Tag: food
England’s Chief Medical Officer confirms horse painkiller found in carcasses south...
By a Newsnet reporter Eight horses slaughtered in England have been found to contain the painkiller bute, England’s Chief Medical Officer has confirmed. Six...
Scottish food and drink too weak to withstand independence, claims ice...
By G.A.Ponsonby The owner of a Scottish Ice Cream family business has launched an astonishing attack on the Scottish food and drink industry,...
Lick your lips for the Scottish Food and Drink fortnight
By a Newsnet reporter Scotland’s annual celebration of all that’s best from land and sea is now underway. This 2012 Scottish Food & Drink...
2011 a record year for Scottish food and drink
Many people around the world will see in 2012 with a dram - and whisky was just one of the success stories for Scotland's...
Support for guide dogs campaign
Linda Fabiani MSP for East Kilbride has launched a campaign to have assistance dogs – including guide dogs and caring support dogs classed as...
Food, democracy and markets
by David Malone So far this year ordinary people in Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, Oman and Iran have taken to the streets. In...
SNP’s Lochhead to promote Scottish food and drink in USA
Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead is in America this week to attend a series of engagements and meetings forging new, and fortifying established, links...
EU Experts attend Edinburgh Rural Fair
Rural Scotland demonstrated its merits on an international stage today with the opening of the 2010 EU Rural Cooperation Fair at Murrayfield Stadium in...