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Illegal meat imports rise as officials warn of weak Brexit border controls
Dover port officials seized 25 tonnes of illegal meat in January – triple the amount seized this time last year
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Inflation in dairy due to low milk production levels
Butter, milk and cream have all seen double-digit hikes since the week ending 29 December 2024, found The Grocer’s analysis of Assosia data
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Concerns over barn egg supply after major avian flu outbreak
BFREPA expects to see shortages of barn eggs in retail as a result of the outbreak
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Cranswick insists ‘megafarm’ plans meet all green requirements
The meat and poultry giant has submitted plans for a major redevelopment of its farming operation in Norfolk
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Berry Gardens boss to take over as British Egg Industry Council CEO
Allen will join the egg trade body on 7 April 2025 and take over from acting chief executive Mark Williams
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Comment & Opinion
Got beef? Iceland u-turn puts style ahead of sustainability
Last week, Iceland announced triumphantly that it would be returning to its traditional, less sustainable, mince packaging in its latest sustainability u-turn
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Almost 60 suppliers and supermarkets join NFU campaign to abolish ‘Family Farm Tax’
NFU president Tom Bradshaw said the changes to Inheritance Tax had ’far-reaching consequences’ for the UK’s food security
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Ellen MacArthur Foundation project unveils 141 food products in nature-friendly revamp
Products supplied by the likes of Nestlé, Waitrose, Wildfarmed and First Milk have been devised or revamped using nature-friendly circular economy principles
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Banned German meat imports ’entered the UK for a week’ despite foot and mouth outbreak
A glitch in the government’s post-Brexit imports platform allowed high-risk goods to enter the country a week after a foot and mouth outbreak alert was raised
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Analysis & Features
Can farmers pitch a middle ground in Rachel Reeves’ tax plan?
Pressure to strike a compromise on controversial IHT plans grows
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UK border authorities ‘unlawfully’ rejecting dairy goods from China
Lawyers representing food businesses claim government regulators are unlawfully stopping goods at the border
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Gordon Ramsay becomes Flora global brand ambassador
The chef has adopted Flora to ‘help home cooks elevate their usual cooking routine’
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AHDB data torpedoes government position on Inheritance Tax impact
Independent analysis by the the non-departmental government body are at significant odds with the government’s own claims
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Avian influenza prevention zone declared for whole of England
The move was made by the UK chief veterinary officer following the escalating number of cases of bird flu
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Riverford founder slams supermarket ‘hypocrisy’ over IHT campaign support
Guy Singh-Watson said supermarkets should improve buying practices and treat suppliers fairly, following their declarations of support this week
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Media Bites 23 January: supermarkets calls on IHT, recession fears, CMA, EU relations
Today’s headlines focus on supermarket support for a pause to government inheritance tax reform for farm business, plus growing concerns over the economy
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Aldi first retailer to embed new MSC Improvement Program into fish sourcing policy
The new programme aims to offer fisheries support and incentives to become more sustainable, provided they make measurable improvements over a five-year period
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Seasonal workers to protest outside Home Office over conditions
The protest will be staged by farmhands who came to the UK in 2023 as part of the government’s Seasonal Worker scheme
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Tesco, Lidl, Co-op and Aldi call for ‘pause’ on ‘Family Farm Tax’
Tesco CCO Ashwin Prasad said the retailer wanted a halt in the rollout of inheritance tax reforms and was calling for a long-term government vision for farming
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MSPs call for urgent action to improve Scottish salmon standards
A Scottish parliamentary committee has urged the Scottish government to set a one-year timetable to make significant improvements