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Statement following the Food Standards Agency’s publication of the first set of industry results from tests of beef products.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Results below 1% will still be followed up.
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson today met Europol and Eurojust in the Hague to discuss meat fraud.
The Environment Secretary Owen Paterson today issued the following Written Ministerial statement to Parliament.
Minister of State David Heath issued the following statement today (Wednesday 13 February 2013): “Today I had a productive meeting with major…
Following the EU meeting to address the current problem of horse meat in the food chain, Owen Paterson issued the following statement.
Nineteen incidents of illegal poisonings occurred in 2011 bringing the total number of confirmed cases since 2007 to 101.
Owen Paterson oral statement to the House on recent developments on horsemeat and food fraud.
Statement from Environment Secretary Owen Paterson following the meeting with food businesses
“I completely understand why people are so concerned about this issue. It’s totally unacceptable that people have been sold something that is…
Following the announcement by the Food Standards Agency that horsemeat has been found in Findus beef lasagna products, Environment Secretary…
Defra will be working to ensure that the system is cost effective, flexible and above all, easy for customers to use.
During extreme weather farmers can use red diesel in their tractors to help grit and clear snow from public roads, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) confirmed today.
Minister of State’s speech to the SEMEX Dairy Conference.
A new £1 million pot for research to help the gardening industry end its reliance on peat has been announced today by Environment Minister Richard.
Speech by Philip Hammond, Secretary of State for Defence.
An update on the bovine tuberculosis (bTB) eradication programme 2013.
New plans to help beekeepers protect their hives from pests and diseases to reduce bee population losses have been unveiled.
Richard Benyon, Fisheries Minister delivered the below speech to the House of Commons on Tuesday 8 January 2013.
I am delighted to be speaking at the conference which for more than 65 years has done so much to provide a platform for debate in the farming industry.
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