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Actor Ashton Kutcher partners with lab-grown meat company MeaTech

October 7, 2021

A collective led by Hollywood actor Ashton Kutcher and talent manager Guy Oseary – Sound Ventures – has partnered with cultivated meat leader…

Valentine’s Day sales of meat and dairy up £85 million from 2020 figures

April 3, 2021

Agri-Business

Meat and dairy felt the love in lockdown, helping boost food and drink retail sales to record levels this Valentine’s Day – up…

Sales of German meat increase across the EU after Asian ban

October 22, 2020

World News

German meat producers have seen an increase in sales to EU countries after Asian countries banned German imports after outbreaks of African swine…

British meat producers feeling the heat on Brexit uncertainty

March 1, 2019

Agri-Business

British meat producers have raised concerns across the water as Brexit departure day of March 29 approaches, with lobbyists urging the UK government…

Nestle gets thumbs-up from RSPCA

July 3, 2018

Pig/Poultry

International food conglomerate Nestle is the latest company to commit to an RSPCA-led programme to improve chicken welfare. More broilers are reared each…

IFEX to bring world’s best butchers to the test in Belfast

December 3, 2017

N.Ireland

IFEX – Northern Ireland’s food-service trade expo – is expected to host an extra 500 people from 12 countries next year as it…

Better origin labelling laws called for, as level of import checks criticised

July 28, 2017

N.Ireland

Calls for improved origin labelling laws have been made by the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU), amid criticism over the level of checks carried…

NIFDA Chairman calls for ‘workable’ trade deal post-Brexit

May 13, 2017

N.Ireland

Northern Ireland food companies must capitalise on new opportunities for business growth once Brexit becomes a reality, says Northern Ireland Food and Drink…

‘Major hygiene failings’ at 25% of abattoirs in the UK

February 20, 2017

Beef

An investigation has found that 25% of abattoirs in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are failing to take basic hygiene precautions to stop…

Leaflets on how we can eat less meat could be handed out in supermarkets

January 25, 2017

As part of a new research project to increase the consumption of vegetables, leaflets on how consumers can eat less meat might be…

Origin labelling rules on meat and milk comes into effect in France

January 7, 2017

Dairy

In France from January 1, the labelling of the origin of meat in ready meals, milk in bottles and cartons of milk and milk…

EU meat exports to Hong Kong receive a boost

November 4, 2016

Beef

Prospects for EU exports of meat to Hong Kong have been given a boost this week following an agreement on measures to simplify…

Origin labelling of dairy and meat ingredients in foods mandatory from January in France

July 12, 2016

Beef

The European Commission has decided to allow France to introduce a two-year trial period for the mandatory labelling of origin for milk and meat…

UK meat manufacturer strengthens bonds with Europe

July 10, 2016

Agri-Business

UK meat manufacturer Hilton Food Group has agreed a partnership with a Portuguese retail chain to strengthen its position in the European market. Hilton…

Revenue seize cannabis worth €4.3m hidden in meat in Rosslare

June 27, 2016

Rural Life

Officers with the Revenue Commission seized 215kg of herbal cannabis, worth €4.3m, in Rosslare port over the weekend. The smuggled drugs had been concealed…