The Food Standards Agency, the UK food watchdog, will lose its remit over nutrition and labelling after the coalition government confirmed it would revamp the agency.The UK’s Department of Health (DoH) said last night (20 July) that the FSA will have a “renewed focus” on food safety in the country. The announcement came after reports last week claimed the FSA was set to be disbanded. Responsibility over nutrition and labelling will switch to the DoH and the Department for Food,... ...Read more »

The UK’s Food & Drink Federation (FDF) has launched a “manifesto” to highlight what it claims is “the strategic importance of the food and drink manufacturing sector to the UK economy”. In a speech this evening, Ross Warburton, president of the FDF, will call on Government to make a public commitment that a successful food manufacturing sector will be a “strategic priority”. Warburton will look to challenge politicians to stop taking the food and drink... ...Read more »

Ensuring food security is just as important for the world’s future as energy supply, the UK’s Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Hilary Benn told delegates at the Oxford Farming Conference overnight as he unveiled the Government’s food strategy, Food 2030. The UK’s Food Strategy sets out the challenges facing Britain in maintaining a secure food supply at a time of rapid population growth and climate change, and following the big price increases seen... ...Read more »

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Secretary in the UK, Hilary Benn, has proclaimed a need to change the way food is produced and processed so that we continue to enjoy healthy affordable food in the decades ahead. The assessment, as part of a look into the future of food by 2030, shows that sustainability of foodsupply is the main challenge facing the world. In particular, the report advises of the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to adapt to a changing climate that will affect what... ...Read more »

A new report from the UK has shone the light on the current food security situation and called for greater action to deal with the threat. “If people go hungry then political stability goes out of the window,” according to the Rt Hon Michael Jack – the Chairman of the Committee publishing the report on behalf of  the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). “This is a key lesson that Defra must learn from last year’s food price hike when some... ...Read more »