Exclusive: Unlike the EU, Great Britain has slashed protections for scores of food typesThe amount of pesticide residue allowed on scores of food types in England, Wales and Scotland has soared since Brexit, analysis reveals,...
Read MoreDeath in England linked to outbreak by officials, who say lettuce is the likely source of the illnessOne person has died and more than 120 others including children as young as six have been hospitalised in the UK amid an E coli...
Read MoreExclusive: Greencore, which supplies Tesco, Asda and Sainsbury’s, is one of several firms seeking return of items over feared linkThe sandwich maker Greencore, which supplies big supermarkets including Tesco, is one of a...
Read MoreCampaigners call for ban of nitrates and nitrites in food production with 61 trusts across country affectedScores of hospitals are giving patients meat cured with chemicals that scientists and food safety experts increasingly...
Read MorePM to tell farmers he will never do a trade deal that includes practices associated with US factory farmsUK politics live – latest updatesRishi Sunak has vowed to take chlorinated chicken and hormone-fed beef off British...
Read MoreCommons committee warns there are still shortages of staff to deal with UK’s new status as a third countryUK regulators are struggling to cope with the post-Brexit trading environment because of “poor preparation and...
Read MoreSelect committee says ministers want to rush through deal allowing food imports that fall below UK environmental standardsThe government is rushing through a trade deal with Australia that would allow food produced with...
Read MoreTraces of 122 different pesticides in 12 most polluted fruit and veg products, many with links to cancerAlmost all grapes and oranges contain a “cocktail of pesticides” according to research, which has singled out...
Read MoreAgriculture commission urges UK government to maintain pledge on animal welfare and ethical tradePost-Brexit trade deals will not allow the UK’s high standards of food and animal welfare to be reduced, if the government...
Read MoreBritain will also ‘not negotiate to remove ban’ on hormone-fed beef in post-Brexit trade dealThe government has finally vowed not to allow chlorinated chicken or hormone-fed beef on British supermarket shelves,...
Read MoreAmendment to agriculture bill defeated despite protests from farmers and backbench rebellionFarmers and food campaigners were defeated on Monday night in their attempts to enshrine high food safety and animal welfare practices...
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