Food promotion controls to protect kids ‘are flawed’
Pressure is mounting for the next UK government to introduce much tougher controls on the promotion and advertising of foods high in fat, sugar and salt to children.
Archives for June 15, 2017
Food safety and fraud £8.75M project launched
A £8.75M (€10M) project to boost food safety and fraud prevention in the EU and China, while facilitating trade partnerships, has been launched by Queen’s University Belfast.
Manufacturing pay hits two-and-a-half-year high
Manufacturing pay – including for food sector workers – recorded its highest level in two-and-a-half years, reports a survey by EEF, the manufacturers’ organisation.
Planning permission granted to £14M food factory
Snack manufacturer Wholebake has been granted planning permission to build a £14M factory at its site in north-east Wales, which would create more than 120 jobs.
Tesco ‘working with suppliers’ to keep prices low
Tesco pledged to work with its suppliers to keep food prices low in its first-quarter trading statement, which reported a sixth consecutive quarter of like-for-like sales growth.
Bedford oat mill blaze battled by firefighters
Firefighters battled a blaze that broke out at a food ingredients factory in Bedford this week (Tuesday June 13).