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Meat processors anxious on FSA bid to cut inspection funding

10-Nov-2009 - , Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) for the costs of animal welfare and the Meat Hygiene Service’s (MHS

Supply chain waste map for meat and fish

04-Nov-2009 - Executive (EBLEX) and Defra Meat Roadmap work currently being undertaken. Christine Walsh, of MLCSL

UK considers landfill ban on packaging and food waste

15-Oct-2009 - authorities were just some of the proposals from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra recyclable and compostable items should be banned from landfill and how a ban will work,” said a Defra

Supply chain efficiencies in a global food industry

02-Sep-2009 - rather than a national one.” Defra report The FDF view is one echoed in a recent Defra

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Free farmers to farm and bank UK food security

17-Aug-2009 - the importance of farmers should be backed by action. The Department for Environment and Rural Affairs (DEFRA production systems towards 2030 and act accordingly. But since its launch in June 2001, DEFRA has focused ... Hilary Benn, food strategy, food stocks, food production, DEFRA, food prices

UK carrier bag use halves in three years

20-Jul-2009 - , said a statement from the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra ... carrier bags, supermarkets, British Retail Consortium, Defra

Anaerobic digestion scheme key to cutting food and packing in landfill

16-Jul-2009 - yesterday by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), details ways in which anaerobic , said Defra. Food waste and bioplastics The report highlights food waste

Questions and confusion as “best before” label debate intensifies

12-Jun-2009 - told FoodProductionDaily.com. He added: “If Defra really intends to tackle this issue

UK plan to scrap ‘best before’ food labels dismissed by industry group

10-Jun-2009 - from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra). Under the proposals, so are confused by them. According to Defra figures, 370,000 tonnes of food is misguidedly thrown away each year ... labelling, British Retail Consortium, Defra

Companies urged to do more as UK unveils new packaging strategy

09-Jun-2009 - . In England and Wales civil sanctions could be introduced. No new funds were promised but Defra said

UK dairy industry signs up to carbon cutting plan

04-Nov-2009 - . The roadmap, outlined by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) in conjunction with other ... roadmap, DEFRA, Dairy UK

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Attitudes divided on BOGOF offers

20-Oct-2009 - , and consumers have become more concerned about how much food waste these offers create. In August, Defra (The

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FSA advises on sustainable fish choices

18-Sep-2009 - . The fish eating advice was developed in consultation with Defra, the Department of Health, the Scottish

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GM policy could bring price, supply issues, warns UK

02-Sep-2009 - Affairs (DEFRA). Although a small number of GM foods are allowed in the EU, the relatively hardline solutions In light of the potential food supply and price problems posed by GM, DEFRA and the FSA called

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Food marketing deals threatened by waste reduction efforts

13-Aug-2009 - sell-by date. However, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) is asking

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Pesticides debate heats up after UK’s Food Security Assessment

12-Aug-2009 - The UK’s Department of Environment, Farming and Rural Affairs (Defra) published its assessment

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Defra calls for more UK foods to apply for protected status

11-Aug-2009 - Defra calls for more UK foods to apply for protected status ... The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has called for more food ... The UK’s Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has called for more food ... in the application process, and it gained Defra’s backing in July last year for its bid to allow only pasty makers of entering that process certainly puts some people off,” he said. In response to Defra’s call Julian Hunt

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Government urges radical rethink to ensure stable food supply

10-Aug-2009 - for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Environment minister Hilary Benn put forward the argument the security assessment, DEFRA published a scorecard style assessment of UK food supply to measure progress

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UK’s largest food waste processing plant given green light

27-Jul-2009 - . Anaerobic potential Earlier this month, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra , and is regarded as a major contributor to UK greenhouse gas emissions. Figures released by Defra last year said

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Talk more to food industry, committee tells policy makers

21-Jul-2009 - question. Defra should review its relationship with the food sector to consider how it can the auspices of Defra last autumn, it says. Skills shortages in the food and farming sectors ... Defra, food security

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