‘Government campaign is damaging dairy sector’
The government’s ‘Smart Swaps’ health campaign is damaging the dairy sector and confusing consumers, according to supporters of the industry.
Archives for March 26, 2014
‘Eat more plant-based food to improve health’
Consumers should be encouraged to consume more plant-based food to improve their nutritional health and relieve rising global demand for meat protein, which is pushing up the price of imports, a leading nutritionist has advised.
Aldi stung by Asda ad complaint
An Aldi ad has been banned for being misleading after rival grocery retailer Asda complained to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
Meadow Foods’ efficiencies improved with £3M investment
More than £3M has been pumped into Meadow Foods’s fresh division in Peterborough to improve operating efficiencies, said site director Paul Jackson.
More farmers become food manufacturers
Organic farmers are increasingly moving into food manufacturing in search of higher margins and greater financial security, it has emerged.
Call for UK-wide folic acid fortification
The government at Westminster is being urged to press ahead with mandatory fortification of bread and flour with folic acid across the UK in a bid to reduce neural tube defects in foetuses.
Foodex 2014
Boost FSA powers to improve food safety: Lord Rooker
The government should urgently restore responsibility to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for food competition and adulteration in order to improve food safety, according to its former boss Jeff Rooker.
Poetry in motion control as Kinnerton boosts production
Easter egg manufacturer Kinnerton Confectionery has boosted production by simplifying production line processes in partnership with industrial solutions provider Siemens Industry.
Foodex 2014
‘It will be war on sugar and salt’: Michael Portillo
Food and drink manufacturers face “war” on sugar and salt, warns broadcaster and former cabinet minister Michael Portillo.