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Third UK sandwich maker recalls product, saying it is a precaution

Plant-based food company This has not detected E coli in the wrap but is concerned about possible contaminationA third sandwich and wrap manufacturer has recalled one of its products after an E coli outbreak that has left 67 people in hospital and more than 200 in total seriously ill.On Sunday evening the Food Standards Agency (FSA) said This had “taken...

Mon Jun 17, 2024 01:14
‘A lingering taste of coconut and vanilla’: how Nigerians reclaimed ‘moonshine’ palm spirit

On an eco resort near Lagos, distilled palm sap outlawed by colonial authorities is making a comebackSince the pandemic, Lola Pedro has been spending a lot of time at an eco-tourist hamlet in Badagry town, on the outskirts of Lagos, surrounded by coconut and African apple trees next to chalets with showers open to the sky.The hamlet’s beach house serves...

Sun Jun 16, 2024 11:15
UK supermarket sandwich recall: full list of products

Suppliers are recalling various sandwiches, wraps and salads in response to an E coli investigation• Sandwich suppliers issue recall amid UK E coli outbreakThe Food Standards Agency has said several suppliers to major retailers are taking the precautionary measure of recalling various sandwiches, wraps and salads in response to findings from investigations...

Fri Jun 14, 2024 20:13
Supermarket sandwich supplier issues recall amid UK E coli outbreak

Exclusive: Greencore recalls sandwiches, wraps and salads sold through Asda, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons as well as Boots, Aldi, Amazon and the Co-opThe sandwich maker Greencore, which supplies big supermarkets including Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury’s, is one of a number of companies recalling products after being potentially linked to an UK outbreak...

Fri Jun 14, 2024 17:17
Farming is risky and vital – it needs to be on the next UK government’s priority list | Jay Rayner

Brexit border checks are just the latest hurdle placed before British farmers. Labour must do more to back our food producersJust before the election was called, news broke of Sue Gray’s so-called “shit list”: an inventory compiled by the Labour leader’s chief of staff of the immediate challenges an incoming Labour government would face. They include...

Thu Jun 13, 2024 14:26
Tobacco, alcohol, processed foods and fossil fuels ‘kill 2.7m a year in Europe’

World Health Organization report calls on governments to impose tougher regulation of health-harming productsTobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and fossil fuels kill 2.7 million people a year in Europe, according to the World Health Organization (WHO), which has called on governments to impose tougher regulation of health-harming products.In...

Wed Jun 12, 2024 02:18

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