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Bird flu housing measures to be lifted at the end of this month
The measures were brought in late last year after bird flu was detected in several areas of Great Britain, though the risk to human health remains low.
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BMPA says UK Government is preventing recruitment of butchers
The BMPA claims the UK Government has made it “doubly difficult” to recruit new butchers as a result of Brexit and a lack of funding for education courses.
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UK Government to introduce dairy contract code of conduct
The news that the UK Government is set to better regulate contracts has been welcomed by bodies’ such as Diary UK and the NFU, as more formal pricing mechanisms were favoured by respondents.
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Have your say on the new gene-edited food consultation
Robin May, Chief Scientific Advisor at The Food Standards Agency (FSA), discusses DEFRA’s consultation into the regulation of genetic technologies and urges the public’s participation in the scheme.
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Birds to be culled as avian influenza detected in Wales
A temporary control zone has been implemented on Anglesey, although this could be increased if lab tests confirm the strain is highly pathogenic.
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Organic certification body urges caution over gene editing consultation
The organic certification body fears that gene editing and genetic modification are not suitable solutions to what it has called the “ecological crisis”.
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BMPA predicts Brexit chaos without ‘orientation phase’
The British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) is worried that without contingency plans, companies will not be able to get their products out of the country come 1 January 2021.
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“No plans” to change UK bread regulations
According to Sustain, current bread regulations are not strict enough and cause transparency issues.
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Trade associations plead for more vets to save UK food trade after Brexit
Trade associations have warned that without more vets to sign off on export health certificates, food trade between the UK and EU member states could suffer.
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The bitter taste of honey analysis
Professor Chris Elliott questions the validity of a recent article which claimed widespread honey fraud in the UK and calls for regulators and Government to make strides towards better testing methods.
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OF&G calls for a cohesive approach to redress UK food production
The largest certifier of UK organic land, OF&G (Organic Farmers & Growers), has stated that a holistic, cohesive approach is needed to redress the balance between productivity and thriving wildlife – both of which are essential to secure a sustainable and healthy system.
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21 top UK food businesses petition Government over deforestation
In a letter to Government, 21 of the UK’s major food companies are calling for more stringent regulation to ban imports of food produced from deforestation, reports BBC News.
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MPs call for Government to urgently appoint Minister of Food Security
MPs from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee have urged the Government to take immediate action on food insecurity in the UK - amidst the pandemic and beyond.
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“Ground-breaking” bovine TB vaccine field trials given the go ahead
Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) cattle vaccination trials are set to take place in England and Wales, with the potential to prevent 40,000 cattle from being slaughtered each year, better support farming communities and reduce the need for such rigorous food safety checks.
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Innovative UK agri-tech projects to benefit from £24 million investment
The nine projects to receive funding are applying big data, artificial intelligence and robotics to UK farming, with the aim of establishing a more efficient system of food production that cuts costs and reduces greenhouse gas emissions.
