All Horse meat articles – Page 6
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InterviewsPatrick Coveney on Horsegate, Starbucks and relief over Northern
After Greencore was (unfairly) dragged into Horsegate, ready meal sales nosedived, but the picture is improving. Besides, …
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat poor meat sector margins tell us about Horsegate
A recipe for trouble? What poor meat sector margins tell us about Horsegate…
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NewsPolish supplier hits back at ABP horsemeat allegations
Food Service, the Polish company which is being sued by ABP Food Group for allegedly supplying it with beef containing equine DNA, has refuted the allegations.
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NewsABP launches action against Polish supplier over horsemeat
ABP Food Group has launched an action for breach of contract against a Polish supplier it claims supplied it with beef containing equine DNA.
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Comment & Opinion
Horsegate: heed economics of the cold chain
Sir: The supermarket business model is based on shoppers trusting what retailers put on their shelves…
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NewsHorsegate: no return for Findus lasagne line
The Findus beef lasagne found to contain up to 100% horsemeat earlier this year will not be returning to UK shelves…
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NewsIceland ad banned for denigrating Irish food safety body
A press ad for Iceland that appeared at the height of the horsemeat scandal has been banned by the Advertising Standards Authority for denigrating Ireland’s food safety watchdog the FSAI.
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NewsABP sued for defamation over horsemeat claims
ABP Food Group is being sued for defamation by an Irish meat trader, who alleges the company wrongly implicated it in the horsemeat scandal.
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Comment & OpinionUse labelling to win back consumer trust
Horsegate is back on the agenda with the complexity and slow pace of investigations criticised by MPs…
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NewsAsda suppliers to face surprise BRC audits
Suppliers to Asda will have to pass unannounced BRC audits as of this autumn, as the supermarket seeks to toughen up its inspection regime and reinforce consumer trust following the horsemeat scandal.
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NewsRow over pork DNA in halal flares up again
Just as Ramadan gets under way, Muslim consumers are being warned not to consume certain halal-certified products…
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News
FSA needs clarity to tackle future food crises, MPs say
The government should consider reversing the machinery of government changes that reduced the Food Standards Agency’s remit in 2010 so as to better equip it to deal with future food crises, MPs have said.
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NewsFSA reveals that Ikea meatballs fell below 1% horse threshold
One of the most iconic products involved in the horsemeat scandal – Ikea meatballs – actually contained less than 1% horse…
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Analysis & FeaturesMeat, fish & poultry prices up 6.4%
Sharp increases in meat, fish and poultry prices are stoking inflation at the big four supermarkets…
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NewsOrganic sector returns to growth as horsemeat effect takes hold
Organic sales are back in sustained growth– as the ‘Horsegate effect’ proves longer-lasting than many predicted…
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NewsFSA plots intelligence hub to ward off future food scares
The Food Standards Agency is to set up a new intelligence hub to ensure it is better equipped in future to spot issues such as ‘horsegate’ in their embryonic stages.FSA
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NewsOwen Paterson says UK DNA tests can go beyond EU rules
Owen Paterson has indicated he is prepared to get tough with food companies on testing and go beyond EU requirements…
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InterviewsOwen Paterson on the post-horsemeat future of food regulation
The Defra secretary talks about rubbing people up the wrong way and his vision for the future of UK food regulation…
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NewsDefra calls for opinions on UK food supply
Defra has launched a call for evidence from the public and the food industry to feed into Professor Chris Elliott’s review of the UK food system.
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NewsNew horsemeat probe stalled by clash over disclosure
A potential new lead in the horsemeat scandal is not being investigated…