THE NFU has long fought for better relationships between retailers and farmers, but its president also has the government’s buying practices in his sights. In an exclusive interview, published in April’s Footprint, Peter Kendall refers to food procurement within central government as “lax”, and says [...]
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DEBATE CONTINUES to rage over whether there is enough GM-free soya available for the UK’s poultry market. Earlier this week, four leading supermarkets announced that they have removed requirements for their poultry suppliers to use only GM-free feed, largely in the form of soya. They [...]
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The National Farmers Union has confirmed that for the first time in a decade Britain will become a net importer of wheat. NFU president Peter Kendall said more than two million tonnes of wheat had been lost because of last year’s poor summer. Peter [...]
IN EUROPE, genetically modified crops have remained in labs while the rest of the world plants more and more. Does the technology need a champion? It seemed apt that the Footprint Forum to discuss the sensitive issue of genetically modified (GM) crops took place in [...]
COMPANIES IN THE foodservice sector must commit to British farmers and pay them a fairer price for their milk. That’s according to the Dairy Coalition, which has warned that milk supply could be jeoparised if no progress is made on some of the “lousy contracts” currently in place. [...]
On the 28th of February, members and guests of Footprint Forum gathered at the U.S. Embassy in London to debate GM – Contemptible or Inevitable. The objective of this session was to remove polarised subjectivity from the debate and frame the issue of genetically modified foods in the context of sustainability and sustainable supply chains. [...]
THE NFU has published a poll this morning showing that, wait for it… consumers want more British food in restaurants and supermarkets. According to the poll, 86% of shoppers are “as likely” or “more likely” to want to buy more traceable food that has been [...]
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 [...]