- Location
Horsemeat
"-
European Commission Introduces It Tool to Monitor Cross-Border Food Supply Chain Frauds
Nov 24, 2015The European Commission has introduced a dedicated IT tool called the Administrative Assistance and Cooperation (AAC) to keep a tab on possible cross-border food supply chain violations of administrative information between national ...
-
BEUC Report Reveals Mislabeling of Meat Products Across European Union
Nov 6, 2015European Consumer Organisation BEUC has published a new report, which reveals that meat products marketed across the European Union often carry dishonest labels. The BEUC report findings, which are based on tests conducted by seven ...
Tags: BEUC, Meat Products
-
Superbug MRSA Has Been Found in Pork Sold in Several British Supermarkets
Jun 23, 2015A strain of superbug MRSA has been found in pork sold in several British supermarkets, according to a Guardian investigation. The MRSA CC398 originates in animals due to excessive use of powerful antibiotics on factory farms. As part of ...
Tags: Pork Products, MRSA CC398
-
The UK Department for Environment Plans to Develop New Food Labeling Laws
May 12, 2015The UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is contemplating plans to develop new food labeling laws to give consumers more accurate and easy-to-understand information about the products' place of origin. This ...
Tags: Food Origin Labeling, Defra, food labeling
-
European Parliament Promots New Meat Origin Labeling Regulation
Feb 13, 2015The European Parliament has backed plans to create a new meat labeling regulation in processed foods. The new law, when put into force, will require food producers to mention the country of origin of meat used as an ingredient in ...
-
Justin King Have Seen a Decline in Sales in The Quarter Reflecting Tough Comparatives
Mar 25, 2014Justin King, Chief Executive, said: "We have seen a decline in sales in the quarter reflecting tough comparatives. This time last year our sales benefited significantly from the discovery of horsemeat in some branded and ...
Tags: Justin King, clothing, ladieswear
-
The Game Involves Players Answering Questions and Completing Tasks
Mar 1, 2014As well as giving gamers the chance to enter an online world as a double agent and infiltrate a corrupt government, new online alternate-reality game Apocalypse of MoP also uncovers players' perceptions of provenance and how this affects ...
-
UK Carried out Tests Only to Find Over Third of 900 Food Samples Mislabeled
Feb 12, 2014Tests carried out by a council laboratory in West Yorkshire found that over third of 900 food samples were not what they claimed to be or were improperly labeled. Public are buying fake or mislabeled food, including mozzarella that is ...
Tags: Food Products, food samples
-
Mexico Judge Granted Injunction Preventing Valley Meat From Opening Processing Plant
Jan 22, 2014A New Mexico judge has granted a preliminary injunction preventing Valley Meat Co. LLC from opening its long-sought horse processing plant in Roswell. The ruling came on the same day President Barack Obama signed into law a bipartisan ...
Tags: Valley Meat, environmental rule, USDA, bipartisan
-
A State Judge Would Issue an Order on Whether to Lift a Temporary Restraining Order
Jan 15, 2014After day-long testimony very similar to last October’s hearing examiner proceedings for a state ground water discharge permit, a state judgesaid Monday that he would issue an order Friday on whether to lift a temporary restraining ...
Tags: slaughter horses, temporary restraining order, Valley Meat, Court Judge
-
The State Should Deny a Wastewater Discharge Permit for Valley Meat
Jan 14, 2014A New Mexico hearings officer says the state should deny a wastewater discharge permit for Valley Meat in Roswell, and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources says it will get back to Rains Natural Meats in Gallatin once it decides if ...
Tags: Food Safety News, Food News, Slaughter Horses, Slaughter Horses Export
-
Valley Meat Sued New Mexico Attorney General Gary King for Slander
Jan 13, 2014The Valley Meat Co., fired the latest volley in the battle surrounding the opening of a horse processing plant in Roswell, N.M., this week when it sued New Mexico Attorney General Gary King for slander. Horse slaughter has not taken place ...
Tags: N.M.Attorney.Valley Meat, Sue
-
FSA in The U.K. Published Its Forward Evidence Plan for 2014
Dec 26, 2013Last week, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in the U.K. published its Forward Evidence Plan for 2014, outlining priorities for the coming year. The plan is meant to draw the attention of potential research funders and inform stakeholders. ...
Tags: Agriculture, Food, Food Safety
-
Tesco Meat Packer Reported "Good Progress" in a Number of Western European Markets
Dec 4, 2013Tesco meat packer Hilton Food Group has reported "good progress" in a number of its western European markets for the past quarter (third quarter) to November 5. Declines in meat sales were driven by horsegate The Huntingdon-based ...
Tags: Tesco, Meat Packer, European Markets
-
Greencore's Full-Year Results Reveal Both The Resilience of The Convenience Foods Sector
Nov 27, 2013Greencore’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 ...
