Businessman Jailed Over Egg Labelling Scandal
UK - The sentencing of a businessman jailed for his part in a multi-million pound egg fraud sends out a strong message, said...

LMC Report: Improved Beef Demand in January
UK - Over recent weeks the farmgate beef price has been under some pressure with some factories reporting reduced demand....

Global Food Security Programme Launched
UK - A new global food security programme will be launched today (11 March) in London by the Biotechnology and Biological...

Redundancies at Pork Pie Factory
UK - A pork pie manufacturer in Dorset is set to lay off more than half its staff at its factory in Shaftesbury, Dorset.

Salmon Exports Leap 24 Per Cent
UK - Over 13 million fresh Scottish salmon were exported in 2009 – an increase of 24 per cent when compared with the previous...

New Research Finds Eggs are a ‘Superfood’
UK - The humble egg should be considered a ‘superfood’ thanks to its incredible ability to boost health and even help tackle...

Pork Retail Sales Stay Strong
UK - Growth continues in retail sale of pig meat products.

Worldwide Food Alert System Devised
UK - Countries producing food containing harmful bacteria and toxins could be named and shamed more quickly using a worldwide...

NFU DG Joins Moy Park As Non-Exec Director
UK - The former director general of the National Farmers' Union, Richard Macdonald CBE, has joined Moy Park as a non-executive...

Union, Supermarket Cooperate on Working Conditions
UK - Unite and ASDA are launching an initiative to improve the working conditions for the supermarket's meat and poultry...

QMS Beefs Up London Campaign
UK - The latest phase of a Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) campaign to place Scotch Beef at the top of every discerning Londoner’s...

Climate Change Up For Discussion
UK - Climate change will be the topic of discussion this year at the BPEX and EBLEX conference, Outlook 2010, A Changing...

Govt Seeks to Use More British Food
UK - More government departments are sourcing domestically produced food.

NFU CONFERENCE - Call for Fairer Farm Gate Prices
UK - The greed of the supermarkets is leading to the exodus of many farming families from the industry, writes TheMeatSite...

NFU CONFERENCE - Opposition Launches New Agenda for Agriculture
UK - A shake up of the food and agriculture industries has been promised following the forthcoming general election in the...

Fishery Products Produced On Unapproved NI Premises
NORTHERN IRELAND, UK - Smoked mackerel products have been produced on premises in Northern Ireland not registered with or...

NFU CONFERENCE - Fighting the British Corner in Europe
UK - The voice of British farmers has to be heard in the forthcoming negotiations over the Common Agricultural Policy in...

NFU CONFERENCE - Farming for the Future
UK - Food production should be on the front pages of all political agendas, not a footnote to them - this was a key message...

Innovative Steak Cuts Improve Beef Prices
UK - Growing demand for alternative steak cuts is helping wholesalers, processors and catering butchers benefit from improved...

Healthier Bacon on Scotland's Menu
SCOTLAND, UK - Scotland's red meat industry body, Quality Meat Scotland, has helped develop a new healthier bacon.