LEADING FOODSERVICE figures met on the second birthday of the governments wide-ranging health deal to discuss whether it’s been a success and what challenges lie ahead. The government’s Public Health Responsibility Deal is reaching a critical stage. Last month the wide-ranging deal had its second birthday [...]
FOOD BUSINESSES must be careful not to see target-setting as a competition. One of the most difficult tasks facing sustainability managers is how to set targets. “The first time you set them you’re never quite sure,” admits Inder Poonaji, the head of environmental [...]
I DIDN’T REALLY want to focus on horses again this month, but after a rather enlightening conference put on by the Food and Environment Research Agency recently and some conversations with those present, I couldn’t help it. As you’ll see from the report on p12, caterers were criticised once again for their reaction to the [...]
NATIONAL FARMERS UNION leader Peter Kendall has seen members endure a miserable 10 months but concerns over food security, prices and sourcing in the wake of the horse meat scandal could offer new opportunities, he tells David Burrows. To travel 600 miles [...]
I HAVE NEVER been a fish-on-a-Fridaysteak- on-a-Saturday-joint-on-a-Sunday kinda guy, but I do like meat. The thing is I’ve gone off it. In the past couple of years I have not only cooked with more vegetables, but I have also been hit with food envy when eating out and the meals arrive for my vegetarian friends. [...]
FOODSERVICE BUSINESSES can take a lesson from giants like Coke and Asda in encouraging consumers to make healthier choices. In 2010 the top 10 UK food manufacturers spent just shy of £500m on advertising aimed at encouraging people to buy, among other [...]
THE HORSE MEAT scandal – and the pressure all those discarded burgers put on recycling facilities – can spark a debate on the growing quantity of food we throw away. In the UK we spend less than ever on food but waste more of it. The [...]
WHILE RECYCLING and closing the loop on water and milk bottles is now established in the UK, there is now a huge opportunity to bring this expertise into the foodservice sector. Closed Loop in Australia began by providing a foodservice solution for the Sydney Olympic Games. [...]
Eilidh Brunton, business development executive at the Food Waste Network, on the waste challenges facing food businesses and how waste contractors can help out. David Burrows (DB): Some 50% of food waste from the hospitality sector still ends up in landfill. With a new voluntary agreement [...]
Food fight: Is there enough GM-free soya for Britain’s poultry farmers
By footprint on May 7, 2013
Published in: Comment and tagged Carrfour, Food Standards Agency, GM, GM-free soya, GMO, Martin Humphrey, NFU, NFU Poultry Board, Organic, Peter Melchett, Poultry, Soil Association, Waitrose.
THE AVAILABILITY of GM-free feed for poultry has been shrouded in mystery and contradictory information. Recently, four supermarkets ditched policies that had been in place for over a decade requiring suppliers to feed poultry 100% GM-free soya. Will foodservice companies now need to follow suit? Here we ask two experts whether there really is enough [...]