food standards

Earlier this month, the FUW wrote to the UK Government warning about the dangers of an unfavourable trade deal between the USA and UK

The president of CLA, Victoria Vyvyan said letting in cheap food that was illegal to produce here was not trade, it was 'betrayal'

Newly appointed chief executive Richard Lewis said: "Now more than ever, the UK needs a strong, science-led Animal and Plant Health Agency"

Dairy farmer Paul Tompkins said while the 10% tariff imposed by the US President Donald Trump would 'not be easy', there was also potential for 'increased demand' for UK dairy products in the US

Barber's managing director, Giles Barber said whilst the 10% US tariff was ‘unhelpful' and 'disruptive' it was ‘significantly better' than the tariff imposition on other trading blocks, including the EU

Dr Meera Chand, emerging infection lead at the UK Health Security Agency, said: "Globally, we continue to see that mammals can be infected with avian influenza A (H5N1)"

In today's episode of Farming in Five, chief reporter Rachael Brown discusses criticism of Government's response to foot-and-mouth disease in Germany and concerns raised over checks for illegal meat imports, Riverford Organic founder condemns supermarkets' support of farmers fighting to overturn the family farm tax as a ‘cynical, hypocritical' public relations stunt, and British dairy farmers have significantly reduced the number of pure-bred dairy bull calves being born on farms

Chartered environmental health practitioner and regulatory consultant, Helen Buckingham, said it took seven days for systems to be updated and 'things got through'

The products include crispy southern fried chicken burgers and 2 chicken kyivs with specific display date codes

The trade association said this action was ‘imperative' to protect the nation's livestock from imminent disease threats