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01/03/2013 Press Release - Ill-wind of horsemeat scandal blows good for NI origin beef stock Region: Northern Ireland Ill-wind of horsemeat scandal blows good for NI origin beef stock. The National Beef Association (NBA) is delighted that the focus by consumers on origin and provenance that has been created by the horsemeat scandal is restricting the number of nomad cattle crossing the border with the ROI and underlined the value of FQAS qualification for Northe... read more

25/02/2013 Press Release - UK beef cattle dearer as retailers rush to make sure beef is the only meat ingredient in tens of millions of products Region: National UK beef cattle dearer as retailers rush to make sure beef is the only meat ingredient in tens of millions of products. The National Beef Association (NBA) is urging prime cattle and cow beef finishers to trade every animal that will be ready to sell over the next two weeks so they take maximum advantage of the ex-farm price lift that has been tr... read more

25/02/2013 Press Release - Competition from world's expanding "Privileged Food Eaters Club" spells new era for UK supermarkets and UK farmers Region: National Competition from world’s expanding “Privileged Food Eaters Club” spells new era for UK supermarkets and UK farmers. Farmers, like those in the UK who already produce top quality food in predictable quantities, will soon be as important to consumers as the retail companies which currently dominate food industry structures, the National Beef Associ... read more

19/02/2013 Press Release - Rapid change in supermarket approach to food buying and food pricing urgently needed Region: National Supermarkets, and a disappointed British public, are paying the price for the short sighted, price-led, purchasing tactics mistakenly deployed by frontline retail, buyers for decades, says the National Beef Association (NBA). “They adopted a bullying culture aimed exclusively at securing as much farm food as possible, for as little cost as possib... read more

18/02/2013 Press Release - If you are what you eat, are you not what you sell? Region: National If you are what you eat, are you not what you sell? If you can’t trust what is in a lasagne what about other products sold under that brand? Malcolm Walker the boss of Iceland believes the horsemeat scandal is a problem created by local authorities and the catering industry. The retailers need to look into their own supply chain before blaming o... read more

13/02/2013 Press Release - They will only realise how good we were when we are gone Region: National We have been told the supply chain is long and has many individuals involved , does it need to be like this? I think no, says Chris Mallon National Director of the National Beef Association. “Why does it have to be so convoluted when we produce beef and lamb which is the envy of the world and it is locally grown in the UK. Would sense and rea... read more

11/02/2013 Press Release - Consumers and farmers can work together to erase murky practice from beef supply sector. Region: National The National Beef Association (NBA) would like to see farmers and consumers work together to prevent further cheating by cross-border meat suppliers who have routinely substituted beef aimed at a range of manufactured products with cheap, unregulated, horsemeat. It says each of them has been let down badly by the murky side of the meat processing... read more

08/02/2013 Press Release - Ensure when you buy Beef that it is British beef Region: National “Don’t be afraid of people seeking the truth, be aware of people saying they have found it.” This is how I feel about the horse meat issue, we have continuing revelations, with processors and retailers rushing to fall on their swords. Everyone wishes to be telling the “truth” about their processes, everyone wants to come clean and say after an in... read more

07/02/2013 Press Release - AFU Grazing Region: National AFU’s with Grazing The National Beef Association welcomes the decision made last week by the TB Eradication Advisory Group to advise the DEFRA Secretary of State Owen Paterson to continue with Approved Finishing Units with grazing. This proposal by DEFRA vets to abolish AFU,s with grazing was placed before the farming industry in early January an... read more

06/02/2013 Press Release - The best way supermarkets can insure the quality of their beef products..... Region: National The best way supermarkets can insure the quality of their beef products is not adulterated, is to pay more for the beef they purchase. The beef industry has been embarrassed by disclosures linked to the adulteration of processed products with cheaper meat – and these took place because multiple retailers continue to be addicted to dangerously he... read more

30/01/2013 Press Release - NBA urges all purchasers to look more closely at the bull he is going to purchase Region: National As we enter the bull trading season the NBA urges all purchasers to look more closely at the origins of the bull that he is looking to purchase. Bill Harper of the NBA TB Committee says “a balanced approach to bull purchasing is required when more counties have been included in annual testing areas as the new county system replaces parish definiti... read more

29/01/2013 Press Release - Northern Ireland beef can underline superior retail identity when all cattle in the province are FQAS assured Region: Northern Ireland Northern Ireland beef can underline superior retail identity when all cattle in the Province are FQAS assured. The National Beef Association is urging Northern Ireland’s beef industry to unite behind the establishment of 100 per cent farm assurance for both its cattle and its beef. “It must pledge itself entirely to the Farm Quality Assurance Sc... read more

23/01/2013 Press Release - Consumers can back farmers in making case for 100 per cent accurate beef product labelling Region: National The United Kingdom’s beef farmers are calling on consumers to back their quest to persuade retailers not to skimp on product information, especially on country of origin, put on retail packs. The move follows last week’s revelation that 29.1 per cent of the content of a beef burger, manufactured by a subsidiary of the Republic of Ireland’s (ROI) ... read more

22/01/2013 Press Release - Consumers can make case for accurate beef product labelling Region: Northern Ireland Consumers can make case for accurate beef product labelling Northern Ireland’s beef farmers are calling on consumers throughout the Province to back their quest to persuade retailers not to skimp on product information, especially on country of origin, put on retail packs. The move follows last week’s revelation that 29.1 per cent of the content... read more

17/01/2013 Press Release - The beef that supermarkets sell must exactly match the description on the label. Region: National January 17th 2013 The beef that supermarkets sell must exactly match the description on the label. Confirmation from Ireland’s Food Standards Agency that a beef burger sold by a major supermarket contained 29 per cent horsemeat means that retailers and processors throughout the UK must put more effort into making sure that the products they sell... read more

11/12/2012 Press Release - New Director appointed for NBA Region: National New Director appointed for NBA The NBA is very pleased to announce that their search for a new National Director has brought enthusiasm and broad ranging supply chain experience to the Association. Chris Mallon joins NBA this week to take over as National Director, from Interim Operations Manager Ali McKnight who has been holding the fort on a ... read more

07/12/2012 Press Release - The Scottish Beef Association: a win for Scottish beef farmers Region: National read more

06/12/2012 Press Release - The future is bright for efficient beef farmers and for NBA in the North Region: National read more

05/12/2012 Press Release - NBA strengthens it UK Board Region: National NBA Strengthens its UK Board National Beef Association members are to have strengthened representation, as five new members are co-opted onto the Board of Trustees. The co-options come as a result of nominations from existing members in order to bring broader expertise and knowledge from different sectors of the beef industry and the UK. At th... read more

03/12/2012 Press Release - NBA praises good apples in NIMEA's all- encompassing barre. Region: National NBA praises good apples in NIMEA’s all-encompassing barrel. There are good apples, as well as bad, in every barrel and the National Beef Association is keen to single out ABP, Dunbia and WD Meats as good apples which , unlike some members of the Northern Ireland Meat Exporters Association (NIMEA), do not put unwanted pressure on NI’s prime cattle... read more

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