ONLY MACKEREL caught by the best method is given revised ‘fish to eat’ rating by the Marine Conservation Society. The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) has refined its ratings for mackerel to help consumers better differentiate between the various fisheries involved in catching this once-sustainable seafood favourite. [...]
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THE WAY in which the Food Standards Agency (FSA) responded to the horse meat scandal will be assessed as part of an independent review. Whilst the agency’s investigations continue, the initial response to the incident, which involved the adulteration of beef products, [...]
GENETICALLY MODIFIED foods have very little chance of being accepted in Europe unless celebrity chefs and retailers back them. With UK retailers having put expansive GM-free policies in place – both for food and livestock feed – and misinformation in the mainstream [...]
FEARS OF overfishing may put mackerel’s comeback on hold as customers face a tough choice between eating healthily and sustainably. What a difference two years make. This time in 2011, mackerel was riding on the crest of a wave – in plentiful supply, promoted as [...]
THE LIMITED cases of horse meat found in products on sale in the UK, and around Europe, are likely to be the ‘tip of the iceberg’ according to an influential group of MPs. In a short, but hard-hitting, inquiry into the scandal, the cross-party Environment, [...]
THE EUROPEAN Parliament today voted to back a major reform of the EU’s Common Fisheries Policy (CFP). The new proposals aim to cut fishing to sustainable stock levels, end dumping at sea (discards), and base long-term planning on sound scientific data. Environmental groups have welcomed [...]
AROUND 40,000 ILLEGAL pigs an hour will be entering the European food chain in January and bacon, ham and pizzas containing their meat is destined for Britains supermarkets, corner shops and restaurants, according to the National Pig Association (NPA). The pigs will come from continental farms where [...]
ENVIRONMENTAL GROUPS have reacted angrily to the failure that was the Doha climate talks, while the UK Government has called the agreement a step forward. Most agree, however, that the progress was modest, with a mismatch between the scale and the urgency of action required and the political will and ambition. [...]
Editor’s comment: How much contamination is too much?
By footprint on February 7, 2013
Published in: Comment and tagged 3663, ABP, Burger King, EU, Food Standards Agency, Footprint Forum, Footprint Forum: GM - Contemptible or Inevitable, FSA, GM, Halal Food Authority, Horse DNA, McColgan Quality Foods, pork DNA, Tesco, US Embassy.
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 [...]