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Protecting the Big Cheese
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UK food prices to rise ‘five per cent due to extreme weather’
Record high and low temperatures combined with prolonged drought in many parts of the country, will drive up costs to UK consumers by £45 million, predicts CEBR.
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Food and farming leaders slam Brexit No-Deal but welcome advice
“As the consequences of a no-deal exit from the EU become ever clearer, it is vital that, to protect the interests of shoppers and consumers, the government must deliver a deal with the EU”: Ian Wright, FDF.
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This week’s recall roundup: listeria broccoli and mislabelled sandwiches
This week's recall roundup from the UK and North America includes sandwiches, muffins, broccoli and noodles...
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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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This week’s recall roundup: Salmonella crackers and undeclared milk
This week's roundup of recalls in the United Kingdom and North America...
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Crops obtained by mutagenesis are GMOs, court rules
Mutagenesis is the process by which the genetic information of an organism is changed, without the insertion of foreign DNA.
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Pesticide levels in EU food remain steady
The report shared results of the 84,657 samples analysed for 791 pesticides, with 96 per cent of the samples being within legal limits.
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USDA to give $12 billion to farmers affected by ‘unfair retaliation tariffs’
The Trump Administration's multi-billion buffer was announced just hours before European Commission President Jean-Claude Junker touched down in Washington to address increasingly hostile trading relations between the bloc and the USA.
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Four academics warn of threat to food security posed by no-deal Brexit
The authors of a new report have called on the Government to publish a proposed migration policy that takes into account the impact EU citizens have on the quantity and quality of the UK’s food supply and services.
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Finnish labs developing tech platform to boost profitability of dairy farms
The solutions will be tested in practice at the Natural Resources Institute Finland's pilot farm this and next year.
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Is the planet approaching “peak fish”? Not so fast, study says
Significant production increases in the fish sector are foreseen worldwide over the coming decade.
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Agreement signed in development of new livestock traceability service
The initiative was instigated by key industry stakeholders and is set to be rolled out from 2019.
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Food Standards Agency trials blockchain in slaughterhouse
It's the first time blockchain has been used as a regulatory tool to ensure compliance in the food sector.
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Piglet vaccine developed to cut down on use of antibiotics
Aside from being a significant source of antibiotic use, piglet scour is estimated to cause annual losses of €1–2 billion globally.
