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Post-transition labelling instructions: so far
While a definitive set of instructions has yet to be confirmed, here is what we do know about on-pack labelling for pre-packed products...
Sep 30, 2020


New Associate Members
We are delighted to welcome two new members to nabim’s growing family of flour millers and industry-related specialists. Inspired Energy...
Sep 30, 2020


2020 Mycotoxin survey complete
The harvest survey of deoxynivalenol (DON) and zearalenone (ZON), run by nabim in conjunction with AIC (the trade association...
Sep 30, 2020


Mentoring ahead
The first two groups (of four this year) have commenced their mentor training courses in the Virtual Mill. Not only are they learning...
Sep 30, 2020


Gary reaches the top; after starting at the bottom!
Congratulations to Gary McIlwaine, who has been promoted to head of operations at the Essex-based food manufacturer EDME – 19 years after...
Sep 30, 2020


Varieties Working Group expands
The nabim Varieties Working Group (VWG) has expanded over the past year to include an additional member company, as well as the return of...
Sep 30, 2020


Statement on supply of retail flour: No need to panic buy
UK millers have reassured the public that stricter Covid lockdown measures – and the return of the Great British Bake-Off – will not...
Sep 23, 2020


UK Milling Wheat Harvest 2020
Overview Yield and planting data indicate a UK wheat crop of between 9.7 to 10.2Mt, down at least 6Mt (-37%) on 2019 – potentially the...
Sep 20, 2020


Next generation shines at Wrights
Richard Phipps was 15 when he decided he wanted a career in the food industry. Two years later he was working in a factory which...
Aug 31, 2020


2020 UK Wheat Harvest
Despite the headlines, a clear picture of the harvest has not yet properly emerged. Coronavirus distancing measures have meant that...
Aug 31, 2020


Brexit update
Informal talks between the UK and EU continue, with another formal round due to kick off on 7th September. Lately the briefing has been...
Aug 31, 2020


Mycotoxin monitoring shows low levels
Harvest monitoring of mycotoxins continues to run successfully. The programme, now its tenth year, collates DON and ZON monitoring data...
Aug 31, 2020


Students flock to virtual mill
August proved to be a busy month in the Virtual Mill, with revision tutorials attracting students from around the world. Students from as...
Aug 31, 2020


Online revision tutorials
We recognise that disrupted working patterns and a delay in the exam schedule – both a result of the CV19 pandemic – have had an impact...
Jul 31, 2020


Wheat usage exceeds prediction
Wheat use during the Covid pandemic was down less than half a percent on last year, according to a nabim survey. This is despite early...
Jul 31, 2020


The virtual flour mill: remote learning ahead of its time
nabim’s Virtual Mill could have been designed specifically for the “new normal” of social distancing and remote working. In fact the...
Jul 31, 2020


Michelle the Miller
One of the newest recruits to the milling industry says children should be made more aware of milling as a career. Michelle...
Jul 31, 2020


NEW FOR 2020/21: Online tutorials
To support students in their learning, we will be running a series of online tutorials for the 2020/21 distance learning programme. Each...
Jul 31, 2020


Wheat crop to fall
This summer’s wheat crop is expected to be down by nearly 40 percent on last year, according to the Agriculture and Horticulture...
Jul 31, 2020


Another first: Mill mentor training
nabim has been involved in flour milling training for almost a century, and we are always looking at ways to improve our offering. We...
Jul 31, 2020
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