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FSA exempts supermarkets from campylobacter survey
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) will no longer publish results from the nine largest supermarkets as part of its annual campylobacter survey after agreeing for the retailers to publish results on their own websites. The FSA said the decision was… Read More
Veggies let down by sandwich choice
High street sandwich sellers must do more to offer customers vegetarian and vegan options, an environmental group has said. Eating Better found that only 4% of over 500 sandwiches it surveyed were plant-based, meaning they did not contain meat, fish,… Read More
UK could be losing out on 800m meals from ‘hidden food’ which could help 5.8m people in ‘deep poverty’
THE UK could be losing out on 800m meals from ‘hidden food’ which could help 5.8m people living in ‘deep poverty’, according to food redistribution charity FareShare. The charity already provides over 12m meals from this ‘hidden food’ source to… Read More
Tesco accused of selling “dirty tuna”
CELEBRITY CHEF Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall and environmental campaign group Greenpeace have accused Tesco of stocking “dirty tuna”, which is caught unsustainably using nets that harm marine wildlife. The supermarket giant has been… Read More
Sainsbury’s and Marks & Spencer lead the way in sustainable seafood, says the Marine Conservation Society
THE MARINE Conservation Society (MCS) says the lack of participation in its latest Supermarket Seafood Survey by some of the UK’s most well-known retailers is keeping consumers in the dark when it comes to choosing sustainable seafood. MCS says… Read More
Demystifying the deep
A NEW online tool will help foodservice businesses compare and contrast the 16 seafood certification schemes on the market. Sustainable sourcing of seafood is one of… Read More
Organic growth following horsegate
SALES OF ORGANIC food are up for the first time in almost four years thanks to the horse meat scandal and fears that chickens are now being fed GM soya. The latest figures from Kantar Worldpanel reveal organic sales… Read More