell a stake in his French poultry group, Doux, following its collapse several weeks ago.In an interview with the Journal Du Dimanche, he indicated his desire to help the business pull through saying: “ I am ready to ...
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NewsInnovative Scots butcher develops the Jurassic steak
In an innovative move Aberdeen butcher, John Davidson, has developed the “Jurassic” Scotch Beef steak and during the past three weeks he has sold 2.5 tonnes to customers intrigued by the concept.The idea behind the development of the huge steak was, said Davidson, to offer customers a lower cost but ...
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NewsFirst shipment of British pork to China
The first shipment of British pig meat is now on its way to mainland China from a West Midlands cold store.Years of negotiations resulted in the agreement to allow the export directly to China - the largest market for pork in the world.The shipment was loaded up on Tuesday and ...
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NewsNew Scottish pig academy
A Scottish Pig Academy to encourage stockmanship training in the Scottish pig industry has received an initial cohort of 10 Scottish Pig Academy trainees. Funding for the course development has been provided by ASDA, QMS, the European Union and Skills Development Scotland.The inspiration for the new Scottish Pig Academy came ...
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NewsMorrisons to trial first EID technology in Aberdeenshire meat plant
Morrisons, Britain’s 4th largest retailer, is trialling prototype technology in its Aberdeenshire meat plant which will see Scottish farmers become the first in world to receive detailed quality performance data on every sheep via the animals’ electronic ear tags.The retailer is working closely with Quality Meat Scotland, the Scottish red ...
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NewsPotential bright future for Scotland’s red meat sector?- but livestock numbers must be maintained and processors still enduring knife-edge margins
The future for the Scottish red meat industry is bright, according to Quality Meat Scotland chairman, Jim McLaren.However it is vital the industry builds confidence and maintains livestock numbers, McLaren said speaking at the QMS Industry Breakfast on the opening day of the Royal Highland Show.“From the world-leading quality assurance ...
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SAMW demands action on 'minimum 10%' livestock support
Alan McNaughton, president of the Scottish Association of Meat Wholesalers (SAMW), has demanded an increase in coupled calf scheme support to a ‘minimum 10%’ of the available national budget.Scotland's meat industry is said to be operating fully 20% below its capacity, a fact, says Naughton, that is putting jobs and ...
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NewsChieftain o' the pudding race
James Baillie from butchers, T Baillie & Son, has been crowned the 2012 Scottish Black Pudding Champion. Harry Simpson from Dalziel Ltd presented the Dockhead Street butcher with his trophy.James Baillie was delighted: “I was chuffed to bits to win the regional title but to come out as overall winner ...
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MBE for Digby Scott
In recognition of his services to the pig industry, Digby Scott, has been awarded Member of the British Empire in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.Digby is well known for creating Pig World magazine and the National Pig Association website. “Many people will, quite rightly, comment on how Digby deserves this recognition. ...
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Making the Most of Roasts Tops the Bill at Royal Highland Show
Quality Meat Scotland is this week launching a campaign to encourage consumers to appreciate how to make the most of meat and take the strain off their shopping budget.The “Make the Most of Your Roast” leftover campaign includes money saving recipes, such as curries, pies and soups, and top tips ...
