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Horsemeat scandal prompts launch of food crime hotline
Written on February 4, 2016
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A hotline has been launched to help combat a multimillion-pound food crime problem in the wake of the horse meat scandal. Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has teamed up with the charity Crimestoppers to create the free Scottish Food Crime Hotline. Food crime is the deliberate manipulation, substitution, mislabelling or fraud in relation
Earthly delights: the best vegetarian and vegan restaurants
Written on January 21, 2016
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Meat-free menu choices have moved on – a lot. Sophie Haydock selects the 30 places serving the best vegetarian and vegan fare in the UK Pleasure is at the heart of eating, a principle that’s no less true for vegetarians. Being presented with a menu featuring only a couple of bland, palette-numbing