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@DefraGovUK5 Nov 2015
We're delighted that George Taylor @mackies_crisps is one of UK's #FoodPioneers
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💂 ❤️ 🍏 #NationalAppleDay #StickWithEnglish
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@DefraGovUK13 Oct 2015
George Eustice visited the iconic Walkers @Shortbread stand at #ANUGA2015, a Great British family business since 1898
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@DefraGovUK29 Sep 2015
What makes British shoppers trust food brands? We want to see better labelling for meat & dairy #Britishfoodfortnight
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@DefraGovUK23 Sep 2015
Elizabeth Truss: Norfolk is home to some fantastic flavours - I want it to punch its weight in protected food names
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Now out : Food statistics pocketbook 2015 bit.ly/1OgUEv0
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Still wondering what #BritishFoodFortnight is all about? @RaymondBlanc Blanc knows - have a look at our film! ow.ly/SoBSj
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British Food Fortnight

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@DefraGovUK16 Sep 2015
Tonight's #BakeOff is all about Victorian foods - so which of our protected food names date from the 19th century? gov.uk/government/news/reviv…
Reviving Victorian traditions: how we are protecting our Great British delicacies

Reviving Victorian traditions: how we are protecting our Great British delicacies

The Victorian legacy left us a host of uniquely British ingredients, and many of them have been awarded protected food name status.

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What will you do for #BritishFoodFortnight? youtu.be/bSbE8GEog20
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How to successfully export food and drink bit.ly/1hozn5j #FDFExports
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@DefraGovUK20 Aug 2015
Pollinators play a key role in securing our food industry #farm24 #beesneeds
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@DefraGovUK20 Aug 2015
Prime Minister David Cameron supports a strong future for Britain's food and farming industry #farm24
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@APHAgovuk12 Aug 2015
Exporters: 7612EHC for the export of pig meat to Macedonia is now available for use. More about exports bit.ly/17LEUh7
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@DefraGovUK23 Jun 2015
From 5 October all large retailers will charge 5p for single-use plastic bags to encourage #reuse #recycleweek
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@DefraGovUK18 Jun 2015
Know your Arbroath Smokie from your Ayrshire Dunlop? Take our #RHS2015 protected foods quiz at bit.ly/RHS-quiz
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@DefraGovUK17 Jun 2015
Hungry? Enjoy delicious food #GrownInBritain - Pembrokeshire Earlies, Anglesey Sea Salt, Welsh Lamb & Dorset Blue
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@DefraGovUK17 Jun 2015
The UK has 63 Protected Food Names, celebrating our regional and traditional foods #GrownInBritain #UKNationalDay
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@DefraGovUK5 Jun 2015
Cornwall's clotted cream is world-famous - @Roddas_Cream pair theirs with strawberries @RCSupdate #cornwallshow #food
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@DefraGovUK5 Jun 2015
The food and farming pavilion @RCSupdate, full of great british produce #Cornwall #foodisGREAT
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@DefraGovUK5 Jun 2015
Around one third of the food we eat each day relies on pollination by bees and other insects #WED2015 #BeesNeeds
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