All Legislation articles – Page 24
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Product NewsCornish pasty ‘invented in London’
A leading historian has claimed that the Cornish pasty was actually not founded in Cornwall.
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Product NewsReal Good Food finalises sugar arm sale
Real Good Food has completed the disposal of its sugar business Napier Brown to Tereos, and announced it received a further £3.4m for the business.
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NewsFlooding impacts Hertfordshire baker’s trade
Rickmansworth bakery Cinnamon Square has lost out on trade after flash flooding this week.
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NewsUK shoppers cite sugar as major concern, finds study
Sugar content in food is the UK’s biggest concern, research has found.
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Product NewsSalmonella concerns linked to one supplier
The recall of four products due to the possibility of salmonella presence has been linked to one Dutch supplier.
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Product NewsWheat pesticide petition nears 20,000
A petition to stop UK bread manufacturers using the pesticide glyphosate has reached nearly 20,000 signatures.
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NewsConsultation on apprenticeship levy opens today
The baking industry has questioned how the government’s apprenticeship plans will help the craft sector, as consultation on the apprenticeship levy opens today.
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NewsAMF Bakery Systems appoints executive vice president
AMF Bakery Systems has promoted Jason Ward to executive vice president.
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NewsSalmonella risk and incorrect labelling behind product recalls
Tesco and convenience store group Nisa Retail are the latest companies to recall bakery products.
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NewsDaily Mail taken to task over gluten-free prescription figure
The huge figure put on the cost of gluten-free prescriptions has been found incorrect, after a dispute broke out yesterday.
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NewsPret to increase veggie option in-store
Pret A Manger will increase the vegetarian and vegan options in its stores following a blog and poll led by chief executive Clive Schlee.
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NewsDaily Mail targets NHS spend on gluten-free
A row has broken out over a reported £116m spend on prescription gluten-free food by the NHS, which included biscuits, doughnuts, muffin mixes and bread.
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Product NewsOutcry over Dundee cake PGI bid
An attempt by the Scottish government to give Dundee cake protected status has caused an outcry from bakers outside the city.
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NewsPie firm gains Grade A food safety certification
Lewis Pies, the Swansea-based pie company, has secured a Grade A certificate for food safety from the BRC Global Standards.
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NewsHigh-GI diet found to contribute to depression
Research in America has suggested that the consumption of things like sugary foods and white bread are linked with an increased risk of depression in women.
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NewsBSB opens back catalogue to encourage bakery youngsters
The British Society of Baking (BSB) is opening up its past papers to all as it launches a new website.
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NewsPret takes a vote on going vegetarian
Pret A Manger, the high street sandwich chain, is considering opening an all-vegetarian shop.
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Product NewsUS professor identifies “harmful” ingredients
Bakery ingredients such as emulsifiers, fat and sugar could be creating harmful cycles within the human body, new evidence has shown.
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Product NewsSoil Association defends Not In Our Bread campaign
The Soil Association says that the Federation of Bakers (FOB) is “wrong” for branding its Not In Our Bread campaign as “misleading”.
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Product NewsSACN consults on Vitamin D intake
The Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN) has published draft recommendations on vitamin D, finding that the UK is not getting enough in winter.