Food safety insight and analysis – Page 8
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Analysis & Features
Is an ‘Owen’s Law’ needed to address allergens on menus?
Byron concedes current rules and requirements are ‘not enough’
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Comment & Opinion
Byron allergen tragedy is troubling because it is so hard to rectify
It isn’t just a legislative challenge. This tragic case also highlights troubling behavioural issues that need to be tackled
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Comment & Opinion
The UK is resilient to food fraud, but we need a ‘fortress’ mentality
In his last regular column for The Grocer, Professor Chris Elliott sets out his aims for a review on food aid and his hopes for the future of UK food safety
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Analysis & Features
How can smaller retailers catch up on campylobacter?
Levels of contamination have fallen in supermarkets, but remain high at independents
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Comment & Opinion
It’s time the FSA heeded calls for tighter ‘free from’ labelling
The latest labelling outcry is over Halo Top’s vegan variants reportedly containing traces of dairy. It’s time the FSA clamped down on free-from claims
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Comment & Opinion
Low-calorie sweeteners like aspartame are safe
Low-calorie sweeteners are safe and have been approved by all leading health authorities around the world for decades, writes Gavin Partington of the BSDA
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Comment & Opinion
What the hospital meal furore tells us about frozen food perceptions
The tabloids are getting worked up over hospital meals that have been cooked ’months before they’re served’. Which shows frozen food has an uphill battle on its hands
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Comment & Opinion
Don’t believe the chemical food lobby. Aspartame use must stop
A damning new report makes clear aspartame’s safety was never truly established, says Joanna Blythman
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Analysis & Features
Fruit Shoot recall: how did it happen again at Britvic?
The child-friendly soft drink brand’s push-pull cap last proved troublesome in 2012
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Comment & Opinion
Mad Cow Disease documentary highlights food scandal’s individual cost
So often when we look back on food scandals the focus is on the big picture
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Comment & Opinion
The latest meat fraud outrage is exaggerated. But the risk isn’t
The claim ‘one in five meat products contain animal not stated on the label’ is untrue. But there’s no doubt we must be more vigilant in the fight against meat fraud
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Comment & Opinion
Pret a Manger faces a reputational turning point as Schlee steps down
In a year of unprecedented change and challenge at the high street chain it’s clear that Schlee’s departure could mark a turning point
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Comment & Opinion
Pret a Manger is doing the right thing on allergy labelling
Pret is ahead of the curve and could have a competitive advantage thanks to its actions
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Big Interviews
Tim Smith: how I’m rebuilding trust at Pret a Manger
The ex-FSA boss has made 88 recommendations on how Pret should improve its food safety systems
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Comment & Opinion
Michael Gove is right to press on with ‘Natasha’s Law’ on allergies
The law is a legacy all food-to-go retailers should honour without complaint
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Analysis & Features
How can the food hygiene funding crisis be tackled?
An NAO report paints an unsettling picture. What’s the solution?
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Comment & Opinion
NHS food review should consider the role of ‘health economics’
Better-quality hospital food would free up beds, says Professor Chris Elliott
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Comment & Opinion
Why did it take a tragedy to prompt action on listeria?
Anecdotal evidence suggests cold chain protocols are not being adhered to
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Analysis & Features
Listeria explained: how worried should the food industry be?
The FSA warns post-cooking contamination is a ‘major hazard’
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Comment & Opinion
US food fears: chlorinated chicken is the tip of the iceberg
As our politicans attempt to woo Trump, they should consider the ugly reality of US food production