Produce news around the UK
The European Union's food safety system is 'overstretched' and does not have the capacity to implement the system fully, auditors have warned. The ...
Retailers are increasingly selling imported produce below banners which back British farming, an investigation has found. Seven of the UK's top sup...
A £5m government fund has opened to substantially reduce food waste from farm-to-fork as part of a multi-million pound pilot scheme. Food redistrib...
Japan and India are among the countries the UK red meat sector have been prioritising in terms of achieving market access after the UK leaves the EU, ...
A 'minister for hunger' must be created as the UK has the worst levels of food security in Europe, especially for children, a new report says. The ...
Farmers are becoming 'increasingly frustrated' at the attempts of individuals and activist groups using misinformation and inaccuracies to tarnish the...
The farming industry has urged MPs to take steps to avoid a no-deal Brexit, which could see 'catastrophic' impacts for the nation’s food and farming s...
Supermarkets should have specific aisles where local produce is sold as a way to help farmers, the Scottish Conservatives have suggested. The move ...
Ninety-five percent of healthcare professionals who attended a major medical conference would recommend red meat as part of a healthy and balanced die...
A Shropshire council leader has criticised 'Veganuary' adverts seen in the county because of its proud agricultural history. The advert campaign, w...
A mandatory ‘method of production’ labelling will help UK meet ‘gold standard’ aims as well as benefit farm animal welfare post-Brexit, according to t...
The US, China and Japan are three key markets British farmers could soon be exporting beef and sheep meat to, a new report says. Insight into how t...
Livestock farmers have criticised 'Veganuary' for spreading 'misguided and misleading' messages about food, farming and the environment. Throughout...
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has dismissed a complaint by vegan campaign group Viva! who believed an advert by Red Tractor 'did not guara...
Two thirds of British people want an import ban on 'illegal' food products like foie gras and chlorinated chicken after the UK leaves the EU, a new su...
The NFU has announced it is using waste potatoes for its monthly magazine wrap in a step to become more environmentally-friendly. Boiled, mashed, b...
Over 2.4 million Scottish consumers will be inspired to choose Scotch Beef PGI as the perfect festive choice in a high-impact Christmas campaign. L...
A televised campaign to encourage consumers to buy farm-assured produce instead of cheaper alternatives influenced 1.4m shoppers. The Red Tractor c...
The growing popularity of Halloween could open up new opportunities for the red meat, potatoes and dairy sectors. With Christmas round the corner, ...
Two new industry Codes of Practice on compositional standards for cheeses and creams have been launched. The Codes carry forward standards from a n...
The British Free Range Egg Producers Association (BFREPA) has re-stated its warning about over-expansion after bird numbers surged by a million in jus...
A leading academic has issued a renewed warning that a post-Brexit trade deal with the United States could result in the UK being flooded with cheap, ...
Food prices could increase by as much as 10% if there is a disorderly Brexit, the governor of the Bank of England, Mark Carney, has warned. Mark Ca...
Using technology such as blockchain could prevent global civil unrest triggered by volatility in commodity markets, according to technology experts. ...
An East Midlands baker was caught using cage eggs in products labelled as using free range eggs, a court was told. The baker - Sandra Hawkins of Fa...
