All Sourcing articles – Page 124
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Asda commits to UK lamb sourcing
The retailer said that from mid-July, it will guarantee that 100% of lamb loins, boned out leg joints, half legs and lamb on sale in its stores will be UK-sourced
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Tesco sets chicken suppliers 5% campylobacter target
Tesco is stepping up its efforts to fight campylobacter with a tough new contamination target for its fresh chicken suppliers.
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Campylobacter: FSA board rejects plans to tell consumers where to shop
The Food Standards Agency has backed away from controversial proposals to tell consumers where to buy chicken based on campylobacter rates.
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Aldi signs NFU pledge on fair treatment of fruit & veg growers
Aldi has become the first UK retailer to sign up to the National Farmers’ Union’s fruit and veg pledge
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Iran nuclear deal: what are the opportunities for food and drink?
The world is celebrating a breakthrough nuclear deal between Iran, the US, the UK, Germany, France, Russia and China today. But what does the lifting of sanctions mean for UK grocery?
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What effect is Greek debt crisis having on Britain's buyers?
As pundits debate how best to get the financial wheels turning in Greece, some of the country’s food suppliers are just as concerned with lorry wheels.
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Cut in wheat plantings not sufficient to raise flour prices, say millers
Millers have reassured buyers a reduction in wheat plantings in the UK and other countries will not, in itself, lead to higher flour and bread prices.
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EU must do more for farmers, says European Parliament
MEPs today adopted two non-binding resolutions calling for the European Commission and EU member states to offer better support to dairy farmers
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Opinion: The future of the sugar industry hangs in the balance
While consumers could benefit from lower prices, sugar producers should be planning for the impact EU changes will have on the industry as a whole
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Cereals plantings decline in latest crop figures
The area planted with wheat for harvest in 2015 has fallen 3% on last year’s figures, and the area for oilseed rape 7%
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Lidl uncorks latest offensive to tempt away middle class shoppers
Lidl is set to launch its latest campaign to tempt away the middle classes from Waitrose with a new French wine promotion starting in September.
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Accolade Wines get Fish Hoek Fairtrade-certified
The company - which owns Hardys, Echo Falls and Kumala - said it had been made possible by a broader Fairtrade supply base in South Africa
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NFU to challenge Tesco over Horsegate pledges at agm
Meurig Raymond will ask Tesco “exactly where we stand” after supermarket said it would source more homegrown meat and embrace closer supply chains
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Tonnes of tomatoes help set pizza record in Milan
The people of Milan have used World Tomato Week to break a world record.
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British herring season delayed by cold weather and discards ban
Cold weather and the new ban on fish discards at sea brought in at the beginning of the year have resulted in the main British herring season being two weeks later than usual.
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MRSA in pork products: government and pig industry react
Government and industry have moved to reassure consumers about the safety of supermarket pork after the superbug MRSA was found in products on sale in major retailers.
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Nutellagate: French minister apologises over palm oil claims
France’s environment minister has apologised to Ferrero for claiming the palm oil it uses contributes to climate change and urging French consumers to boycott Nutella to ‘save the forests’.
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Animal welfare debate looms as Defra looks at Watok again
Farming minister George Eustice said Defra would take another look at the regulations
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Plans for 30,000 pigs farm opposed in Northern Ireland
Plans have been submitted in Northern Ireland to build the UK’s largest pig farm….
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Shellfish under threat as raw sewage causes spike in E.coli
A recent FSA report revealed there were 123 E.coli contamination “incidents” in shellfish harvesting areas last year