Food safety insight and analysis – Page 9
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Analysis & Features
Pret's allergen overhaul: do its changes go far enough?
Pret’s ‘five-point allergen plan’ puts it ahead of the competition. But is it enough to keep consumers safe?
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Comment & Opinion
Pret has emerged as a pioneer on allergy labelling
Pret is taking steps to ensure more people can enjoy its food without worry
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Comment & Opinion
Meat needs an industry-driven scheme to keep fraud at bay
Meat is getting a bad press at the moment, with supply at risk across Europe and the UK
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Comment & Opinion
Wales is already ahead on food hygiene rating display
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Comment & Opinion
Nitrites research leak undermines meat industry's hard work
The meat industry is committed to regular, open-minded research, says BMPA boss Nick Allen
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Comment & Opinion
Food hygiene remains a serious public health problem
Campylobacter hasn’t gone away, and consumers remain underinformed, says Professor Chris Elliott
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Comment & Opinion
Treat the nitrites study with caution. It shows processors want to learn
A new industry-funded study has suggested controversial nitrites don’t protect against botulism as intended. But we shouldn’t damn the meat industry for seeking better understanding
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Comment & Opinion
The UK deserves better than US chlorinated chicken
Chlorinated chicken has re-emerged as a point of contention and British producers are rightly up in arms
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Comment & Opinion
WTO standards post-Brexit will have harmful consequences for food
Professor Chris Elliott’s recent trip to India illustrated how exporters assign what produce goes where
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Comment & Opinion
‘Natasha’s Law’ can ensure some good comes of our daughter’s death
We believe the time has come for full information and transparency about what is in our food, say Tanya & Nadim Ednan-Laperouse
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Comment & Opinion
Poland’s ‘sick cow’ scandal is a reminder of the EU’s food safety net
If these practices turn out to be more widespread, this will be the biggest meat scandal in Europe since Horsegate
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Analysis & Features
Food allergen labelling consultation: what are the options?
Smaller businesses fear they could struggle to meet new requirements
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Analysis & Features
Could social selling be the next food safety scandal?
As an increasing number of entrepreneurs start offering food and drink for sale online, established food safety systems are struggling
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Comment & Opinion
How can the food industry help solve the allergen problem?
Clearer labels, better training and a traffic light system would improve matters, says Professor Chris Elliott
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Comment & Opinion
M&S vegan labelling scandal shows urgent need for consumer education
Ensuring everyone understands that ‘vegan’ isn’t shorthand for ‘allergen-free’ must be a priority
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Comment & Opinion
What fmcg can learn from the pharmaceuticals industry on labelling
The claim that packaging is too small for sufficient information is not a defence, says Julie Vargas, head of technology for grocery at Avery Dennison
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Comment & Opinion
Is Pret making sufficient progress with its allergy labelling overhaul?
CEO Clive Schlee announced on Friday the company had finally rolled out its first full ingredient labelling pilot
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Comment & Opinion
Watchdog shows determination with food allergy investigation
The tragic consequences of inadequately flagging up allergens in food has come under heavy scrutiny in recent months
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Comment & Opinion
Why small businesses are on Professor Chris Elliott’s food safety watchlist for 2019
Food hygiene and allergy control must be rolled into a single system of monitoring and enforcement, says Professor Chris Elliott
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Comment & Opinion
Industry must unite on allergen data or face more preventable deaths
It will take industry-wide collaboration and support from government to collate allergen information, says Coral Rose, managing director of Country Range Group