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Hammond’s spirit tax behind slump in Scotch sales
The Scotch Whisky Association is holding the so-called dram duty to account for a drop of 1 million bottles in sales.
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Help is at hand for English farmers in the fight against bovine tuberculosis
Defra has announced it is funding an advisory scheme aimed at helping farmers avoid bovine tuberculosis in the most challenged regions of the country.
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Analysis of Fipronil and its metabolites in eggs and egg-based products, ensuring effective inclusion in multi-residue methods
10 October 2017 | By Agilent
Recently many farms were affected by the illegal use of Fipronil in a cleaning agent. Whilst findings of Fipronil were rare or at low levels, it was the findings of its metabolite, Fipronil-sulfon, that were more significant in uncovering the extent of this scandal.
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More countries must join the fight against illegal fishing, says FAO chief
The head of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) called for unity on illegal fishing which threatens marine ecosystems, food security and regional stability, and has led to estimated global losses of $23.5 billion annually.
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Campaign group urge action as survey shows best-selling pesto is still saltier than seawater
As the deadline looms, Consensus Action on Salt and Health has encouraged Public Health England to 'get tough' on food manufacturers who fail to meet the 2017 Salt Reduction targets.
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UK’s biggest chicken supplier caught tampering with kill dates
An investigation run by the Guardian and ITV News found a supplier to Britain's supermarkets had been altering food-safety records.
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EU crack down on dual-quality products
New guidelines tell national governments where to go when they suspect something isn't right with the quality of food they import.
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Displaced orangutan becomes the face of new ethical label
The world's biggest plant oil industry has become infamous for devastating habitats. Now a charity has created a logo to help consumers cut ties with the palm oil market.
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Wine should only be wine – Application Summary Compendium
A full evaluation of the processes that can be used to illuminate unwanted substances from wine by Thermo Fisher Scientific.
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Danish Coop ramp up pressure on authorities to tackle toxic packaging
The supermarket chain aims to encourage the Folketing to introduce a ban on bisphenols and fluorinated substances.
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British Government refuses to disclose estimates on food price hikes
Defra withhold information citing public interest and the impact a poorly timed release may have on Britain's Brexit negotiations.
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Only two days left to have your say on CCTV in slaughterhouses
Last month, Michael Gove opened a public consultation into mandatory cameras in slaughterhouses. Now time is running out to make your voice heard.
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Detector can spot traces of horsemeat in one hour
Methods of testing raw meat DNA in lab conditions can often fail to differentiate between species. A Spanish research team has set out to tackle that problem.
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New Rules. New Labels.
It has been over a year since the Directive 2009/39/EC on foodstuffs was repealed. The directive was targeted at particular nutritional uses known as the PARNUTSs Directive and was replaced by the new Regulation (EU) 609/2013 on Food for Specific Groups (FSG Regulation) which entered into force on 16 July…
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Food Brexit: the unsolved issues
Ask him to predict the precise ramifications of Brexit and Nostradamus himself would have smashed his crystal ball, hurled his tarot cards at the wall and spent the rest of his days deliberately not looking at a single palm. Nevertheless, a recent paper published by researchers at three leading UK…
