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Industry works together to build picture of lamb crop
Seven livestock industry bodies have joined forces to gauge the effects of last year’s poor weather and prevalence of disease among this year’s lamb crop.The online survey, which went live this week, is aimed at producers in England, Scotland and Wales as they finish lambing and can record certain key ...
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Horse meat found in Findus beef lasagne
As part of its ongoing investigation into mislabelled meat, the Food Standards Agency has confirmed that the meat content of beef lasagne products recalled by Findus has tested positive for more than 60% horse meat.Findus withdrew the beef lasagne products after its French supplier, Comigel, raised concerns about the type ...
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EBLEX says consumer demand for assured beef remains robust
Demand for assured, quality beef has remained robust in the wake of ongoing revelations about horsemeat, according to EBLEX.The organisation said anecdotal evidence from retailers suggested there has not been a significant decline in demand and consumers were increasingly looking for assurance marks when buying products.Mike Whittemore, head of trade ...
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EBLEX to conduct new research into halal meat market
New research into the Halal meat market has been commissioned by EBLEX after the 2011 Census revealed a significant rise in the Muslim population.It is aimed at providing further insight into the needs and purchase drivers of Muslim consumers, given the effect the growth of the community is likely to ...
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ABP’s contaminated Polish horse meat source named
ABP has confirmed, in a statement that: “Silvercrest purchased beef products from an Irish trader, McAdams Food Service (circa 170 tonnes out of total beef purchases in 2012 of 18,000 tonnes).“It appears now that while Silvercrest purchased these beef products in good faith, horse DNA originating in Poland was present ...
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Horse meat found in NI cold store
The Food Standards Agency (FSA), as part of what it calls its ongoing investigations into mislabelled meat, identified a quantity of frozen meat in a cold store on the premises of a company called Freeza Meats in Northern Ireland.In its statement the FSA says the NI find is potentially linked ...
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NewsAubrey Allen receives Royal Warrant to HM The Queen
Aubrey Allen, the chef’s butcher based in Coventry is celebrating its highest and most privileged honour by receiving the Royal Warrant to HM The Queen, as suppliers of meat, poultry and game.The official Royal Appointment has resulted from Aubrey Allen supplying the Royal Household at Buckingham Palace, Windsor Castle, Sandringham ...
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75% horse DNA at Rangeland Foods in Ireland
The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD has confirmed that his Department has received a test result confirming 75% equine DNA in a raw material ingredient at Rangeland Foods, Co Monaghan.The Department has been conducting further enquiries to establish whether Polish labelled product has been used ...
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Cranswick contract with Asda creates 100 jobs
Cranswick Riverside in Hull will be the sole supplier of fresh pork to Asda in a contract worth more than £30 million. Cranswick Country Foods has bought an old fish auction house in William Wright Dock in Hull and will convert it to house retail packing, slicing and dicing lines. ...
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Supplier of 'Pork in halal food' to prisons named
Halal savoury beef pastry products, supplied to UK prisons, have been found to contain traces of pork DNA. The supplier of the products has been named as McColgan Quality Foods in Northern Ireland.The food distributor company, 3663 confirmed, in a company statement that all halal products from McColgan had been ...
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NewsNext generation butchers shine in the north east
Judges at the BPEX North East roadshow had a daunting task when faced with an incredible 336 entries into the Pork Product Excellence Awards. From those entries it was the children of some of the regions award-winning butchers who really shone.Lifting the prized Overall Champion title was Charlotte Atkinson from ...
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Tyson Foods anticipates meat production will shrink
Global meat giant, Tyson Foods was reported by the Wall Street Journal recently as forecasting that US meat production will continue to shrink this year, which will keep prices on the up and mean a challenging environment for foodservice sectors.Chief executive, Donnie Smith, said: "Maybe we are seeing a legitimate ...
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EBLEX figures show worst trading conditions for lamb producers in over half a decade
English sheep producers are experiencing their biggest losses since 2006 at £26 per animal, latest EBLEX figures have revealed.Analysis of EBLEX costings data, which provides an update to figures released earlier this month by the NFU, shows that producers are losing an average of £26 for every lamb sold deadweight, ...
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Burger contamination revelations roll on
Despite earlier assurances about Burger King products The Guardian has revealed that the foodservice chain has now admits some burgers made at Silvercrest were tainted with horse meat.Burger King vice president for global quality, Diego Beaumonte, speaking to The Guardian said the company was : "Deeply troubled by the findings ...
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NewsHCC calls for review of red meat levy distribution system
The chairman of Hybu Cig Cymru has warned that the promotion of Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef is at risk unless the system that funds the organisation is revamped.“While the current system of funding isn’t completely broken, cracks are appearing which will have serious repercussions for levy paying farmers and ...
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Tesco lays blame at Silvercrest's door over burger scandal
Tesco has dropped Silvercrest as its burger supplier and laid the blame for the contamination of horsemeat in its burgers purely on its supplier. The supermarket has said Silvercrest failed to use "approved suppliers" from inside the UK and Ireland, which it claims was outside of its required specifications.Tesco's group ...
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WA Turner buys Debbie & Andrew's brand from Vion
WA Turner has acquired the Debbie & Andrew’s brand from the Vion Food Group for an undisclosed sum.Debbie & Andrew’s has for many years been a leading premium sausage brand in the UK and Turner says this acquisition is an exciting addition to the range of quality sausages already produced ...
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Browns Good Group acquires Hall’s of Broxburn
Hall’s has been acquired by Browns Food Group (Browns) from its Dutch owner VION.In acquiring the Hall’s brand, created by David A Hall in 1932, Browns, established in 1885, has effectively merged two of Scotland’s oldest family owned food businesses.The move by Browns, which is headquartered in Kirkconnel, Dumfriesshire, will ...
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NFU highlights ‘Great Lamb Robbery’
The NFU says it will do all it can to help sheep farmers in the UK who are being hit from all sides by a collapse in the farmgate price of lamb and soaring farm costs.Tensions are high among NFU livestock members over the gulf between farmgate prices and the ...
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EBLEX emphasises importance of product integrity
EBLEX has reiterated that with traceability and origin of meat products coming under the spotlight once again, it’s more important than ever to ensure beef, lamb and veal is sourced through an assured supply chain.In addition to specifications for beef and lamb, the the EBLEX Quality Standard Mark Scheme also ...
