Pork

Manila customs seize ASF-infected container

25-Jan-2020 By Aidan Fortune

The Bureau of Customs – Manila International Container Port (MICP) has seized a container of food after it tested positive for African Swine Fever (ASF) in order to prevent further spread of the disease.

Endemic disease focus group set up by UK meat industry

23-Jan-2020 By Aidan Fortune

A new UK-wide cattle and sheep industry group is to be created to speed up progress against endemic diseases and reputational challenges that cost the cattle and sheep sectors an estimated £500m per year.

Moving Mountains launches No-Pork Burger as it expands across Europe

23-Jan-2020 By Jenny Eagle

Moving Mountains has launched a No-Pork plant-based Burger which has the same taste and texture of pork, now available in Sainsbury’s, in the UK.

BMPA to hold climate change event

21-Jan-2020 By Aidan Fortune

Industry body British Meat Processors Association along with other partner organisations is to hold a one-day event to examine the science behind livestock related climate change.

Tulip Ltd to invest Apprenticeship Levy Fund in local community

20-Jan-2020 By Aidan Fortune

UK pork processor Tulip Ltd has announced that it is to invest more than £40,000 of its Apprenticeship Levy in the local community in East Midlands town Coalville.

Devro foresees flat sales in latest trading update

20-Jan-2020 By Aidan Fortune

Casings business Devro has said it is progressing with its growth strategy despite largely flat sales in 2019.

USMCA passage widely praised by meat industry

20-Jan-2020 By Aidan Fortune

The US Senate has voted 89-10 to pass the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), moving the trilateral deal one stage further to completion.

Nestlé to launch plant-based sausages in Europe and the US

17-Jan-2020 By Jenny Eagle

Nestlé is launching a plant-based product in Europe and the US that looks and tastes like a sausage.

US-China Phase One trade deal signed

16-Jan-2020 By Aidan Fortune

The Phase One trade deal between the US and China that will see a reduction or removal of tariffs on products including meat and poultry has been signed by both countries.

Cranswick enters into charcuterie partnership with Costa Food Group

14-Jan-2020 By Aidan Fortune

UK pork processor Cranswick has signed a partnership deal with Spanish processor Costa Food Group through its Continental Foods division to supply the British market.

'Offal is unbeatable': UK doctors push health and environmental benefits of organ meats

13-Jan-2020 By Oliver Morrison

In response to the Veganuary phenomenon, doctors in the UK are encouraging consumers to eat organ meats such as kidneys, liver and offal to help their health and the environment.