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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Just a few weeks ago, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and other partners launched the Think.Eat.Save. Reduce Your Foodprint campaign in support of the SAVE FOOD Initiative to reduce food loss ...
Tags: Sustainability, Packaging, Tackle Waste
The "prime responsibility" for ensuring the safety of the UK's food supply lies with "retailers and food producers", Food Secretary Owen Paterson said this evening (11 February). Providing an update to the House of Commons on the horse ...
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Washington lawyer Gary Baise, who devotes much of his time to defending U.S. agriculture in venues all the way to the Supreme Court, has an unusual item on his résumé: He was one of the team that helped found what has become a ...
Simple actions by consumers and food retailers can dramatically cut the 1.3 billion tonnes of food lost or wasted each year and help shape a sustainable future, according to a new global campaign to cut food waste launched today by the UN ...
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A global campaign designed to help retailers and consumers cut down on food waste has been launched by the United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organisation and civil society partners. The 'Think. Eat. Save. Reduce Your Footprint' campaign, ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency has admitted that it found traces of a cancer-causing drug in horse meat exported to Europe in 2012, but there is no link to the recent cases of horse DNA in burgers. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said today ...
Tags: UK Food Standards Agency, horse meat, 2012
Online retailer Ocado has given its share price a jolt by appointing ex-Marks & Spencer chief Sir Stuart Rose as its chairman. Rose will take up the role of chairman "designate" from 11 March and is expected to be officially installed at ...
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The Institute of Food Science and Technology ‘s 2013 Spring conference, being held jointly with the Institute of Food Research will take place on 17-18 April 2013 in Norwich. Marks and Spencer is the prime sponsor for the ...
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US-based software firm SafetyChain Software has announced that Dole Fresh Vegetables, a leading producer of fresh fruits and vegetables, has implemented SafetyChain for Food solution, in order to strengthen food safety. SafetyChain ...
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Global food commodity prices dropped back in 2012, with dairy and sugar showing the sharpest declines, new figures from the United Nations' Food & Agriculture Organisation show. Despite ongoing concerns around rising food prices, the UN ...
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A majority of consumers interviewed by the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) confess to having little knowledge of genetically modified foods, but would still support labelling on products. Almost nine in every ten of the consumers ...
Tags: GM food, Food Standards, genetically modified foods, foods
Once upon a world, we had homes with grand front porches. You'd see folks on the porch after dinner, sipping a beverage, chatting to other folk across the way as the sun sank in the sky. Passersby would nod, exchange a pleasantry, chuckle ...
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The University of Saskatchewan is developing a food institute, the Global Institute for Food Security, with an initial investment of about C$50m ($50.66m) in Saskatoon, Canada. The institute will focus on increasing crop yields. It will ...
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Computerworld - After each presidential election, the government's top release a report about the future of the world. It's always a best seller. The Global Trends 2030: Alternative Worlds document, released this week by the U.S. Office ...
Tags: Gravity'Shifting, Asia, intelligence experts