The product-testing and consumer campaigning group said a fifth of its members have bought an own-label product by mistake because it looked like a big brand. Of that percentage, 30% felt misled and 38% were annoyed. Which? uncovered ...
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THE sharemarket closed higher after news that Australian retailers recorded their strongest January sales growth in six years led to gains for discretionary retail stocks. Retail spending rose 0.9 per cent, seasonally adjusted, in January ...
The horse meat scandal has dominated the media in recent weeks. From sensationalist tabloid headlines to Twitter gags, discussion on the topic has been widespread. It all started in January after traces of horse meat were found in ...
Sainsbury's was the only retailer to increase its market share in the last three months, according to the latest data from Kantar Worldpanel. The retailer increased its share from 16.9% to 17% in the 12 weeks ended 17 February, beating ...
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The UK's Food Standards Agency has released a second set of test results from the industry revealing 99% of products sampled proved negative for traces of horse DNA. The FSA's results, published Friday afternoon (22 February), confirmed ...
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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 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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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 ...
An abbatoir in Romania is alleged to be the source of the horse meat contained in Findus products that have sparked the crisis that has rocked Europe's food industry. Initial investigations by the French government have linked the ...
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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 ...
Six of France's largest retail chains have pulled products from their shelves amid concerns the lines could contain horse meat. Retailers including Carrefour and Casino have recalled SKUs supplied by Findus and by French supplier Comigel, ...
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UK upmarket retailer Waitrose has recalled its British beef meatballs after the product were found to potentially contain traces of pork. The retailer said today (13 February) two batches of its Essential 16 British Meatballs produced ...
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The UK's Food Standards Agency has said it will publish the results of tests for horse meat DNA to be carried out on beef burgers sold at UK retailers. In mid-January, frozen beef burgers on sale at a number of retailers in the UK and ...
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