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Food safety in a post-Brexit UK
Erik Millstone examines the precarious nature of food safety in the UK after the Brexit referendum and points out that prevention is always better than cure.
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DEFRA appoints new Secretary of State
Thérèse Coffey has been appointed as the UK’s Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.
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‘We don’t need civil servants, we need commercial deal makers’ says UK farming group
The UK farming sector is calling for urgent support from the UK Government to bolster its capacity for sustainable business operation in the absence of standards equivalence in trade deals.
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How can we achieve Net Zero?
Following a virtual panel last week on how the food and drink sector can get to Net Zero, New Food’s Editor Bethan Grylls recaps the highlights, including the obstacles and the potential solutions.
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Neonicotinoid pesticides: the saviour or the enemy?
In the first Chris’ Corner of 2021, Professor Chris Elliott takes a look at the complexities surrounding Neonicotinoids, and calls on the government to make the UK a world leader in ‘green pesticides’.
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New funding scheme will reward sustainable farming in the UK
EU payments will be withdrawn from 2021, with a new funding scheme, which rewards sustainable farming methods, set to replace them.
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The US-UK trade deal: Is Downing Street listening to farmers?
Farming representatives concerned that UK policy decisions are being made without consultation and urge Government to see farmers as the solution, not the enemy.
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15,000 people sign NFU’s food standards petition
The petition calls on the UK government to legislate that the UK will not import food that would be illegal for British farmers to locally produce.
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National Farmers Union expresses concerns about UK immigration policy
The President of the National Farmers Union has said that the the recent UK immigration policy fails to “recognise British food and farming’s needs.”
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Is cutting out beef imperative to reducing the UK’s gas emissions?
Should the UK be cutting its beef consumption to reduce gas emissions and tackle climate change? No, says the NFU.
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BMPA responds to NFU pound-for-pound meat marketing call
The BMPA has issued a statement saying it would welcome a meeting involving everyone in the supply chain.
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Announcement on import tariffs to be, “made shortly”, Gove tells UK farmers
"Your concerns have been absolutely heard," Minister tells NFU delegates.
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Food industry warns UK Environment Minister on Brexit crisis
Numerous food associations have put forward a letter to the Environment Secretary detailing how consultations should be set back for review.
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NFU warns Britain could run out of food after a hard Brexit
The report suggests that, should the nation be fed solely on British food from the beginning of the year, supplies would run bare by the 7th August.
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More than 100 industry leaders sign Brexit food and farming manifesto
The manifesto calls on Government to protect frictionless trade, ensure a continuing supply of labour and create a science-based regulatory system.
