THE NOMINEES for the 2013 Footprint Awards – the industry’s only awards scheme encouraging sustainability and responsible business throughout the supply chain – have today been announced following a record number of entries. “Record number of entries demonstrate sustainability is at the [...]
HOW SMARTER use of delivery vans can bring big savings for foodservice firms – and cut emissions too. New research from the Energy Saving Trust (EST) has revealed that UK businesses could save around £50m a year by reducing “unnecessary” weight in the back of [...]
DON’T FORGET that landfill tax is about to go up again. As part of the landfill tax escalator – designed to encourage the diversion of waste from landfill – waste disposal costs rise by £8 per tonne each year. When you read this it’ll be £64 [...]
UK CONSUMERS have become ‘squeamish’ about eating certain cuts but a new report argues that meat – including offal – needs to be valued rather than wasted. Fergus Henderson will be pleased. A report published last month by WWF- UK and the [...]
UNILEVER, NESTLÉ UK&I and 3663 are setting an example for caterers facing the tricky task of sending less waste to landfill, writes David Burrows. Dealing with waste in a sector like foodservice isn’t easy – the lines of responsibility are easily blurred. [...]
FOODSERVICE COMPANIES have reacted to help calm concerned clients and customers following the horsemeat scandals. So far the discovery of horse DNA has been limited to products in the retail supply chain, but foodservice companies assured that checks are underway and double-checks are taking place [...]
IT’S BEEN a tough couple of weeks for the British food industry. First, there was the discovery of horse DNA in burgers supplied by food manufacturer ABP to the likes of Burger King and Tesco. Then pork DNA turned up in halal pastries from McColgan Quality Foods and supplied to prisons through distributor 3663. Islamic [...]
TESTS ON MEAT products will be made publicly available under a new scheme agreed between food authorities and the food industry yesterday. The decision was taken at a meeting to address how testing can maintain consumer confidence in the accuracy of food labelling; this [...]
PLACING GREATER value on meat could help to cut consumption with knock-on benefits for the environment and health, according to a new report published by WWF-UK and the Food Ethics Council (FEC). High meat consumption has been associated with a number of factors related to [...]
Latest statements on horsemeat scandal, as of February 13th
By footprint on February 13, 2013
Published in: Comment, News Analysis and tagged 3663, Aramark, Food Standards Agency, FSA, HCA, Hospital Caterers Association, LACA, Local Authority Caterers Association, Sodexo, Tillery Valley.
Note: The Food Standards Agency statement for caterers is available here. ARAMARK statement: “We can’t speak for the catering industry and weren’t present at today’s meeting. From our standpoint, all ARAMARK-authorised suppliers of products containing meat and processed meat have confirmed to us that [...]