Owen Paterson

  • Frankenfood debate lurches back into life

    GENETICALLY MODIFIED crops are on the agenda again as supporters raise fears the EU’s hostility could mean missing out on major benefits.                   Genetically modified food is firmly back on the agenda. After…

  • Buy British, Boost Britain initiative launched

    FOLLOWING CALLS from the environment secretary for UK consumers to buy more British-produced food, corporate sustainability champion Footprint has launched its Buy British, Boost Britain initiative aimed at providing support to the hospitality sector to source home-grown food.    …

  • Retailers sign up to challenging new green goals

    THE UK retail industry is today (Wednesday) signing up to a range of ambitious targets for reducing its impact on the environment, having beaten the previous set across all areas.   Commitments to be announced at today’s A Better Retailing…

  • ‘Buy British to boost economy’ says Environment Secretary

    ‘CONSUMERS SHOULD buy British-grown fruit and vegetables to help boost the economy’. That is the message from the Environment Secretary Owen Paterson, who spoke at the Oxford Farming Conference this week.   Paterson went on to highlight the fact that…

  • Elliott Review: Create a food crime unit

    THE MUCH anticipated interim report on food supply chains, commissioned in the wake of the horsemeat scandal, has been made public after months of research.   The Government-backed review of Britain’s food system has revealed global weaknesses throughout the supply…

  • My Viewpoint: Steve Osborne looks at lab burgers and GM

    IT’S BEEF, but not as we know it. Steve Osborne takes a look at whether the public will see lab burgers in the same light as GM food.                        …

  • Businesses urged to give views on a plan to cut waste and protect the environment

    A CONSULTATION has opened on a new Waste Prevention Programme for England which aims to help businesses and householders recognise the savings they can make by cutting waste and passing on items they no longer use.   It also shows…

  • Owen Paterson explains Bovine TB Strategy

    Bovine TB Strategy to make England disease free within 25 years explained by Environment Secretary Owen Paterson.

  • Environment Secretary urges UK to embrace GM

    IN A speech this morning [Thursday 20th June] Owen Paterson, the environment secretary, called for the UK public to back Genetically Modified (GM) crop production, claiming that Europe was falling behind the rest of the world.   Paterson pointed to…

  • Olive oil ban u-turn

    RESTAURANT AND pubs owners can breathe a sigh of relief after a potential ban on using refillable jugs for olive oil was scrapped.   The new European law would have forced foodservice businesses to only offer oil at that table…