Eggs & poultry <span id="Eggs & poultry"></span> – Page 31
-
NewsMore products to be withdrawn over fipronil as FSA introduces 15% threshold
Products made with egg from affected farms now need to be withdrawn if the egg accounts for 15% or more of the product weight
-
Comment & OpinionBritish sourcing is a safer bet
Fipronil contaminated many millions of eggs over what appears to be a considerable period of time
-
NewsCity snapshot: China’s “richest chicken farmer” linked with Moy Park deal
Liu Yonghao, chairman of China’s agrichemical business New Hope, has been tipped as the front-runner in the £1bn-plus deal for Northern Irish poultry producer Moy Park.
-
Comment & OpinionThe time has come to commit to UK supply for processing eggs
Research for The Grocer reveals a third of UK consumers have pledged to buy only British eggs and products made with British eggs
-
NewsUK exposure to fipronil widens as 14 additional egg products withdrawn
The products include whole egg and products to be used as ingredients by food manufacturers and caterers
-
NewsChicken and poultry recalls in EU hit 15-year high
There were 223 recalls of poultry products in the EU over the second quarter of 2017
-
NewsA third of shoppers pledge to buy more British eggs in wake of fipronil scandal
However, just 2% of shoppers claim they will stop eating eggs altogether, an exclusive Lightspeed Research poll for The Grocer shows
-
Comment & OpinionShort supply chains are crucial common sense
Will processors be good eggs? That’s the question we posed back in April, when we investigated egg sourcing standards
-
NewsEuropean Commission calls for emergency summit on egg scandal
Vytenis Andriukaitis also called for collaboration between affected countries to tackle the problem, warning ’blaming and shaming will bring us nowhere’
-
Analysis & FeaturesFipronil egg contamination scandal: what you need to know now
Millions of eggs have been removed from supermarket shelves on the continent over fears they might be contaminated with pesticide
-
NewsSainsbury's, Morrisons, Asda and Waitrose withdraw products as egg scandal widens
The products are mainly egg salads and sandwiches. FSA now believes close to 700,000 eggs from affected farms have entered the UK, up from its previous estimate of 21,000
-
NewsAbout 21,000 fipronil contaminated eggs entered UK, says FSA
The regulator has stressed there is no risk to public health and the eggs represent a tiny fraction of eggs sold in the UK
-
NewsFaccenda Foods slashes antibiotic usage by 70% in past two years
Faccenda likens its strategy to a “Holland & Barrett approach to bird health”
-
NewsGove rules out chlorinated chicken imports
Comments are at odds with international trade secretary Liam Fox, who has refused to rule out imports as part of US trade deal
-
Comment & OpinionBritish farmers must challenge these US-style mega farm misrepresentations
A headline-grabbing report on intensive factory farming is pure ’scaremongering’ … it’s all down to a question of scale
-
NewsNoble delays IPO to focus on rebuilding sales and profitability
Happy Egg Co owner Noble Foods has put its mooted IPO on ice as it focuses on regrowing revenues
-
NewsTesco campylobacter recall puts cooked chicken in the spotlight
Tesco is investigating what is believed to be the first recorded presence of campylobacter in cooked poultry…
-
Analysis & FeaturesVegetarianism in vogue: Does meat & fish need a makeover?
Poultry is flying high as red meat feels the heat, driving solid growth in the overall meat, fish & poultry market. But with the number of Brits cutting back on meat soaring, is it time the sector had a makeover for the modern age? Why are so many Brits considering ...
-
NewsFSA won't shame but will name retailers in antibiotics survey
The FSA will start testing samples of supermarket meat this summer.
-
NewsJBS announces intention to sell Moy Park
Beleaguered Brazilian meat giant JBS has announced it plans to sell its shareholding in Northern Irish poultry firm Moy Park as part of a R$7m (£1.68bn) divestment programme