Article archive for Defra
Government minister visits Shropshire Food Enterprise Centre (21 September 2011)
Caroline Spelman MP, Secretary of State for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, has visited the state-of-the-art Shropshire Food Enterprise Centre
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Defra helps companies build confidence in green claims (03 February 2011)
Defra has published new Green Claims Guidance to help companies describe the environmental credentials of their products in a way that people find easier to understand.
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Defra committed to 'zero waste economy' (02 August 2010)
Opening a call for evidence, Environment Secretary Caroline Spelman has called on businesses, households, communities, and local authorities in England to contribute their views
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'Don’t bring me back – buy me in the UK' (22 July 2010)
More than 50 people a day have illegal foods seized at ports and airports when entering the UK, the latest figures show
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Benn: Stop feeding festive leftovers to landfill (24 December 2009)
New research from Defra shows 78% of people support having a separate food waste collection to enable recycling of food, and two thirds of households said they used their separate food waste collection
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Farm waste to be greener under new proposals (21 December 2009)
A new scheme to reduce the amount of non-packaging agricultural plastics (NPAP) such as silage wrap and crop covers going to landfill has been proposed by Defra, the Scottish Government and the Welsh Assembly Government
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British pigs fly the flag (11 December 2009)
If it says just “British” on the packet it will be just British in the packet – a new code of practice on the labelling of pork and pork products is to be drawn up following wide, cross-industry agreement
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Get up and grow, says Hilary Benn (22 October 2009)
A new Task Force will help England to grow and eat more fruit and vegetables with the intention of trying to improve the nation’s health, Environment Secretary Hilary Benn has announced
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Renewable energy from dairy waste (16 October 2009)
Clearfleau says it has had its liquid anaerobic digestion technology selected as part of a preferred project, through the Environment Transformation Fund (ETF) Anaerobic Digestion demonstration programme
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Defra: We're a nation of water wasters (24 September 2009)
Britain is a nation of water wasters, according to a new Defra campaign. The average household uses more than 100,000 litres of water a year – that’s the equivalent of 317 pints or 150 litres per person per day.
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Campden BRI: Water footprinting next hot issue (21 September 2009)
Research organisation Campden BRI is alerting the food and drink industry to the emerging issue of water footprinting and Defra targets for reduced water consumption
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Crisis predictions open door for food processors (11 August 2009)
The latest news that Britain could be facing a food shortage in the not-too-distant future presents British food and drink manufacturers with a challenge - but it also provides many potentially lucrative opportunities
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Milk industry is made of white stuff (06 August 2009)
The dairy sector may smash targets for cutting the impact producing dairy products has on the environment. One year after launching Milk Roadmap, first indications are it is on track towards the first set of milestones in 2010.
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More beekeepers register on national database (10 July 2009)
The number of beekeepers has grown over the past year, says the National Bee Unit, which runs BeeBase, the national beekeepers’ database. More than 1,500 new keepers have registered on BeeBase this year.
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Kennedy in talks over food sustainability (12 May 2009)
Farm Minister Jane Kennedy tells devolved ministers global challenges such as population growth towards nine billion in 2050 and climate change highlight need to develop sustainable food policies for longer term
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