Inside food & drink manufacturing
Spurious health and safety rules have been used to refuse to supply a burger cooked rare and to deny drinkers pints in glasses with handles, according to a new Health and Safety Executive (HSE) report.
The industry body Seafish has condemned the practice of fish mislabelling after media reports claimed the practice was widespread.
The government is failing to promote UK manufacturing, according to a new industry and public poll conducted by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).
Scottish manufacturer Baxters has begun production of Fray Bentos pies at its Fochabers plant – and has reinforced its global focus by snapping up another Australian food manufacturer.
Milk supplies are on a “knife-edge” and the next four weeks will be critical for manufacturers – with a sustained period of heavy rain likely to see prices soar, says the md of cheesemaker Wyke Farms.