The ongoing meat labeling scandal has intensified with horsemeat being identified in certain food products across multiple regions including Romania, Czech Republic, and Hong Kong. The Czech agriculture and food inspection authority has ...
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The creator of Monopoly: British Army Edition has called on retailers to support the game. Martin Underwood has been campaigning to get Army Monopoly manufactured to raise money for charities like The British Legion and Help For ...
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Last year was packed with surprises for the food and drink manufacturing sector, according to business guru Paul Wilkinson. Paul Wilkinson reviewed a year of food and drink manufacturing surprises Here we capture the highlights of his ...
CBR talked with Chris Mathews, CTO at SysMech about the European Commission's proposal to give consumers the right to be forgotten online and how it will affect any company that deals with data. The European Commission's proposal to allow ...
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Morrisons, the UK's fourth-largest grocer, has snapped up 49 former Blockbusters stores as it continues to expand its fledgling network of convenience outlets. The deal, struck for an undisclosed sum, follows Morrisons' move earlier this ...
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Results from the first set of UK tests on beef products for horsemeat have in the main cleared the country's retailers. Products from Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, The Co-operative Group and Iceland Foods tested negative for traces of ...
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The Argos-owned Chad Valley is the third biggest toy brand in the UK, with revenues of £430 million in 2010/2011 (the latest official figures published). Sainsbury’s is planning to significantly expand its Grow & Play line. It ...
Aunt Bessie's has expanded its frozen food portfolio in the UK with the launch of two desserts. Summerfruit Crumble and Summer Berry Sponge Pudding will be available from 10 March from Tesco stores. The crumble comprises a mix of ...
The European Commission has called on the EU's 27 members states to test for horse DNA in beef products. Tonio Borg, Commissioner for Health and Consumer Policy, has set out plans for tests to be carried out to see if food containing beef ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has found traces of potentially harmful horse drug phenylbutazone in eight horses slaughtered in the UK - and warned six may have entered the French food chain. The announcement, issued this morning (14 ...
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Tetra Pak has supplied its Tetra Prisma Aseptic carton with DreamCap to the UK-based Fresh Marketing for the launch of its cereal brand Fuel’s range of ambient, milk-based breakfast drinks. According to Tetra Pak, the ergonomically ...
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The UK's Food Standards Agency confirmed this morning (8 February) it is cooperating with European police authorities as it works to get to the bottom of the horse meat scandal. According to the FSA, the "significant amount of horse meat" ...
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Tesco has admitted an own-label spaghetti bolognese in the UK contained horse DNA. The UK's largest retailer announced this evening the product, sold under its cut-price Everyday Value own label, contained over 60% horse DNA in some ...
The UK government is to meet industry officials to determine whether the supply chain needs to be placed under greater scrutiny to ensure food security in the country. A spokesperson for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural ...
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The UK's Food Standards Agency has insisted the traceability systems in place to track ingredients down the supply chain are proving robust as it works to uncover how undeclared horse meat made its way onto frozen beef products. "We are ...