Crime
- Huge cocaine stash hidden inside fresh pineapple>
Huge cocaine stash hidden inside fresh pineapple
by Nina Pullman 18 January 2018
A 745kg stash of cocaine was hidden inside yellow cylinders before being…
- Rotten grapes lead to £5,000 fine>
Rotten grapes lead to £5,000 fine
by Nina Pullman 19 December 2017 Fruit and Grapes
Leeds retailer selling grapes with ‘100 per cent rots’ has been…
- GLAA launches new plan to bring down slavers>
GLAA launches new plan to bring down slavers
by Fred Searle 24 November 2017 Fruit, Vegetables and Other Products
Anti-exploitation agency sets out three-year strategy to protect workers
- Tesco boss's 'shock' over false accounting claims>
Tesco boss's 'shock' over false accounting claims
by Fred Searle 3 November 2017
Supermarket's chief executive says he was surprised to find out in 2014…
- Two more arrests in Derby GLAA probe>
Two more arrests in Derby GLAA probe
by Michael Barker 27 October 2017
Ongoing investigation into temporary roles in fresh produce sector leads to…
- Consumers blame producers for 'food fraud'>
Consumers blame producers for 'food fraud'
by Carl Collen 11 September 2017
NFU Mutual study analyses UK attitudes to food fraud and consumer trust in the…
- Food fraud risks grow>
Food fraud risks grow
by Carl Collen 7 September 2017
Research group Ecovia has highlighted organic and eco-labelled food as being at…
- Agri labour activist Don Pollard passes away>
Agri labour activist Don Pollard passes away
by Nina Pullman 23 August 2017
The driving force behind the Gangmasters Licensing Act and lifelong…
- New Zealand avo thieves ‘selling fruit on Facebook’>
New Zealand avo thieves ‘selling fruit on Facebook’
by Fred Searle 23 August 2017 Avocados
Criminals take to social media to sell stolen avocadoes as night-time raids…
- Concerns mount over slavery in EU supply chains>
Concerns mount over slavery in EU supply chains
by Rosie Shennan 11 August 2017 Fruit and Vegetables
The ongoing migrant crisis has meant the EU has shown the greatest increase in…
