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FSA chief executive returns to Defra
Emily Miles has announced that she will be leaving her role at the Food Standards Agency (FSA) this September, as she departs for a position at Defra.
Archives for July 10, 2024
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Food firm fined £50k for faking disease certificates
Poultry business Stuart Perkins Ltd has been fined £50k for falsifying salmonella testing certificates.
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‘The work starts now’: NFU meets with new Defra secretary
National Farmers Union (NFU) president Tom Bradshaw met new Defra secretary of state Steve Reed to discuss policy reform and the future of food security in the UK.
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Animal abuse claims spark legal challenge at Devon farm
Claims of animal abuse at Cross Farm have sparked legal action against the supplier, after undercover video footage reportedly filmed at its Devon site revealed scenes of piglets being crushed to death and bins full of ‘decaying corpses’.
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Why water? The shift towards water stewardship
Gilles Tisserand, vice president for climate and biodiversity at Tetra Pak, explains why the food and drink industry needs to incorporate water stewardship action into day-to-day activities and plans for the future.
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Data harmonisation: ‘Industry experts need to do it’
A lack of harmonisation in sustainability data collection is confusing everyone – but do we need government to step in and regulate?
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Marston’s sale to Carlsberg ‘worrying development for British brewing’
Concerns have been raised about the trajectory of the UK brewing industry after Marston’s sold its stake in Carlsberg Marston’s Brewing Company (CMBC).