1. Opportunities for EU pork as Trump trade war hots up

    · By Debra · Posted in News

    The Trump inspired trade war between the US and China could offer opportunities for EU pork producers according to Iain McDonald, economics analyst with Quality Meat Scotland. Mr McDonald said it was an example of the ’significant trade volatility which can affect agricultural commodities when measures are aimed at unrelated industries’. The recent trade conflict…

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  2. BVA’s seven farm assurance principles

    · By Debra · Posted in News

    To assist members of the veterinary profession and public to better understand farm assurance schemes on the basis of animal health and welfare, the British Veterinary Association has developed a farm assurance schemes policy position, setting out seven guiding principles. Farm assurance schemes enable customers to make sustainable and ethically informed choices about the food…

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  3. Bradford school bans sausage rolls from packed lunches

    · By Debra · Posted in Meat

    A school ban on sausage rolls and other “unhealthy” foods in pupils’ lunchboxes has divided opinion. The new policy at Shirley Manor Primary Academy in Bradford states parents will be called if banned foods are found in packed lunches. Steve Fryer, whose son’s sausage roll was confiscated, said the school should “stick to teaching kids”. Others have…

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