Fake booze needs action from Food Crime Unit
Alcohol fraud has to be given more attention and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) must take action to tackle the crime with its new £2M Food Crime Unit (FCU) soon, a leading lawyer has urged.
Archives for February 6, 2015
Three tested for bird flu yield negative results
Three people tested for bird flu at a Hampshire farm returned negative results, Public Health England (PHE) has confirmed.
GLA revokes Dudley gangmaster’s licence
A gangmaster has lost her licence after what a judge described as “a serious dereliction of duty” in her treatment of workers picking peas and Brussels sprouts.
Nestlé invests £5.25M to create 45 jobs
Nestlé is to create 45 jobs in Halifax as it invests £5.25M off the back of winning a contract to produce Peanut Butter Cups there.
Food industry firms: Good week, bad week (wk 6)
That was the food industry week that was – good for some and bad for others. In our sideways look at the past seven days, we chart the firms with something to celebrate and those that may prefer to forget the week.
New BRC Global Standard targets food fraud
Greater transparency in the supply chain and better food safety in small facilities is the ambition of the British Retail Consortium’s revised (version 7) Global Standard for Food Safety, launched last month.
Business Leaders' Forum
Firms face legal action for future FIR failures
Food firms that fail to comply with the Food Information for Consumers Regulations (FIR) will feel the enforcers’ sting later this year, a leading food lawyer has warned.
Synthetic bio is risk as well as an opportunity
Emerging technologies such as synthetic biology, nanotechnology and artificial intelligence pose risks to the world as well as big opportunities, warns the ‘Global Risks 2015’ report published last month by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Müller cuts milk price to remain competitive
Müller UK & Ireland aims to cut its milk price from 24.15ppl by 1.75ppl from March 5, 2015 in a bid to remain competitive.
Dairy Crest executive md to quit
Dairy Crest executive md Martyn Wilks will leave the firm on March 31 2015 to “pursue other interests”, after seven years in the role.
Soil Association seeks new areas
Soil Association boss Helen Browning will push the organisation forward, she tells Nicholas Robinson
Tesco faces groceries code probe for ‘supplier abuse’
Claims that Tesco treated its suppliers unfairly are to be probed by the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) Christine Tacon, but no financial penalties can be imposed if evidence of wrong doing is revealed.
UK food exporters to benefit from US trade deal
UK food and drink exporters could benefit from a multi-million pound boost to US exports, following a successful outcome to the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) trade talks – but don’t expect extra sales anytime soon.
Dairy Crest set to profit from spreads
Dairy Crest will reap big rewards from its spreads business, Shore Capital analyst Darren Shirley claims, raising his profit forecast for the division by £26M as he covered its interim management statement.
GCA faces catch-22 over Tesco probe
Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) Christine Tacon faces as much pressure as Tesco from the results of her investigation into the supermarket’s relationship with suppliers, according to a leading food analyst.