All Regulation articles – Page 60
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NewsPig sector defends standards after horse hormone claims
Campaigners claim hormone extracted from the blood of horses is being sold to British vets and farmers to increase pig production
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NewsFree-range eggs threatened by avian flu restrictions
Call for extension on EU rules defining what constitutes free-range eggs after bird flu housing orders
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NewsNew case of avian flu detected on Lincolnshire turkey farm
Defra has imposed a 3km protection zone and a 10km surveillance zone around the infected farm
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NewsMajor recall of fish and chicken products over traceability concerns
Products were sold by supplier MDA Products to Frozen Value, Factory Foods and Home Bargains stores, which have all carried out recalls
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NewsSandwich makers call for return to ‘use by end of’ labels post-Brexit
‘Use by end of’ labels reduce confusion and prevent food waste, the BSA says
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NewsFood product recall system under review as incidences rise
Revamp of recall system could be implemented by the summer, says FSA
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NewsAldi off the hook after salmon TV ad attracts complaints
Advertising Standards Authority dismisses complaints over salmon sourcing depiction
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NewsNick Allen to leave AHDB to lead BMPA
He takes over as head of trade association from Stephen Rossides, who retired at the end of 2015
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NewsDefra to switch HQ in bid to save £2m a year
Government department will relocate all staff to same building as Home Office and Department for Communities
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NewsAdjudicator role extension impractical, warns PTF
The Provision Trade Federation warned extending the GCA powers would be impossible to fund
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NewsLeadsom promises post-Brexit red tape purge
Environment secretary pledges to slash bureaucracy in bid to ‘set farmers free’
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NewsM&S condemns third-party resellers after FSA recall
Raft of out-of-date products sold by East Anglian butcher chain was recalled on 22 December
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NewsLeadsom urges shoppers to boycott products containing microbeads
Comments come as government launches consultation in to ban of microbeads in personal care products
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NewsHalf the cost of Christmas booze shop is tax, claims WSTA
Tax accounts for 51% of an average UK family’s festive alcohol shop, compared to 32% in France, the industry body said
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NewsLoch Arthur Creamery faces recall of listeria-linked cheeses
Recall comes less than six months after major e.coli outbreak was linked to raw cheese supplier Errington Cheese
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NewsMajor brands accused of using palm oil produced by child labour
Report by Amnesty International claims palm oil company Wilmar employed children as young as eight on plantations
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NewsGreater monitoring of AMR bacteria urged in FSA research
There is a lack of data regarding British-produced food and food imported to the UK says report
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NewsFSA Food Crime Unit needs extra £8m a year to keep food safe
Independent review of unit also calls for full investigatory powers
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NewsAgriculture taskforce calls for Europe-wide GCA-type body
European agriculture ministers to discuss proposals in bid to tackle unfair trading practices in food supply chain
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NewsCalls to ban farm antibiotics slammed by food coalition RUMA
A letter calling for action on antibiotic use and signed by 15 medics has been sent to Andrea Leadsom and Jeremy Hunt