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NI and Veterinary Export Heath Certificates
France 24 reports that while the rest of the UK will soon leave the European Union's single market, Northern Ireland...
WTO to exempt food aid from export restrictions
The World Trade Organization could exempt humanitarian food aid from export restrictions. This would make it easier for World Food...
Snoop Dogg hands out Thanksgiving turkeys
The Daily Mail reports that Americans from coast to coast lined up in large numbers for free goods from food...
Agrifood Brief: Fifty shades of green
EURACTIV'S AgriFood Brief says last Friday (13 November), MEPs voted in favour of a non-binding resolution on the Sustainable Europe Investment Plan...
WEF: We need to change food systems now
A new World Economic Forum post says manifold food systems transitions are needed and they must be based on scientific...
UK looking to support Northern Ireland food chains
Reuters reports that Britain is considering further support measures for agricultural food producers and trying to find a solution for...
US food sector joins climate policy alliance
America’s food industry body has joined forces with environmental advocates, farmers, forest owners and state governments to lobby on federal...
Smithfield and subcontractor fined for Covid violations
Reuters reports that Smithfield Foods, the world’s biggest pork processor, and a subcontractor, face fines of more than US$100,000 from...
Due diligence on deforestation to become UK law
The UK will make it illegal for supermarkets and restaurants to sell products linked to illegal deforestation. The Environment Bill...
Agriculture Act: trade and food standards still a concern
England’s Agriculture Act, passed into law this week, has been largely welcomed across food systems, with caution expressed around food...
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