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KETTLE Chip’s new packaging illustrates field to factory journey
UK crisp company KETTLE® has redesigned its packaging to illustrate key ingredients and depict the brand’s field to factory journey.
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Will the UK Government reconsider the trade agreement?
The Environment Food and Rural Affairs Committee has asked the UK Government to reconsider its report on the impact of the Australian trade agreement, claiming the previous reply was disappointing.
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New Environment Secretary announced
Liz Truss has appointed Ranil Jayawardena to be the UK’s new environment secretary as part of her new cabinet appointments.
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Defra launches bread and flour consultation launched in the UK
The consultation will look at changing the bread and flour regulations that have been in place for more than 20 years, but some in the baking sector think it does not go far enough.
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Parliamentary committee concerned over CO2 supply
A major fertiliser plant has announced it is halting production, which could cause significant risk to both food production and animal welfare.
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UK council finds cockroaches and droppings in takeaways
The local authority says it has closed those 10 businesses that failed inspections, with legal action from the council not ruled out.
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UK committee chair express concern over fertiliser shortages
Chair of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee, Sir Roger Goodwill, has written to DEFRA Secretary George Eustice to ask for solutions to the shortage.
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“Thin gruel” – Government food strategy blasted by industry
The Government Food Strategy white paper, published today, has come in for considerable criticism from the food industry, with many claiming it lack substance and planning.
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Organic farming on the rise
A new study has found that an increasing number of farmers are converting to organic, as a result of consumer demands and a new scheme from the UK Government.
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What should the UK government to do tackle labour shortages?
MPs have published a new report urging the government to tackle labour shortages in the food and farming sector before it is too late.
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So many challenges to the integrity of what we eat
As Food Integrity 2022 kicks off (21-25 March), Professor Chris Elliott explores why the matter of global food integrity remains so important.
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Free-range eggs unavailable in UK supermarkets
Housing orders issued as a result of bird flu outbreaks has led to a shortage of free range eggs in UK supermarkets.
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EU lifts ban on feeding livestock processed animal protein (PAP)
The ban was put in place after the BSE outbreak of the 1990s, which resulted in the culling of millions of cattle and the deaths of hundreds of people. The European Commission, however, has kept the ban on intra-species recycling.
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Gower Salt Marsh Lamb given protected status
Gower Salt Marsh Lamb has become the first food to receive protected status since the transition period with the EU ended, meaning the product cannot be imitated by manufacturers elsewhere.
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Bird flu restrictions lifted across Great Britain but CVOs urge caution
Measures brought in to curb the spread of avian flu last winter were lifted over the weekend, though the Chief Veterinary Officers of Great Britain are urging bird keepers to remain vigilant.
