4 April 2018
Thai poultry returns to Chinese market after 14-year ban
China has lifted a 14-year ban on the import of Thai poultry, which was marked by the arrival of 14 containers of Thai poultry products in Yunnan.
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4 April 2018
UK meat industry welcomes new Livestock Information Service
The UK farming industry has shown support for the creation of the Livestock Information Service, which provides meat farmers and manufacturers with accurate traceability data on their animals.
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29 March 2018
USDA invests in food safety and education programmes
The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute for Food and Agriculture (NIFA) has announced it will invest in food safety education for producers and manufacturers who were affected by...
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28 March 2018
UK poultry industry meets with government to combat food insecurity
At a House of Commons roundtable event attended by MPs, poultry meat farmers and producers called for a joint approach to ensure that all consumers have access to food.
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27 March 2018
Pecans can cut cardiometabolic risk factors in older overweight adults
A study conducted at the Antioxidants Research Laboratory at Tufts University showed that pecan nuts can reduce cardiometabolic risk factors in older and overweight individuals.
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26 March 2018
Scottish farming industry fails to attract migrant seasonal workers
New research has indicated that Scotland’s farming industry failed to attract a sufficient number of seasonal migrant workers in 2017. Scotland’s Rural College (SRUC) report showed that recruitment agencies faced...
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26 March 2018
Footage reveals ‘illegal’ conditions of pigs bred for Parma ham in Italy
Secret footage obtained by The Independent shows pigs being raised in cruel and illegal conditions in Italy’s Parma ham production plants.
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26 March 2018
Cost drives increase in slaughter of male calves
The number of male calves being slaughtered after birth is on the rise, despite efforts to eradicate the practice, known by the dairy industry as ‘the dirty secret’.
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26 March 2018
Hong Kong rejects request to allow Japanese food imports from Fukushima
Chief executive of Hong Kong Carrie Lam has announced that restrictions on some post-Fukushima food imports coming from Japan will continue to be enforced for now.
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23 March 2018
Tooth-mounted diet tracker detects nutrition of food consumed
Researchers at Tufts University, Massachusetts, have created a wearable tooth-mounted diet tracker, which records the nutritional value of every bite of food.