Given the recent news that a sample of Tesco Everyday Value Beef burgers contained 29% horse meat, it’s interesting to see that McDonald’s has unveiled new packaging designs which it says are the latest step in their ...
The British Fashion Council (BFC) announced the winner of this year’s BFC/Vogue Designer Fashion Fund as Nicholas Kirkwood. The prize, now in its fourth year, was established to further enhance the reputation of London’s rising ...
Fresh market share figures for the UK grocery sector show strong gains for discounters Aldi and Lidl as consumer budgets are squeezed by inflation. Aldi and Lidl saw sales rise by 28% and 10% respectively in the 12 weeks to 20 January, ...
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Wow Toys is launching a line of collectable animal figures next month. Known as My Pocket Pets, these pre-school toys will target children aged 18 months and upwards. Each pack contains a cute animal figure, plus an RSPCA sheet that ...
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Filler ingredient from Poland is the source of horse DNA found in beef burgers on sale in the UK and Ireland, according to Irish agriculture officials. Fresh tests on the suspected Polish ingredient have shown up to 20% horse DNA content ...
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The Irish government has declared a “major breakthrough” in the investigation into the horse meat DNA found in value burgers as “conclusive test results” link the source to an ingredient from a Polish supplier. ...
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UK-based Mammy Jamia’s has announced that it will be introducing its fruit preserves in supermarkets Booths and Asda. Mammy Jamia's jams will be stocked in all 29 Booths' outlets across the North of England, while Asda has agreed to ...
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Doubts have been raised about the validity of the DNA analysis that detected horse meat in burgers at Irish beef processing plants, as the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) refuses to release the scientific report of the findings. ...
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2 Sisters Food Group has won a new supply contract that will create 100 jobs at its Nottinghamshire sandwich manufacturing facility, Solway Foods. 2 Sisters is creating 100 jobs in sandwich manufacturing Solway Foods makes fresh ...
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UK organic baby food producer Organix has extended its range to include a home cooking line. Cook with Organix has been developed to help meet the growing desire amongst parents to cook their children's food from scratch, the company ...
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The ABP Food Group claims to have found the source of the horse meat in the burgers produced at its Silvercrest Foods facility in Ireland and has halted production at the site in County Monaghan. Tesco published full-page apologies to its ...
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Organix, the Organic baby food brand in the UK, has introduced new home cooking range, Cook with Organix. The company noted that Cook with Organix recipes provide the starting point for a meal, to which shoppers can add the finishing and ...
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Irish meat processor Silvercrest Foods is recalling 10 million burgers from supermarkets across Ireland and Britain over fears that the products may contain horse meat. This move comes after the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) ...
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The UK's Food Standards Agency has said it will consider taking legal action over the discovery of horse DNA in some beef burgers on sale in several retailers in the UK and Ireland. The UK's food safety watchdog is urgently investigating ...
Tesco has recalled some ranges of burgers in Ireland and the UK after food safety officials reported finding traces of horse meat in samples on sale in its stores, as well as in other retailers' outlets. Horse meat DNA was present in ten ...