Food groups welcome UK’s ‘trailblazing’ and ‘holistic’ sector review
Members of the UK food and drink industry are being urged to participate in a new ‘field to fork’ review of the country’s food system.
Archives for June 28, 2019
Start-up spots gap in market for ethical 'chick-culling free' eggs
A German start-up is attempting to find a commercial use for its solution to the issue of chick culling in the farming industry.
Falling pig numbers cause Danish Crown capacity reduction
Pork processor Danish Crown is to cut 175 jobs at its Horsen slaughterhouse due to a reduction in the number of pigs available for slaughter.
How can industry prevent soy becoming a ‘demonised’ commodity like palm oil?
The disastrous environmental effects of unsustainable palm oil production has ‘demonised’ the commodity for consumers. Is soy, which is similarly associated with deforestation, biodiversity loss and climate change, heading for the same fallout?
New robotics centre addresses ‘real challenges’ in agri-food: Labour shortages and weed control
The world’s first agri-robotics Centre of Excellence will be built at the University of Lincoln in the UK, where researchers will develop ways to streamline and maximise agri-food processes ‘from farm-to-fork’.
Serbia to re-launch pork meat exports to China
Serbia’s Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Water Management has announced the signing of agreements that will allow the resumption of exports of Serbian pork meat to the Chinese market.
Brussels Bulletin: EFSA tests rice, beans, fruit and vegetables for pesticide residue
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) publishes pesticide residue looking at 12 food products across the bloc, Nestlé adopts Nutri-Score labels, and a comparison study identifies similarly branded food products with differing compositions.