Progress made on €100m Brexit beef deal
Farmers have welcomed the EU Commission and the Irish Government’s decision to award €100m for beef producers.
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Ukraine poultry industry hits back at criticism
The Poultry Union of Ukraine has hit back at criticism of its industry, urging a “fact-based debate rather than fake news”.
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Fat-replacing starch to lower calories in savoury and sweet
Ingredion has added a new corn-based starch to its portfolio, which the ingredients supplier claims can replace fat and oil in dairy products without compromising texture.
From lichen to jellyfish: Sainsbury's predicts new ingredients will shape the future of food
Jellyfish for dinner; grow your own meat kits; nutrition patches, drone-delivered mangoes ordered by your personal robot assistant at your desired ripeness level: just some of the trends for food businesses to be aware of, according to the Sainsbury’s...
Compostable packaging start-up tackles the ‘flexible plastic problem’
Israeli agri-food start-up TIPA Corp says its bio-based packaging has the same functional properties as conventional flexible plastic packaging, yet is fully compostable.
UK Trade Secretary won’t rule out post-Brexit imports of chlorine chicken and hormone beef: ‘It’s not about food safety per se’
Liam Fox, the UK trade secretary, declined to rule out allowing imports of chlorine-washed chicken or beef raised using growth hormones into the UK after Brexit, insisting the issue is not one of food safety.
ASF threat causing CVO sleepless nights
The UK's chief veterinary officer Christine Middlemiss has said that African swine fever (ASF) is the disease that “keeps her awake at night”.