All articles by Julia Glotz – Page 43
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NewsHorsemeat: Dalepak/Asda mince found to contain 29% horse
Asda mince supplied by ABP-owned Dalepak tested positive for 29% horsemeat…
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NewsHorsemeat: QK Meats apologises for keeping quiet about horse DNA discovery
QK Meats, the Irish company that was named by Birds Eye as the source of horsemeat in some of its frozen ready meals, has tonight issued an apology for not informing the Irish authorities after it discovered horse DNA in beef imported from Poland last June.
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NewsMeat buyers get choose-your-own-cut smartphone app
Eblex has developed a new app for iPhone and Android that makes it easier for meat buyers in retailers and food service companies to order specific meat cuts from their suppliers.
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NewsFage launches a new Greek yoghurt brand
Fage is launching a fruity new Greek yoghurt brand to sit alongside its Total Greek range…
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NewsFSA 'imprecise' horse carcase information blasted by French
French officials have accused the FSA of providing “imprecise” information about horse carcases with bute…
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NewsDairy Crest hails milk price breakthrough with new pricing formula
Dairy Crest has hailed a new era of transparency in the milk price debate between retailers, processors and farmers as it unveiled its new pricing formula for milk producers today.
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NewsHorsemeat: Asda finds horse DNA in frozen beef mince
Asda has said the frozen lean beef mince product it withdrew back in January has tested positive for more than 1% horse DNA.
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Analysis & FeaturesHow 'horsegate' inspired Ranjit Boparan's meaty Vion deal
“Only last week I talked about bringing our food closer to home,” Philip Clarke beamed in a statement this week…
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NewsHorsemeat: Bute found in meatballs and burgers in Portugal
Meatballs and burgers have tested positive for the veterinary drug phenylbutazone in tests conducted by Portuguese consumer protection association Deco.
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NewsHorsemeat: Poland in the frame for Ikea meatballs contamination
The horse DNA found in Ikea meatballs last week came from Poland, Ikea’s Swedish meatballs manufacturer Dafgard has claimed.
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NewsHorsemeat: ABP boss Paul Finnerty promises radical measures to tackle scandal
Paul Finnerty, chief executive of ABP Food Group – the Irish meat processor whose Silvercrest plant produced the Tesco Everyday Value burger that was found to contain 29.1% horse – has fielded MPs’ questions on the scandal.
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NewsHorsemeat: Birds Eye says Ireland’s QK Meats is source of horse in its ready meals
Birds Eye has blamed Irish meat supplier QK Meats for the horsemeat found in its products in the UK and Europe.
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NewsHorsemeat: Switzerland finds bute in horsemeat from Canada
Horsemeat imported from Canada has tested positive for the veterinary drug phenylbutazone in Switzerland.
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Analysis & FeaturesPotato price rises are sweet news for alternatives
When rains and floods started causing havoc in the UK and much of northern Europe last year, alarm bells sounded…
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Analysis & FeaturesCoffee and sugar prices set to remain on downward trend
Strong harvests and increased activity from speculators is set to keep coffee and sugar…
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NewsHorsemeat: Austrian butcher admits secretly adding horse to sausages, claims it “improved taste”
A butcher in the Austrian region of Carinthia has admitted adding horsemeat to his beef and pork sausages without declaring it on the label, but claimed he did so to improve their quality and taste rather than for financial gain.
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NewsHorsemeat: Latvian corned beef raises alarm in UK after testing for 69% horsemeat
A small consignment of tinned corned beef from Latvia is being investigated in the UK, after tests in Germany showed the product is 69% horsemeat.
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NewsMorrisons hits back at NFU criticism over Hemsley’s range
Morrisons has defended its record on supporting the British meat industry, after the National Farmers Union gave it a public ticking-off for selling non-British produce under its Hemsley’s tertiary brand.
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Comment & Opinion
Shutting the stable door?
There’s just no pleasing some people. Philip Clarke had barely left the stage at the NFU conference in Birmingham…
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Badger culls given final go-ahead for this summer
The planned badger cull pilots in West Gloucestershire and West Somerset will go ahead this summer now that final licence conditions have been met, Defra secretary of state Owen Paterson has announced.