DEFRA ministers: Who does what
Ministerial responsibilities in the newly reshuffled Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) have been revealed.
Archives for September 17, 2012
Baby foods boss turns tables on organic critics
The organic food market has plenty of critics and doubters, but the md of organic baby and children's food producer Organix is fighting back.
£20,000 fine for Walkers after worker breaks leg in Quavers accident
Walkers Snack Foods has been ordered to pay £30,000 after a 400kg block of compacted snack waste smashed into a worker, breaking his leg.
High pressure food treatment extends shelf-life to up to 50 days
A new way of ‘naturally’ extending the shelf-life of products without the need for supplementary preservatives or additives is being offered to UK food manufacturers by savoury snacks manufacturer Deli 24.
Morrisons & poultry industry fight ‘pasty tax’ on chickens
The UK poultry industry has teamed up with the retailer Morrisons to launch a campaign to fight a planned tax on rotisserie chickens.
Water efficiency to have ‘biggest impact’ on food manufacturing
Food manufacturers have been told to find “innovative ways of reducing water use”, after a survey by the Foodservice Consultants Society International UK and Ireland (FCSI) revealed 84% of members saw water usage as having the biggest impact on the...