Campaigners slate government’s food report Campaigners slate government’s food report 05-Jan-2010 By Rick Pendrous Food campaign groups have attacked the government’s Food 2030 strategy report, published today by environment secretary Hilary Benn, for failing to...
Tighter controls promised on excessive pack materials 30-Jun-2009 By Paul Gander Proposals by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to tighten standards on excessive packaging may be a blatant case of...
Food and farming strategy set for October launch 22-Jun-2009 By Rick Pendrous The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) will publish its new research strategy for food and farming in October.DEFRA chief...
Sell by’ date confusion causes food waste Sell by’ date confusion causes food waste 15-Jun-2009 By Rick Pendrous The problem of consumer confusion about the differences between ‘use by’, ‘best before’ and ‘sell by’ dates resurfaced last week...
Envirowise faces cuts as DEFRA seeks to plug deficit Envirowise faces cuts as DEFRA seeks to plug deficit 11-Feb-2008 By Rick Pendrous The budget axe hangs over Envirowise, the government-funded body providing environmental advice to industry, as the Department for Environment, Food...