CFA welcomes Defra’s National Statement on palm oil published today (30/10/12) to coincide with the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil tenth anniversary convention in Singapore. CFA urges adoption of 100% sustainable palm oil by 2015 by all food sectors. CFA Members supply major UK multiples who are already committed to only sustainable palm oil usage by 2015, if not before, dependent on the retailer’s policy. CFA Members producing the small numbers of chilled foods sold under their own brands are also committed to only sustainable palm oil usage by 2015. Related Links External Websites Responsible sourcing Sourcing criteria Sustainability /archive/
READ MOREChilled prepared food sector climate change mitigation progress and barriers
The chilled prepared food sector has delivered 21.4% energy reduction against an agreed target of 13.2% during the life of the Climate Change Agreement thus helping some other sectors under the FDF umbrella to meet their targets. Given the sector is a large consumer of energy this represents significant savings and a major contribution to the Governnment and the food industry climate change mitigation programme. Although the sector’s growth has some part to play we believe that chilled food manufacturers have at significant cost to their business made real and tangible changes in the way energy is consumed which has resulted in […]
READ MORETeachers Get a Lesson in Chilling from Food Industry
Eight teachers will get a unique glimpse behind the scenes of one the region’s largest food manufacturers next week, Monday 6 February, to learn more about the production of chilled food.And they plan to take that knowledge back to the classroom to inspire budding food scientists of the future. The visit, to Greencore’s Northampton site, will see the teachers from schools in Northants and Leicestershire* tour the factory floor and meet the teams responsible for producing up to 400,000 sandwiches and wraps every day. They will hear about food hygiene, storage and how new products are developed, giving them an insight into […]
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