A research report by WWF concluded that the average EU citizen consumes 61 kg of soy yearly, most of which is embedded as animal feed in animal products, and chicken is a key culprit with high soy levels
Having a constant supply of water is a necessity for pig farming and in many countries it is a legal requirement. This guide from BPEX 2TS explains how to set up drinkers on your farm, how much water should be available to pigs and the quality of the wate
UK - New figures from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) show that up to a third of the population could contract food poisoning from campylobacter, a bug most commonly found on raw chicken, during their lifetime.
UK - M&J Seafood, part of the Fresh Direct Group and the UK's largest seafood supplier, has committed to Best Aquaculture Practice as part of a wider sustainability plan.
UK - Farmers across the country are continuing to suffer heavy losses through oilseed rape crop damage following restrictions to the availability of neonicotinoids, the NFU has said. - See more at: http://www.thecropsite.com/news/17615/neonicotinoid-ban-c
INDIA - Research suggests that pork consumption can solve India’s cheap protein link and cultivation of rapidly multiplying pigs will boost income for rural farmers as well as increase exports.
UK - The British Meat Processors’ Association is to require CCTV in processing plants as a means of checking on animal welfare as part of its updated quality scheme for pork.
SCOTLAND, UK - The benefits of the Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS) will be highlighted at Skipper Expo Int. Aberdeen 2015 on 29 and 30 May by show sponsor, Seafish
SCOTLAND, UK - Fishermen in Scotland’s £26.6 million haddock fishing industry have made a new commitment to sustainable fishing as scientists gather in Aberdeen to examine the fleet’s performance.
UK - The UK fishing industry authority Seafish has updated its popular Basic Fishing Methods publication, which is a free guide to commercial fishing methods used in today’s UK seafood market.
Sainsbury’s, Waitrose and Morrison’s are recalling a number of food products after a batch of potatoes used as ingredients in all of them was found to contain small pieces of metal. The affected batch of potatoes originated from a single supplier.
