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U.K Cheaper Winter Veg Coming into the Market May Well Suffer Higher Prices From Abroad

Ace Food Desk – British supermarkets have trained us to expect tomatoes, cucumbers and asparagus throughout the year. Their year-round presence can make seasonality seem obsolete The Conversation by Kambiz Baghalian Published: September 30, 2026 3.24pm BST The end of endless summer: why cheap winter veg is under threat But the seasons have not disappeared. When British weather cannot […]

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Australias SA Farmers Families Look Forward to Record-Breaking Harvest to Rebuild After Drought

Ace Food Desk – In short: Farmers struggling to keep cashflow coming a year ago are preparing to harvest the best crop in living memory. As long as locusts do not interfere, many say it will be the first time they make a profit in years according to ABC Rural Local News report: By Eliza Berlage and Amelia […]

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Coles & Woolworths Supply Chain Tactic Driving Small Farms Out With Rise of the Middlemen

Ace Food Desk – In short: A small-scale banana farmer who has had his agreement to supply Coles ended due to the supermarket simplifying its supply chain says the move signals the end of small-scale farms across the country: By Rani Fletcher: Published: Mon 5 Oct 2026 at 12:17pm Industry experts have claimed Coles and […]

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FOOD SAFETY REPORT: FDA found Cyclospora at Taylor Farms lettuce operation & parasite was present in the environment

Ace Food Desk – Findings show that the parasite responsible for this summer’s outbreak was present in the environment where lettuce was grown and processed according to FSN by Coral Beach The FDA announced today that it found Cyclospora, at the Taylor Farms lettuce processing facility in Central Mexico, as well as on a contract […]

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U.K Food Safety Agency: Food Fact Check: What is ‘lab-grown meat’?

Ace Food Desk – The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have today published a new package of supplementary guidance for businesses developing cell-cultivated products, the latest milestone in the Cell-Cultivated Products via News and communications: Published: Oct.01: 2026 Read More Here: U.K GOV How are cell-cultivated products made? By Joshua Ravehnill, Head […]

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U.K GOV. DEFRA Announces ‘Food on The Table’ for Deprived Areas With Almost £10M Invested in 45 Neighbourhood Communities

Ace Food Desk – Government acts on food insecurity and affordability with £10 million to put good food within reach Almost £10 million will be invested in 45 communities across England to improve access to healthy, affordable food in areas with the highest levels of deprivation Some of England’s most disadvantaged areas will benefit from […]

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Latest Food Safety News Views & Recalls

Ace Food Desk – Salmonella Outbreaks Increase in U.S. & U.K as E-Coli Linked to Raw Milk Cheese: By Food Safety News • 28 Sept 2026  TODAY’S ISSUE IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY: CleanWorks It’s Monday, Sept. 28, 2026. Salmonella outbreaks have sickened hundreds in the United Kingdom and dozens in the United States, while a new […]