All Meat articles – Page 162
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NewsFood Standards Agency reassures public on dioxin in Irish beef
Irish beef is the subject of a new health scare after the Food Standards Agency warned that meat contaminated with dioxins had reached shop shelves in the UK.
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Scientists warn of ‘second wave’ of mad cow deaths
Hundreds of people could die from a ‘second wave’ of deaths related to the human variant of mad cow disease, according to scientists.
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Guinness puts its name to premium meat range
The iconic Guinness name and signature taste is set to grace a wide range of meat products for the first time after Diageo signed a co-branding agreement with sausage specialist Debbie & Andrew's, The Grocer can reveal.The two manufacturers...
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Pork suppliers facing compensation claims
Irish meat suppliers face a wave of compensation claims from retailers in the wake of the contaminated pork scare - but suppliers may struggle to recoup those losses, experts have warned. Irish pork began to reappear on supermarket shelves...
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Meat supply chain needs more calves
A significant long-term decline in the volumes of beef from dairy calves is inevitable unless more black and white calves are brought into the red meat supply chain, new figures indicate.While there was an 8.5% increase to 26,000 in the...
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Irish pork scare spreads to beef
The Irish pork scare, which led to all Irish pork being pulled from shelves at the weekend, has spread to beef, Ireland’s Food Safety Authority has confirmed.
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Well Hung and Tender opens store
A Scottish beef producer has opened a store after strong sales on the web and at farmers' markets.Donald MacPherson, owner of the Well Hung and Tender beef venture, opened his first butcher's store in Edinburgh last week to capitalise on...
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Sainsbury's backs British meat in own-label lines
Sainsbury's is poised to become the first of the big four to use 100%-British meat in its own-label pies, soups, party food and ready meals. By the end of January, all the meat in its ready meals would be British, said category manager for...
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Waitrose is on trend with faggots
Further evidence of the resurgence of classic British dishes has come this week with the news that Waitrose has launched a new faggot ready meal. The meatballs are being sold as part of a new range of traditional foods that includes Haddock...
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EU 'misses chance to save bluefin tuna'
The decision to keep the Mediterranean bluefin tuna fishery open despite scientific concerns over its stability has been branded "a real disgrace" that could result in "biological bankruptcy" for the species.Environmental campaign groups...
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Dairy calves reared for Asda's beef range
Asda officially launched its dairy calves initiative this week in a move to boost its range of home-produced beef. Under the supermarket's 360˚ Sustainable Dairy Calf scheme, farmers will receive £30 per calf from a rearer in Wales, who will...
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Meat strikes called off as union reaches agreement
Fears of a Christmas shortage of meat have been quelled after inspectors reached agreement with the Meat Hygiene Service over pay.Unison called off the planned strike on Tuesday just hours after announcing that a walkout would take place...
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Tesco blasted for only selling 80% UK lamb
Tesco has come under fire from the farming community for not going far enough to support the British lamb industry at the peak of this year's season.New figures from Eblex reveal that in October only 80% of Tesco's lamb facings were...
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NewsRelief as meat inspectors call off strike threat
Meat hygiene inspectors have called off a planned strike, just hours after announcing that a walkout would take place next week.
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Lancashire takes on the sausage giants
Northern retailer Booths has launched a limited-edition Lancashire Sausage to celebrate Lancashire Day on 27 November.The sausage, made from local pork, black pudding and beer, was designed to bring together flavours from around the county....
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Processor Dunbia exposed for selling mutton as lamb
Dunbia, the northern Irish meat processor that labelled Brazilian beef as British, was also cautioned for selling mutton as lamb, it has emerged .An investigation by The Grocer has discovered that Kenny Swann, MD at the Dungannon plant, was...
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Wall's bacon gets updated pack design
Wall's has updated the packaging on its smoked and unsmoked bacon ranges, applying the new Wall's design introduced on its sausages in September.The redesigned packaging, which retains the familiar red for smoked bacon and blue for unsmoked,...
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Why no prosecution for Dunbia after meat labelling offences?
Despite clear evidence of mis-labelling offences, Dunbia has escaped with only a caution. Chloe Smith asks how they got off so lightly
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In Season: sprats
Sprats are proving to be one of the niche success stories of the fish industry.
The species, which is one of the least well-known oil-rich fish, is proving popular across the UK, with an 80% increase in retail sales in the 52 weeks to… -
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Sales of mince soaring as shopper purses squeezed
Sales of minced meat are in strong growth as consumers trade down from more expensive cuts in the credit crunch.Mince sales have grown 15.8% by value to £526m and 5.7% by volume to 144,000 tonnes in the last year [TNS 52w/e 2 November]....