Following a two-year establishment phase, global fast food chain McDonald's recently announced it has committed to begin purchasing "verified sustainable beef" in 2016.
The fast food giant says it has been working with several organisations - including beef processors Cargill and the World Wildlife Fund - since 2011 to create a 'Global Roundtable' for Sustainable Beef.
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The Irish food board (Bord Bia) has revealed new figures that show the value of Irish food and drink exports approached €10billion for the first time last year
This represents an increase of 9% on the previous year and 40% in the last four years.
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In an act of opposition regarding their inclusion in the Food Safety and Security Act, food grain traders in India have announced a series of statewide protests that will begin tomorrow.
Speaking to Indian newspaper DNA, Gopaldas Agrawal, president of the Grain Market Association said the act will come into effect in this February, making traders liable for and food grains which carry impurities.
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