AHDB supports commons committee’s inquiry into marketing the British brand
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee last week launched an inquiry into the government's promotion and marketing of British food and drink.
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Bayer assessing legal options after EU court upholds neonicotinoid restrictions
Whilst the restrictions on neonicotinoids were upheld, the court sided with a separate complaint against fipronil measures, saying the European Commission had not conducted an adequate impact assessment.
Competition and Markets Authority starts ASDA-Sainsbury’s merger inquiry
Suppliers concerned by what the upcoming merger might mean for their business will have an opportunity to have their opinions heard by the Competition and Markets Authority.
2 Sisters Food Group appoints former head of Müller as CEO
The UK's biggest chicken supplier has appointed a new head more than two months after its former CEO announced he was leaving.
FoodDrinkEurope head joins China trade delegation
The trade body representing the European food industry is joining a mission to China as Western nations race to schmooze the country's growing market.
UK committee asks for opinions on promoting British food worldwide
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry into promoting and marketing British food and drink.
Where’s the salt? Healthy food campaign critiques food industry report
Whilst the report did refer to the industry's work to slash salt, it did not address the latest targets, an oversight which has not gone unnoticed.
Tech turns smartphones into detectors for foodborne illnesses
Researchers have developed detection technology that allows a typical smartphone to analyse produce for deadly foodborne pathogens.
Importing food damages domestic environment, study finds
Trees falling as fragile forests become cropland is a visual shorthand for the environmental costs exporting countries pay to meet lucrative global demands for food. But a new study reveals another counter-intuitive possibility: importing food also damages homeland ecology.
WHO launches plans to eliminate trans fats from global food supply
The WHO and not-for-profit organisation Resolve to Save Lives have teamed up to build a scheme for governments to use to tackle industrially-produced trans fats.
Canadian agriculture minister heads to China to boost trading relationship
Government of Canada is aiming at growing its global agriculture and food exports to $75 billion by 2025.
Pig farmers cut antibiotic use by 28 per cent in one year
The latest statistics bring the total reduction in two years to more than 50 per cent.
New fund for research into coeliac disease and gluten-free food production
Food businesses can secure the funding by creating more nutritious and affordable gluten free food. This could include using novel ingredients, creating foods with improved nutrient profiles and desired flavour texture characteristics, and working with new methods of preservation.
Defra called to act as local abattoir numbers slump to critical levels
Over a third of small abattoirs have closed in the past decade, and a further 10 per cent have already closed this year, or are about to close.
FDF members slash sugar by 12.1 per cent in five years
A report shows how top brands in the UK are working to make their products healthier through reformulation, portion control and offering alternatives.
