CFA was delighted that Ursula Lavery, Technical and R&D Director Europe, at Member company Moy Park was awarded an MBE in His Majesty The King’s New Year Honours List for services to the Agri-Food Industry and to the Economy in Northern Ireland. “Congratulations to a great person doing great work!” is how CFA welcomed the news.       April 2023

CFA is developing a new online E.coli data collection system for its member companies. Data collected will focus on raw material and on irrigation water used to grow fresh produce to be eaten raw. Many thousands of samples are taken by CFA members each year, so the new system will facilitate benchmarking and potential identification of issues by members and CFA. April 2023

CFA is on the advisory board of the new Transport, Industrial and Commercial Refrigeration (TICR) project, an initiative to investigate energy use and CO2 emissions from UK transport, industrial and commercial refrigeration sectors. These sectors are major users of energy and will play a critical part in the UK’s net zero agenda. By focussing on specific sectors, including food and drink manufacturing sites and transport refrigeration units, TICR will produce roadmaps, benchmarks, sector-specific guidance and training events to help direct the sectors to net zero. A website has been launched, netzerorefrigeration.uk, containing news, background information and guidance, as well as […]