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As you know the rules affecting those transporting animals changed at the beginning of this year

According to the Rural Enterprise Gateway, the Food Standards Agency is seeking views and comments on new draft FSA Guidance Notes on the Food Safety Act 1990

EU legilsation on the age of red meat for mincing is causing problems and a group of key industry organisations met this week to discuss the issue

The bluetongue vaccine Bovilis BTV8 has recieved Veterinary Medicines Dictorate approval

The show has attracted food and drink companies from across the region to showcase the quality and diversity of produce on offer in the region

  At a time where food security, commodity prices and environmental issues are very much at the top of the political agenda, the South West's food, farming and tourism industries have never been so crucial to the region's future success and growth in the face of such a changing global marketplace

The Meat South West conference in association with the South West National Farmers Union and South West Regional Development Agency was a resounding success

  The chance to learn more about meat and butchery skills is on offer at a new training centre in the Forest of Dean

After much industry discussion with Defra, led by the NFU, the Government has taken the decision to include Cornwall within the SVZ

The Rural Enterprise Gateway has provided the following information: "The European Commission has published a proposal on the provision of information to consumers when they buy food, and the Food Standards Agency has now issued a consultation document on the proposals