Human cases of campylobacter drop by 17%
Figures from UK surveillance bodies show a 17% decline in the number of laboratory reports of human cases of campylobacter in 2016.
Archives for March 13, 2017
Healthy eating attitudes reveal east-west divide
Interest in nutrition and healthy eating is far lower in western countries than in Asia, a new survey has found.
Meat firm Yorkshire Game gets new owners
A gourmet food business that fell into insolvency has been taken over by its current md and the former boss of Ragu and Aunt Bessie’s maker Symingtons.
McCain plans £100M investment in Scarborough
McCain is to invest more than £100M in its Scarborough factory, after revealing plans to expand the site in North Yorkshire.
Duo guilty of selling 116t of turkey as halal lamb
Two men have been found guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud, after supplying 116t of turkey to butchers and restaurants, claiming it was halal lamb.
Mars warns of supply chain job cuts under WTO rules
Food manufacturing and other supply chain jobs will be lost and Mars products will become more expensive if Britain trades under World Trade Organisation (WTO) rules post-Brexit, Mars’s global president has claimed, after the Confederation of British...
Food safety conference helps plan for change
The Food Manufacture Group’s one-day food safety conference will help businesses prepare for change over the next five years, according to food hygiene consultant and former Food Standards Agency (FSA) boss John Barnes.
Genetics and big data lead IFST spring conference
Technological advances that are helping food and drink producers to deliver safe and nutritious food to the consumer is the focus of the Institute of Food Science & Technology’s (IFST’s) spring conference, which takes place next month.
Egg firm expansion boosted by £800k investment
An egg producer in North Yorkshire is set for expansion, after receiving an £800,000 investment to grow the business.
Forge early trade deal with Ireland: urges food industry group
Major players in the food and drink industry have called on the government to reach an early trade deal with the Republic of Ireland – its biggest export market – after the UK leaves the EU.
Grain silo death results in £50k fine
A fatal accident in a grain storage facility resulted in a £50,000 fine for farming firm Maurice Mason Ltd last week (Friday March 10).
Permits to trade needed under new hygiene regime
Food businesses would need a ‘permit to trade’ before being allowed to start up, under new proposals from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) being considered as part of its Regulating the Future programme, which seeks to radically change the way food...