Food and farming key to Britain’s economic future
Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference, the Environment Secretary said the £100bn industry was at the core of the Government’s long-term economic plan and detailed the actions being taken to ensure a flourishing future for British food and farming. This includes promoting British exports, cutting red tape and better protecting our country from animal and […]
Global action needed on water usage in food production
The Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) is urging coordinated action to reduce the amount of hidden water used in food and drink production – estimated at up to 1.8 million litres per person every year equivalent to an Olympic size swimming pool.1 Each person consumes between 2,000-5,000 litres of water embedded in their food, every […]
Roger Williams MP calls for extension of Grocery Code Adjudicator’s role
Sharp decreases in the price of commodities, such as milk, lamb and beef, have highlighted the limitations of the Grocery Code Adjudicator. Roger Williams MP asked the Minister responsible for Agriculture to extend the role, but was told that the present system satisfactory. Roger Williams commented afterwards: “Recent experience with the dramatic reduction in the […]
IFCO receives “Tafel Teller 2014” award
IFCO SYSTEMS, the leading global provider of reusable packaging solutions, has been awarded the “Tafel Teller 2014” by the Bundesverband Deutsche Tafel e.V. in Germany, as recognition of its ongoing support of food banks worldwide. Since initiating its food bank support program, IFCO has donated nearly 150.000 RPCs (Reusable Plastic Containers) to more than 70 […]
Pesticide control – very high level of compliance with MRLs
The European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) latest Annual Report on Pesticide Residues contains findings from tests carried out in 2012 on nearly 79,000 samples and found that overall 98.3% of these food products were within the maximum residue levels (MRLs) of pesticides permitted in the EU. More pesticide residues exceeding the MRLs were found in […]
Global redistribution of phosphorus use could improve food security
If the use and reuse of the finite resource phosphorus as a nutrient for plants were to be handled with greater care worldwide it would become possible to produce sufficient food for the global population in and after 2050. In addition to being home to a considerable proportion of the global population, China is also […]
FUW leader welcomes £3.2m boost for Welsh red meat
A project worth well over £3 million to promote Welsh Lamb and Welsh Beef in four European countries over the next three years was described by Farmers’ Union of Wales president Emyr Jones today as a major boost for Welsh livestock farmers. Mr Jones, who runs a family beef and sheep farm near Bala in […]
Horsemeat scandal detective R-Biopharm Rhône turns its sights on the mis-labelling of fish
The food industry is turning to a Scottish-based company in the front line of the UK’s defences against food contamination as concerns continue to mount about cheap fish being substituted for expensive fish without the consumer knowing. R-Biopharm Rhône, the manufacturer and Scotland’s biggest exporter of diagnostic test kits, which was called on for help […]
Welsh food and drink producers head to China
With Export Week now upon us, eleven Welsh companies are getting ready to fly the Welsh flag in China to promote their produce at the Food and Hotel China (FHC) Exhibition in Shanghai. The Food and Drink Wales pavilion at Shanghai is supported by the Welsh Government. Deputy Minister for Farming and Food Rebecca Evans […]
