First Milk to cut 30 jobs in bid ‘to boost efficiency’
Dairy processor First Milk is to cut 30 jobs across two sites in the Lake District and Wales, as part of plans to increase efficiency at its factories.
Archives for September 21, 2017
Government ‘withholds’ Brexit food price estimates
The government is withholding information on how Brexit will affect food prices – raising fears of sharp rises and shortages – claims the Unite union.
FSA to stop reporting on top supermarkets’ campylobacter
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is to stop naming the top nine supermarkets in its annual survey on campylobacter contamination in chickens, as it turns its attention to smaller establishments.
Manufacturers embark on China trade mission
Food and drink manufacturers are joining a trade mission to the “prime market” of China to meet distributors and buyers, in a bid to boost exports.
Sainsbury calls for agreed allergen threshold limits
Sainsbury’s head of analytical testing has called for agreement on threshold limits for the presence of allergens in food and drink to provide reassurance to food manufacturers, retailers and, most importantly, consumers about the risk of allergic reactions.
Weight management: is calorie control out for the count?
Conventional advice on how to maintain health and combat obesity has come in for a bit of a battering in recent times.
Seasonings maker fined £55k for partial amputation
Food seasonings manufacturer Symrise Ltd has been fined £55,000 for health and safety failings, after a worker suffered “life changing injuries”.
2 Sisters joins Tesco pledge to cut food waste
2 Sisters Food Group, Bakkavor and Moy Park have pledged to halve their food waste by 2030, in partnership with Tesco, the UK’s largest supermarket.
Insect protein firm wins new BBC food supply chain award
Insect protein firm AgriProtein has won the inaugural BBC Food Chain Global Champion award, for its pioneering work to help develop animal feeds from food waste.