All Red Meat articles – Page 14
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NewsQMS to host Japanese cooking challenge between Scottish rugby stars
Two Scotland rugby stars are set to compete in an oriental cook-off hosted by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) at the 179th Royal Highland Show on Saturday 22nd June.In a nod to the upcoming tournament in Japan this year, prop Simon Berghan and back-row Magnus Bradbury will take part in a ...
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NewsFSS ends contract with Hallmark Meat Hygiene Ltd.
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has taken the decision to end its contract with Hallmark Meat Hygiene Ltd. which supplies official veterinarians and meat hygiene inspectors to undertake controls to support Scotland’s important meat, game and poultry industries. FSS will deliver this function from 16th September 2019, and the Transfer of ...
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NewsNigel Fredericks Trading Ltd goes down with loss of 250 jobs
Nigel Fredericks Trading Limited closed its doors after being placed in administration last week. The 250 staff have been made redundant. Administrators Dow Schofield Watts Business Recovery had been working with the directors and attracted a number of potential buyers but none had been willing to conclude a deal.Established in ...
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NewsScottish Government to set max limits on consumption of red processed meat in schools
Scotland is to become the first part of the UK to set maximum limits for consumption of red processed meat over the course of the school week, which, it claims, will also reduce exposure to harmful nitrites.Bearsden Primary School pupils helped to launch the new QMS “Meat the Facts” booklet ...
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News92% of Northern Ireland adults continue to enjoy red meat
An omnibus survey completed on behalf of the Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland (LMC) has shown that the vast majority of local consumers continue to eat red meat.Out of 1,024 respondents representative of the population and completed in April this year, 92 per cent said they still incorporate ...
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NewsFour-point strategy to reboot Scottish livestock numbers
Scotland’s meat wholesalers have developed a four-point strategy, designed to reboot the country’s falling livestock numbers, along with a plea for Government action to be taken immediately rather than waiting for post-Brexit pilot trials to be run in 2022 or 2023. SAMW's Andy McGowan.“The latest figures show calf registrations down ...
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NewsFinal call for Welsh red meat sector to apply for HCC Scholarship travel fund
The deadline to apply for a £3000 travel fund to enhance understanding of the red meat sector is fast approaching, and interested parties are being urged to apply as soon as possible.2018 scholars Peredur Owen and Dafydd Huw Evans receive their prizes from Gwyn Howells and James Ruggeri of HCC, ...
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NewsAberdeenshire butcher provides tips during national BBQ week
John is director at Davidsons Specialist Butchers.Scots in need of barbeque inspiration this summer have been given some hints and tips courtesy of renowned Inverurie butcher and barbeque enthusiast, John Davidson.A self-taught butcher, John is director at Davidsons Specialist Butchers which has won countless awards culminating in UK Butcher Shop ...
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NewsQMS's chair, Kate Rowell, urges industry to seize opportunities to communicate with the public
People working in every part of the Scottish red meat industry have been urged by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) to support forth-coming campaigns and seize every opportunity to communicate the industry’s positive messages.Kate Rowell, chair of QMS.Speaking at a briefing to announce QMS’s ambitious activity plans for the year ahead, ...
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NewsMultivac Group invests in a new centre of excellence for meat portioning in Germany
As part of an official celebration, the first spadeful of earth has been turned for the construction of a new factory at TVI Entwicklung und Produktion GmbH in Bruckmühl/Germany. Multivac has held a majority share in TVI since 2017.L-R: Peter Urban (authorised officer PEM), Thomas Ennsberger (managing director PEM), Alois ...
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NewsA triple win for Scottish Butchers
The inaugural Scottish Butchers Wars took place last weekend in Perth, which saw many butchers battling it out for the top spot.Alan Clarke (middle left) CEO of Quality Meat Scotland who sponsored the event, presenting the Butchers Wars singles winner trophy to Barry Green from Cairngorm Butchers and pairs winners ...
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NewsTeam UK ready to take on Europe in International Young Butcher Competition
Team UK James Gracey and Lennon Callister fly out this Friday to challenge other elite European young butchers in the finals of the International Young Butcher Competition taking place next weekend at the IFFA exhibition in Frankfurt, Germany.Photo: Jochen Günther/Messe FrankfurtTwenty-three year old James working for M A Quail in ...
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NewsYoung Manager of the Year judging day a great success
The judging panel for the Meat Management Industry Awards’ Young Manager of the Year category gathered at the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington, London yesterday, for a full day of interviews with four finalists.L-R: Judges chief executive of IoM Keith Fisher, Meat Management publisher Graham Yandell, UK market director of ...
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NewsCutting Edge in new partnership with NOCK for UK & Ireland
Cutting Edge has established a new partnership with German manufacturer, NOCK GmbH, to provide its range of innovative skinning, de-rinding and slicing solutions for meat, poultry and fish products.Sam Tinsley, managing director at Cutting Edge, said: “We are tremendously proud and excited to enter into this new partnership with one ...
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NewsScholarship open to ambitious individuals in red meat sector in Wales
The Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) Scholarship is now open for applications from ambitious individuals who are working in the red meat sector in Wales to gain a study trip of a lifetime.The 2018 Scholarship being awarded at the Royal Welsh Show. L-R: Gwyn Howells, HCC; Peredur ...
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NewsGlobal figures on water use in agriculture meaningless in water-rich Wales, say HCC
Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) has described claims made as part of ‘Water Saving Week’ that consumers could save water by eating less red meat as ‘misleading nonsense’.As part of the campaign, the UK NGO Waterwise cited global estimates of the amount of water required to produce ...
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NewsPoll reveals people may be cutting back on red meat more than recommended
An exclusive opinion poll, commissioned to market research specialists BMG Research by Hybu Cig Cymru – Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) , has suggested that most people in Britain are mistaken about how much fresh red meat they should be eating.Official government guidelines on healthy diets say that adults can eat ...
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NewsHistoric Smithfield Market’s new site set to be Barking Reach
The preferred choice for the new location for Smithfield Market has been revealed as Barking Reach in East London.The 800 year old meat market, along with Billingsgate and Spitalfields will move under the proposals presented by the Court of Common Council, which is the City of London Corporation’s decision making ...
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NewsNew secretary general at UECBV
UECBV, The European Livestock and Meat Trades Union, has appointed Dr Karsten Maier as the new Secretary General of the organisation.Dr Karsten Maier has a track record of leadership and engagement across the agribusiness sector. (Photo: UECBV)Dr Maier is German and graduated from the University of Hohenheim, Institute for Farm ...
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NewsEaster and Brexit delay has helped sheep market
The Easter market and the decision to delay Brexit has helped to support the prime sheep market over the past few weeks, according to the latest analysis by Quality Meat Scotland (QMS).QMS' Stuart Ashworth explains lamb imports play an important part in maintaining consumer interest.Despite the recent strengthening, producer prices ...
