Flexible packaging manufacturer Coveris has acquired Cambridgeshire-based St. Neots packaging to expand its cartonboard business. The latest acquisition is expected to support the long-term plans of Coveris for growth in new as well as ...
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The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and the Chinese authorities have entered into a new agreement to begin negotiations on opening export routes for British beef and lamb suppliers to China. The ...
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UK-based The Fine Seafood Company has recalled 'Whiskey Cured and Oak Smoked' Smoked Salmon due to the presence of high levels of Listeria monocytogenes, a a bacterium that can cause illness. The affected product includes all date of ...
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British retailer Sainsbury's is recalling some jars of 'by Sainsbury's' pitted green olives due to the possible presence of small pieces of glass in a limited number of jars. The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is issuing a Product Recall ...
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Mars Food UK is recalling certain packs of Uncle Ben's Special - Chinese Style Rice as some packs may contain Uncle Ben's Special – Special Fried Rice, which contains milk and egg. The recalled product comes in 250g pouch with 'Best ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has kicked off an additional program to ensure priority testing of lamb dishes from takeaway restaurants across the country, and prosecute the businesses if found to be deliberately mislabeling foods. ...
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has today confirmed details of a new round of tests of beef products for horse meat contamination. The tests have been requested by the European Commission as part of the follow-up to last year's horse meat ...
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Asda, a UK-based retailer, is withdrawing its own brand 4 Breaded Alaska Pollock Fillets as some of the packages may contain Lightly Dusted River Cobbler, which contains milk that is not mentioned on the label. The recall affects Asda 4 ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued an alert on turkey butterflies from Severnside Provisions in Newport, South Wales, as they have been processed in an unapproved establishment. On 21 December, the agency alerted local ...
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The FSA and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), under the multi-agency Global Food Security programme, are inviting research proposals for projects related to understanding the challenges of the food system. Joint funding of up ...
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Sainsbury's, a UK-based retailer, is recalling its own brand Kids 20 Pork Cocktail Sausages as some of the packages might have been labeled with an incorrect 'use by' date of 25 December 2013. The products should have been labeled with a ...
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Greencore’s full-year results reveal both the resilience of the convenience foods sector, after the horsemeat scandal, and the potential for earnings per share growth next year, according to City analyst Panmure Gordon. Greencore ...
UK festive shoppers are predicted to spend 19bn on food and drink over the Christmas and New Year period, says grocery think tank IGD. Festive finance: Food and drink spending is expected to reach 19bn this Christmas and New Year ...
Tesco, a grocery and general merchandise retailer in the UK, is recalling its own-brand 4 Chocolate & Nut Ice Cream Cones over contamination of pain relief tablets, according to the UK Food Standards Agency. The product associated with ...
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A batch of canned sliced beef from Romania was found to contain horse DNA, and it has been withdrawn from sale. The UK Food Standards Agency was informed by the Lincolnshire County Council (LCC) after a routine food testing in September ...
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