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News ArchiveShowing 37 News articles by Date. Show all by Category. The current horsemeat scandal shows the importance of accurate labelling. [News and Press/News Archive] - [19 February 2013]  CLA congratulates Tacon on appointment as supermarket ombudsman The CLA has congratulated Christine Tacon on her appointment as Groceries Code Adjudicator. [News and Press/News Archive] - [21 January 2013] The CLA has pledged its support to the Green Food Project which will be launched by the Government today (10 July). [News and Press/News Archive] - [10 July 2012]  Groceries Code Adjudicator could greatly improve the food business, says CLA The CLA today (Tuesday, 3 August) enthusiastically welcomed the Government’s decision to create the Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) to monitor and enforce the Groceries Supply Code of Practice. [News and Press/News Archive] - [3 August 2010]  New labelling code of practice just the beginning, says CLAThe CLA today (23 February 2010) welcomed the announcement by Hilary Benn, Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, of a new code of practice on country of origin labelling for pork and products containing pork. [News and Press/News Archive] - [23 February 2010]  The CLA says supermarket ombudsman offers a turning point for UK food producersThe CLA said today (Thursday, 21 January) that Consumer Minister Kevin Brennan’s announcement that the Government is to introduce an ombudsman to enforce the Groceries Supply Code of Practice is “long overdue”. [News and Press/News Archive] - [21 January 2010]  The CLA says Food 2030 highlights farming’s ‘massively important’ roleThe CLA said today (Tuesday, 5 January 2010) that Food 2030, announced by Environment Secretary Hilary Benn at the Oxford Farming Conference, is a considered and well-balanced paper. [News and Press/News Archive] - [5 January 2010]  Food security: Defra engage in a phoney debate, says CLAThe CLA today (Monday, 10 August) said that Defra’s new policy papers on food security added little new to the debate. [News and Press/News Archive] - [10 August 2009]  Independent Ombudsman is a must, says CLAThe CLA today (Wednesday, 5 August) said that it was disappointed with the rejection of an Independent Ombudsman by the major UK supermarkets. [News and Press/News Archive] - [5 August 2009] More investment is needed to boost food production by 2050, says CLAThe CLA has welcomed The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee's latest report on food security, but says greater effort is needed to get research and development into practice to boost UK farm productivity growth [News and Press/News Archive] - [21 July 2009] Public procurement of local food still woefully inadequate, says CLAThe CLA said today that public procurement of locally produced food is still woefully inadequate. [News and Press/News Archive] - [23 April 2009]  EFRA Select Committee quizzes CLA on food securityThe CLA has pushed the issue of food and environmental security to the top of the agenda following a meeting with the EFRA Select Committee. [News and Press/News Archive] - [17 March 2009]  Competition Commission must show its teeth to save supermarket suppliers, says CLAThe CLA has called for a strengthened code of practice to protect the interests of suppliers and improve the relationship between supermarkets and their suppliers. [News and Press/News Archive] - [27 February 2009] CLA fully behind MP’s push to protect supermarket suppliersThe CLA was today (Thursday, 5 February) fully supporting MP Andrew George’s push to protect British food producers from supermarkets pricing power. [News and Press/News Archive] - [5 February 2009] Food and environmental security were at the heart of talks held by the CLA at Harper Adams University College in Shropshire. [News and Press/News Archive] - [5 February 2009] Food labelling: EFRA report backs CLAThe Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Select Committee’s new report fully vindicates the CLA’s Just Ask campaign that calls for far more effective country-of-origin labelling. [News and Press/News Archive] - [15 January 2009] On the eve of the Royal Show, the CLA has backed Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Hilary Benn’s new call to respond to the global food security challenge. [News and Press/News Archive] - [2 July 2008] ‘Just Ask’ and buy British, says CLA at Royal ShowBritish food and food service opportunities will be the focus of talks held at the Royal Show in Warwickshire this year. [News and Press/News Archive] - [1 July 2008] 'Just Ask' and buy British!British food and food service opportunities will be the focus of talks held at the Royal Show in Warwickshire this year. [News and Press/News Archive] - [24 June 2008]  CLA stresses importance of the public knowing real origin of food on their plate after BBC probe exposes subterfuge The CLA believes the BBC investigation into the origin of the food eaten by the public in England is a damning indictment of the food service sector. [News and Press/News Archive] - [6 May 2008] CLA calls for public sector to back local food after global food prices surgeAs the cost of food surges internationally, rural economy experts the CLA today (Wednesday, 23 April) called for public sector organisations to source their food locally. [News and Press/News Archive] - [24 April 2008] Two-thirds of public and private sectors back local food, reveals CLA surveyA CLA survey into public and private sector food procurement policies reveals two-thirds of organisations aim to buy British or local produce. [News and Press/News Archive] - [23 April 2008] CLA Food Campaign To Confront Public Sector Procurement ProblemsThe UK public sector has simply not got the message that purchasing local food helps support local jobs, provides better value and better quality – according to the CLA, the rural economy experts. [News and Press/News Archive] - [21 January 2008]  Use Fines to Benefit Producers – says CLAFines imposed on supermarkets for price fixing on dairy products should be used to help the beleaguered dairy industry – according to the CLA, the rural economy experts. [News and Press/News Archive] - [7 December 2007] TRH The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall Support the CLA's Just Ask CampaignTheir Royal Highnesses The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall today (Friday 9 November) showed their support for the CLA’s Just Ask campaign at a special event held on the first day of Diwali – the Hindu Festival of Lights – at the Brilliant... [News and Press/News Archive] - [9 November 2007] Competition Commission Accepts CLA Idea of Independent Ombudsman“It’s clear that supermarkets still have a stranglehold on producers and suppliers and the only way to get to the root of the problem is through an Independent Ombudsman”, said Charles Trotman, CLA Rural Economy Adviser, in response to the Competition... [News and Press/News Archive] - [31 October 2007] Clearer Food LabellingThe CLA has joined forces with the Yorkshire Post to lobby the Government for better food labelling. [News and Press/News Archive] - [18 October 2007]  Public Food Procurement: An opportunity not to be missed, says CLA“Changes to food procurement processes are needed to help food producers maximise their potential and to give everyone working in the public sector the chance to enjoy food locally produced,” said the Country Land and Business Association’s (CLA) Deputy... [News and Press/News Archive] - [3 July 2007] CLA response: The Competition Commission Inquiry into the grocery market “The Competition Commission fails to adequately address the serious concerns of primary producers and suppliers to the major retailers” said David Fursdon, President of the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) in response to the Competition... [News and Press/News Archive] - [23 January 2007]  Prime Minister launches CLA’s Just Ask campaignThe Prime Minister, the Rt Hon Tony Blair MP, Rt Hon David Miliband MP, Secretary of State for the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and celebrity chef Lesley Waters from BBC's Ready, Steady, Cook, have today launched (Tuesday 9... [News and Press/News Archive] - [23 January 2007] Supermarket Petition – Sign Up!You can now support the Country Land and Business Association’s (CLA) supermarket petition by signing up online. [News and Press/News Archive] - [8 August 2006]  Champion of Rural Economy Rewarded For Outstanding Contribution to British Food IndustrySuffolk farmer and recognised champion of the rural economy, Caroline, The Countess of Cranbrook who was rewarded with an OBE in the recent Queen’s Birthday Honours, is to receive a further award recognising her Outstanding Contribution to the British... [News and Press/News Archive] - [31 July 2006]  Supermarket Petition Launch – Redressing the ImbalanceThe CLA will be launching a supermarket petition on Friday 28 July at The CLA Game Fair. [News and Press/News Archive] - [28 July 2006] Do You Know Where Your Food Comes From?The CLA;The Meat and Livestock Commission; Northumbria Larder; The National Farmers Union; Forum for Private Business; East Midlands Fine Foods; Taste of the West; and Taste of Anglia have today (Friday 28 July) launched an initiative for food labelling... [News and Press/News Archive] - [28 July 2006] First step towards a fair investigation into the dominance of supermarkets?To ensure a fairer future for local food suppliers the Competition Commission must get to the root of the problems and assess why supermarket dominance is ruining small shops and suppliers, the CLA said today (Tuesday 9 May) in response to the decision... [News and Press/News Archive] - [9 May 2006] Fear factor in food supply chain more worrying than originally thought - CLA calls for OFT to make referral to the Competition Commission‘The supermarkets must be brought to book!’ says the Country Land and Business Association (CLA) in its response to the Office of Fair Trading’s (OFT) consultation which proposes to refer supermarkets for a Competition Commission inquiry. The proposed... [News and Press/News Archive] - [13 April 2006] OFT’s change of heart in calling for new market investigation into retail sector is good news for food supply chainThe Country Land and Business Association (CLA) welcomes the announcement by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) today (9 March) of its intention to refer the market for the supply of groceries by retailers to the Competition Commission for more detailed... [News and Press/News Archive] - [10 March 2006] |
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