All Meat articles – Page 209
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Getting abreast with some TLC
A pork producer has taken a leaf out of the chicken industry’s book to launch a range of innovative new products.The range, from Flagship Foods, features pork fillet steaks which have been cut to appear like chicken breasts. The products are...
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British pork labelling branded “misleading”
British pig producers are pushing for clearer labelling of products due to claims that some imported pork is being labelled as British despite being of inferior quality. Since the beginning of the year imports of pork, ham and bacon have...
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Dutch hit back over ‘UK spec’
The Dutch Meat Board has hit out at claims by the British Pig Executive that much imported pigmeat claiming to meet UK specifications in fact falls short (The Grocer, August 2, p51).BPEX sounded an alert to accuracy about origins and the use...
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Spar backs British meat
Symbol group Spar has launched a national branded range of red meat which will be made available to all 2,700 stores nationwide.The 25 fixed weight prepack cuts of beef, lamb and pork are all from farm-assured suppliers. The launch...
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Value figure shows vegetarian rise
from Kerry Bennett, The Vegetarian SocietySIR; In response to last week’s Saturday Essay, the Vegetarian Society (you may be surprised to hear) would like to applaud John Howard of the Danish Bacon and Meat Council (July 19,...
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Fears of OTMS beef rejection
Ed Bedington Fears are growing that retailers may reject beef from cattle over 30 months old. The Food Standards Agency has recommended the government start phasing out the Over Thirty Month rule from January 2004 for cattle born after Aug 1996,...
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Fears of OTMS beef rejection
Ed Bedington Fears are growing that retailers may reject beef from cattle over 30 months old. The Food Standards Agency has recommended the government start phasing out the Over Thirty Month rule from January 2004 for cattle born after Aug...
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Dutch halal scam sparks crackdown
Bill Doult The government is clamping down on importers following the discovery of pork-contaminated chicken being sold as halal. Public health minister Melanie Johnson told the Commons formal action had been taken against five Dutch processors by...
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Dutch halal scam sparks crackdown
Bill Doult The government is clamping down on importers following the discovery of pork-contaminated chicken being sold as halal. Public health minister Melanie Johnson told the Commons formal action had been taken against five Dutch...
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Duchy seasonal fare
Duchy Originals has unveiled details of seasonal organic ranges for both summer and Christmas. The hot weather offerings include Cornish pasties, cracked black pepper and chive versions of its oaten biscuits, Cherrywood Smoked Ham and a range of...
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OTMS casts doubt over supply levels
Mike Ingham The clash between CAP reforms and the possible ending of the Over Thirty Month Scheme scheme creates an uncertain future for beef supply-side prices. As part of the "historic" EU agreement last week, handouts of public money to...
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OK to Dumeco deal
Europe's second largest meat operation has been taken over. The acquisition of Dutch bacon giant Dumeco by the Bestmeat Company was approved by the European Competition Authority. The Bestmeat Company is a subsidary of Best Agrifund and the...
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Glanbia sells UK pork operations
Irish dairy giant Glanbia has sold its UK fresh pork operations, Glanbia Fresh Meats with two facilities at Tipton and West Bromwich to Flagship Foods, for an undisclosed sum.The move is part of Glanbia’s strategy to focus on cheese,...
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Princes corned beef gets ringpulls
Princes Foods is claiming a first in the corned beef arena by launching easy open cans.
The company said a new ringpull format had been developed in response to DTI findings that traditional key openings were a frequent source of injury in the… -
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JS looking to more extras from Oliver
The Jamie Oliver range of extra matured beef has been launched into Sainsbury's stores this week. The meat, which has been matured on the bone for 21 days, and features four joints and five steaks, will be available in 400 stores in specially...