All articles by Harry Holmes – Page 29
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NewsFishermen urge supermarkets to sell UK-caught sardines
Sardines in all own-label supermarket cans are sourced from Portugal and Morocco, according to analysis by The Grocer
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NewsFood & drink exporters fear China port chaos over coronavirus
The number of confirmed cases of the virus in mainland China now exceeds 7,000
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Analysis & FeaturesCoronavirus likely to drag wheat prices as Chinese demand falls
The virus is expected to knock more than 1% off China’s GDP
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NewsFisheries Bill to end automatic EU access to British waters
However, the bill left British fishing vulnerable to post-brexit trade negotiations with the EU, warned Labour’s Luke Pollard
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NewsTariff-hit scotch whisky producers call for urgent end to US trade war
SWA CEO Karen Betts met with MPs and government officials this evening
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Analysis & FeaturesHow divergence from EU rules offers an opportunity for the wine industry
Changes to import rules could amplify an increasing trend of non-European ‘new world’ wines reaching the UK
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NewsMacsween launches vegan haggis into the US
Source: Macsween Macsween of Edinburgh has launched a vegan haggis in the US as it looks to capitalise on the country’s “far more sophisticated” meat-free market. The company’s Scottish Veggie Crumble is its first US export in 50 years, after the country banned traditional haggis for containing ...
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Comment & OpinionDreams of frictionless EU trade are dead. But we still don’t know what is next
Sajid Javid has vowed to end alignment with EU rules after Brexit. Government must now give businesses the clarity they have demanded for three years
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NewsWWF slams retailers and suppliers for failing to keep sustainable palm oil promises
Some of the country’s biggest brands pledged to end deforestation from their use of palm oil by 2020
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NewsTrump’s tariffs trigger slump in UK food and drink exports
British food exports to the US fell by a quarter following the introduction of Donald Trump’s punitive tariff regime last year, with the situation now at risk of deteriorating further.
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NewsUK supply of Australian wine likely to be safe from bushfires
The country’s prolonged drought is more likely to have a negative impact on wine production
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Analysis & FeaturesDoes cat food contain illegally caught and endangered fish?
Unsustainably caught yellowfin tuna and Atlantic mackerel among species suspected of permeating supply chains
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NewsBrexit trade deal would put end to frictionless trade, says EU
It has reiterated that any departure from the single market would create a customs border
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Comment & OpinionWith Defra in constant flux, can Johnson be trusted to protect food & drink?
Reports have suggested Theresa Villiers could soon be dropped. Where does that leave food & drink in trade talks?
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NewsLabour calls for petfood labels to include fish origin information
Retailers must improve labelling on petfood to ensure their contents do not contain illegally caught fish, new shadow environment secretary Luke Pollard has said. Increased customer awareness of food provenance has pushed retailers to include labels of origin on fish for human consumption, but the same standards ...
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NewsUK will keep ban on chlorinated chicken, promises Villiers
Theresa Villiers has promised chlorine-washed chicken and hormone-treated beef will not enter the UK as part of a US trade deal, in a seeming correction to an earlier statement made this week.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow could Iran crisis affect food and fuel prices?
Crude oil prices have spiked, and any further escalation is set to have knock-on effects on sugar, ethanol, vegetable oil and more
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Analysis & FeaturesHow US almond growers are struggling to overcome ‘vampire’ image problem
The nut is in fashion, but concerns remain over its water use and effect on bees
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Analysis & FeaturesFood and drink businesses brace for impact of recycling price hikes
Plastic and aluminium saw the largest price jumps in 2019
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Analysis & FeaturesBrexit bill: what does it mean for food and drink?
Boris Johnson had no problem getting his amended EU withdrawal agreement bill through the Commons last Friday. So what can food and drink expect now?