Remote audits, using drones for filming and even Google Glass, will offer solutions to consumer demands for robust food supply chain standards, but can only supplement face-to-face methods.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation of the merger between supermarket giants Asda and Sainsbury’s would be “off the scale”, according to law firm DWF.
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has called for written evidence on how effective the UK Government is at promoting and marketing British food and drink overseas.
A new method of detecting Arabica coffee that has been tainted by lower-quality Robusta beans has been developed by food science training centre The Quadram Institute.
Blockchain, allergen contamination, product recall and regulatory reform are just some of the topics on the packed agenda at Food Manufacture’s one-day Food Safety Conference, held in Birmingham on 21 June.
Confusion over date labelling and storage of meat products is still causing friction between producers and enforcement agencies. Can this be worked out to everyone’s satisfaction?
The Soil Association has criticised a Government consultation on the future of food, farming and the environment for failing to account for the health of British consumers.
Rubber and plastic contamination forced the recall of yogurt and chicken products over the past week, as a number of products were returned to stores for containing undeclared allergens.
The UK Parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has launched an inquiry into the sustainability of our seas and the reliability of the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC’s) certification schemes for ensuring fisheries are sustainable.
With the Soft Drinks Industry Levy coming into effect today, manufacturers have been forced to either reformulate their products or face paying tax on drinks with a higher sugar content.
Dissatisfaction over the EU regulatory framework has risen sharply over the past year – with the health claims process and the deadlock on botanicals under particular scrutiny, research has found.
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has welcomed news that the Government intends to focus on recycling, but has called for any deposit return scheme for drinks bottles and cans to be cost-effective.
The agricultural industry is reaching a “crisis point” due to labour shortages, Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee chair Neil Parish MP has claimed.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has been given a £14m boost from the Government to support preparations for Brexit and the expansion of the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU).
An advert for Go Ahead Goodness bars, produced by United Biscuits, has been banned after it was deemed misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
The urgent need to reform the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) regulatory approach was brought into sharp focus by the alleged food hygiene incidents uncovered by the press investigation at the 2 Sisters Food Group West Bromwich chicken cutting plant last...
Poultry producer Moy Park said it has reimbursed the pay of 338 of its staff, after the Government unveiled a list of employers that were failing to pay the minimum wage.
The Co-op Group admitted it had “fallen short” of the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP), following news Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) Christine Tacon had launched a probe into the society’s dealings with suppliers.
Indian cuisine supplier East End Foods has been fined £180,000 for food safety offences, after an infestation of rats was discovered at one of its warehouses in Birmingham.
Food manufacturers are being urged to start reformulating “everyday” products without delay after Public Health England (PHE) set a 20% calorie reduction target in food consumed across 13 product categories by 2024.
Food industry groups have pushed the Prime Minister for more details on the government’s Brexit plans, after her speech on the UK’s future economic relationship with the EU on Friday (2 March).
The EU’s new centralised process for the approval of novel foods has been welcomed by the food industry – but there are fears over the implications on intellectual property.
Environment secretary Michael Gove has said there is a “historic opportunity” to deliver a farming policy which works for the whole industry, as he launched a new consultation today.
A comprehensive review of farm inspection is to be launched by the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA), as it aimed to scrap the red tape preventing farmers from focusing on issues such as animal welfare.
An infestation of rats forced sandwich manufacturer CK Foods in Bedale, North Yorkshire – trading as Country Kitchens – to close part of its factory for three days last week.
Trade groups have backed a report on Brexit from the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) committee that warns of a potentially “significant impact” on UK agriculture and the knock-on impact on consumers.
