All articles by Harry Holmes – Page 37
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NewsUK dairy exports to the EU could plummet by £1bn without a trade deal
British producers sent £1.3bn worth of dairy products to Europe last year
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Analysis & FeaturesFive things the government needs to do to prevent chaos on 1 January
Negotiations must urgently address a raft of issues to avoid food shortages and price hikes
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NewsBrexit stockpiling leads to record UK food and drink exports
No-deal stockpiling boosted food and drink exports to a record high last year as two Brexit deadlines encouraged foreign buyers to stock up on British goods, official figures show.
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Analysis & FeaturesChinese forced labour: are UK retailers doing enough to prevent it?
Should retailers be doing more to ensure forced prison labour cannot be part of their Chinese supply chains?
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NewsTesco drops China supplier after forced prison labour allegations
A cry for help from inmates at a Chinese prison was found in December after a 6-year-old girl in London discovered the note in a card bought from Tesco
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Comment & OpinionWhat would a ‘Canada-style’ trade deal mean for British food?
Boris Johnson has set out his ambitions: a Canada-style deal with the EU. So what does it mean – and is it feasible for British food?
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NewsCypriot halloumi regains British trademark
Cypriot halloumi regained its British trademark status on Friday, after an official blunder saw it lose its brand protection in 2018. The trademark was withdrawn when the Cypriot government failed to respond on time to an application filed by a British company to revoke it. But the ...
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NewsJohnson defends US food standards as UK and EU lay out negotiation positions
The prime minister has dismissed fears over American food as “mumbo jumbo”
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News‘Weak’ MSC urged to take further action to prevent shark finning
Source: Unsplash The Marine Stewardship Council is failing to tackle shark finning at certified fisheries around the world, according to a letter signed by industry representatives, academics and NGOs. The group of 51 stakeholders has written to the MSC board to express concern over the marine group’s ...
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NewsFishermen urge supermarkets to sell UK-caught sardines
Sardines in all own-label supermarket cans are sourced from Portugal and Morocco, according to analysis by The Grocer
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NewsFood & drink exporters fear China port chaos over coronavirus
The number of confirmed cases of the virus in mainland China now exceeds 7,000
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Analysis & FeaturesCoronavirus likely to drag wheat prices as Chinese demand falls
The virus is expected to knock more than 1% off China’s GDP
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NewsFisheries Bill to end automatic EU access to British waters
However, the bill left British fishing vulnerable to post-brexit trade negotiations with the EU, warned Labour’s Luke Pollard
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NewsTariff-hit scotch whisky producers call for urgent end to US trade war
SWA CEO Karen Betts met with MPs and government officials this evening
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Analysis & FeaturesHow divergence from EU rules offers an opportunity for the wine industry
Changes to import rules could amplify an increasing trend of non-European ‘new world’ wines reaching the UK
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NewsMacsween launches vegan haggis into the US
Source: Macsween Macsween of Edinburgh has launched a vegan haggis in the US as it looks to capitalise on the country’s “far more sophisticated” meat-free market. The company’s Scottish Veggie Crumble is its first US export in 50 years, after the country banned traditional haggis for containing ...
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Comment & OpinionDreams of frictionless EU trade are dead. But we still don’t know what is next
Sajid Javid has vowed to end alignment with EU rules after Brexit. Government must now give businesses the clarity they have demanded for three years
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NewsWWF slams retailers and suppliers for failing to keep sustainable palm oil promises
Some of the country’s biggest brands pledged to end deforestation from their use of palm oil by 2020
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NewsTrump’s tariffs trigger slump in UK food and drink exports
British food exports to the US fell by a quarter following the introduction of Donald Trump’s punitive tariff regime last year, with the situation now at risk of deteriorating further.
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NewsUK supply of Australian wine likely to be safe from bushfires
The country’s prolonged drought is more likely to have a negative impact on wine production