UK - An initiative has been launched in the UK to ensure more information about meat inspections in the abattoir is passed back to the farmer to help improve the health and welfare of livestock.
UK - A call has been made to the European Commission to take a lead on achieving a general global agreement for the acceptance of the European-wide visual meat inspection.
In a dire warning yesterday, a leading haulage group said more and more freight carriers consider passing through the French port town too dangerous and are preparing to pull the plug on supplying Britain altogether.
According to UK pressure group Action on Sugar, parents are being misled into buying so called ‘fruit snacks’ not permitted in schools. The organisation claims that 85% of processed fruit snacks contain more sugars per 100g than sweets e.g.
UK - A new report has revealed how the number of fish processing units in the UK has reduced slightly, but employment has seen a slight increase. The salmon sector in particular has seen a 28 per cent increase in employment since 2012.
Access to the best food and produce in the world is the goal of USA Food & Produce Worldwide, Inc., a leading export and trading company based in Bakersfield, CA.
The California Agricultural Export Council (CAEC) returns to the London Produce Show for its second year in an effort to grow market share in the UK for California-grown Medjool dates.
Guy Watson started selling organic vegetables from the back of a Citroen 30 years ago and launched the pioneering Riverford Farm veg box scheme five years later, which now delivers to 47,000 homes across the UK each week.
Since the opening in 1994 of the Channel Tunnel, which connects France and Great Britain, Calais has become a transit route for illegal immigrants trying to reach the UK.In recent years, the problem h
UK - Most chickens test positive for the presence of campylobacter, according to the results of a year-long study published by the UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA).
Rising consumer interest in eating tropical fruit is generating new demand for state-of-the-art ripening systems that can deliver ready-to-eat supplies without compromising the high quality standards expected from the category.
