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Booths confirms it is the supermarket linked with beef scandal
Booths has confirmed in a statement that it is the supermarket involved in the “British” beef fraud incident and is currently working “closely and cooperatively” with the NFCU.
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KFC appoints new Chief Sustainability Officer
Nira Johri will be leaving Rich's to join KFC Global as its new Chief Sustainability Officer from 3 April 2023.
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Brexit: taking food safety with us
Food businesses are waiting on tenterhooks to see what changes the UK Government will make to regulations and standards following Brexit. But how are food safety bodies such as the FSA planning to mitigate industry pressures?
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Hellmann’s trials new label to reduce fridge temperatures
Unilever owned Hellmann’s is trialling a new test label to reduce fridge temperatures and food waste amid the cost of living crisis.
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Is “British” beef fraud “the tip of an ugly iceberg”?
After reports emerged that an investigation is underway into supermarket-sold beef that is allegedly falsely labelled as British, are we looking at "the start of another large food fraud scandal?
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Recall Roundup: Listeria monocytogenes and allergen labelling
This week's recall roundup looks at recalls in the US and UK including an Easter Egg Hunt Bag with various allergens not declared in English on the label.
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Iceland redistributes over 3.5 million meals to local communities
Iceland Foods has redistributed over 3.5 million meals, including one million meals in partnership with Olio.
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Danone introduces hypoallergenic baby formula brand to the US
Danone introduces its hypoallergenic baby formula brand Pepticate to the US, something it says contains elements inspired by breastmilk.
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Shortage “failure” due to “weird supermarket culture” says Dimbleby
Government advisor Henry Dimbleby has blamed the recent fruit and vegetable shortages in supermarkets on a “weird supermarket culture”.
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Lidl GB enters partnership with WWF
Partnering with WWF, Lidl GB becomes the first discount supermarket to commit to halving the environmental impact of the average UK shopping basket.
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Why are consumers altering their eating habits?
An FSA consumer survey has revealed that UK consumers are changing their eating habits for a variety of reasons, including financial and health concerns.
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Recall Roundup: Listeria monocytogenes and temperature control
Read this week’s recall roundup to find out about recalls in the UK and US, including a Listeria monocytogenes contamination in shrimp from Lidl.
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Beyond gluten-free: Why coeliac disease requires more attention
New Food’s Grace Galler hears from Helen North about why the Gluten Free Accreditation Scheme is a step in the right direction for raising awareness for coeliac disease.
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Profits from 20 food operations could support 230 million
Twenty of the world’s largest food corporations delivered $53.5 billion to shareholders, an amount Greenpeace claims could help 230 million of the “most vulnerable people on Earth”.
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One quarter of Brits “struggling” with grocery price inflation
A new survey by Kantar has found that one quarter of British shoppers say that they’re struggling financially with food inflation.
