Grocery sector news updates

  • WRAP looks at redistribution to tackle food waste

    THE WASTE & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) has issued a new study which suggests that food waste could be cut through the redistribution of surplus products by retailers.                       The…

  • Climate Change to affect food security

    THE UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has published its latest study reporting that the impact of climate change will be felt most keenly in Africa, South America and Asia predicting droughts, food shortages and a rise in diseases…

  • 7-a-day keeps the doctor away

    A STUDY carried out by University College London has found that eating seven or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day is healthier than the currently recommended five.                      …

  • New rules for pig meat inspection

    THE FOOD Standards Agency has started a six-week consultation on new rules for pig meat inspections which will come into force from June 2014.                     The new rules are set to…

  • RPC joins SAVE FOOD initiative

    RPC, THE leading rigid plastic packaging manufacturer, has joined the SAVE FOOD initiative to highlight and fight global food loss and waste.                     The SAVE FOOD campaign was set up as…

  • UK voters tell politicians to pull their weight on environment

      UK VOTERS have delivered a stark warning to our political leaders not to neglect environment and climate change policy with the next General Election little more than a year away, according to new research commissioned by WWF-UK ahead of…

  • EU Council announces first-ever seafood trade ban against illegal fishing nations

    FOUR LEADING environmental groups – Environmental Justice Foundation (EJF), Oceana, The Pew Charitable Trusts and WWF have welcomed a decision by the EU Fisheries Council to place trade restrictions on Belize, Cambodia, and Guinea for failing to cooperate in fighting…

  • Mars to join sustainable palm oil commitment

    MARS HAS announced its new policy to help build a fully sustainable palm oil supply chain by the end of this year. The company has also pledged to focus on other raw materials that have an impact on the environment…

  • Tesco out of touch with consumers in tinned tuna row.

    A MAJOR new poll released by Greenpeace shows that over three quarters (78%) of people who buy tinned tuna in the UK believe major supermarkets should stop selling unsustainable tuna caught in a way that also kills sharks, rays and…

  • Soil Association 2014 Organic Market Report reveals growth in organic sales for the first time in four years

    THE SOIL ASSOCIATION’S annual Organic Market Report today reveals that the organic sector has seen growth of 2.8% in 2013: the first time the organic market has seen annual growth since 2008.                …