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The eagerly anticipated National Food Strategy (NFS) for England has set out a number of formal recommendations for protecting food production standards in trade deals.

A raft of initiatives, including a vow never to use chlorinated chicken, have been announced by Nando’s UK as part of its commitment to better chicken welfare and environmental sustainability.

An ‘open’ and ‘honest’ review of KFC’s poultry supply chain has been launched to help hold the fast food giant and their suppliers accountable on chicken welfare.

As the UK prepares to sign trade deals with several countries, including the USA, concerns have grown that the food service sector may move to take advantage of low standard imports in future. Abi Kay reports. Ìý

Health and welfare in a post-Brexit world will be largely defined by Defra’s Animal Health and Welfare Pathway, but what will this mean for farmers?Ìý

Industry leaders have reacted angrily to comments from the new Trade and Agriculture Commission chairman, who called for an end to the ‘alarmism’ around chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef on his first day in post.

British farmers must not bear the brunt of food price cuts as supermarkets look to win the custom of cash-strapped shoppers feeling the effects of the coronavirus crisis, the NFU has warned.

The poorest households in the UK are the least likely to want low standard food to be available as a result of new trade deals, research by Which? has found.

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) ‘stands ready’ to assess the safety risk of chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated beef, its chief executive Emily Miles has said.

An environmental charity has come under fire from farmers, after it ‘recklessly’ claimed poultry farms in Wales were polluting rivers in the region.