All Food safety articles – Page 10
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NewsUS renews demands for increased access to UK food market
The head of recent agri-trade mission said the UK should be more ’science-based’ in its outlook
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NewsFSA and Food Standards Scotland warn of ‘significant’ challenges to food safety
The bodies recognise that despite significant pressures on the food industry, food standards have largely been maintained but that challenges laid ahead
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NewsFSA looks to standardise allergen labelling to improve consumer confidence
The agency said it would be improving precautionary allergen labelling (PAL) through a more standardised approach
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NewsMars Food recalls Dolmio pasta sauces due to traces of soy
According to the Food Standards Agency, the products were ‘a possible health risk for anyone with an allergy to soya’
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NewsFerrero UK sales soar by £40m as shoppers seek boxed chocs
Revenues for the UK and Irish operations increased 10.3% to £450.1m in the year ended 31 August
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NewsCivil service job cuts threaten food safety, FSA warns
Boris Johnson plans to slash the number of civil servants by 91,000 by 2025
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Analysis and FeaturesIs the UK moving too fast in introducing gene editing tech?
A new bill is designed to make GE innovation easier, but some campaign groups are concerned the government hasn’t considered all the cons
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Comment and OpinionGene-edited foods shouldn’t be enabled in the UK while risks are ignored
Government is twisting science and mangling the concept of ‘natural’ to push through gene-edited foods, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Analysis and FeaturesInside a CBD tale that’s not so novel
The FSA has yet to approve the CBD products on its notorious ‘list’ but there are CBD products exempt from novel foods authorisation
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NewsRise of migrants stowing away in lorries fuelling food waste
Sources have linked the rise in ‘clandestine infiltration’ to the government’s Rwanda agreement
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Comment and OpinionHow our new Natasha Ednan-Laperouse Clinical Trial could save lives and help eradicate food allergies
The £2.2m Natasha Clinical Trial is about helping to protect the millions of people in the UK with food allergies from allergic reactions, says Nadim Ednan-Laperouse
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NewsNatasha Ednan-Laperouse: foundation announces ‘ground-breaking’ clinical trial for allergy treatment
The three-year study will aim to prove that “everyday foods” containing peanut or milk, taken carefully and under medical supervision, can be used as an alternative to pharmaceuticals
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NewsCranswick recalls chicken from supermarkets due to salmonella link
Cranswick has had to recall 111 products from Aldi, Sainsbury’s, Amazon, Tesco, Waitrose, M&S, the Co-op and others
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NewsKinder Easter sales plunge after salmonella scare
Sales of Kinder’s Easter chocolates were down 58.9% over the four weeks to 16 April, compared with the respective Easter period last year
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NewsBleiker’s Smokehouse under investigation for food fraud as it enters administration
The North Yorkshire-based smokehouse was previously a supplier of fish products to major UK supermarkets but it is now under investigation by the National Food Crime Unit
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NewsFood businesses give cautious welcome to delay to checks on imports from EU
But opposition accuses government of chaotic decision-making as post-Brexit controls shelved again
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NewsFSA updates list of tradeable CBD products from 3,500 to 6,000
The additions included brands stocked by major retailers such as CBDfx, Leaf Life, Kiki, Pollen and Vita Coco
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NewsDavid Beckham-backed CBD brand pulls ingestibles range
Cellular Goods has suspended sales of its ingestible CBD range after it failed to comply with Food Standards Agency rules
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NewsFSA confirms tradeable CBD list will be updated ‘very shortly’
The list is to get two updates before 30 June, following complaints from brands missing from it
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Comment and OpinionThe FSA’s half-baked ‘novel foods’ list has undermined the CBD market
A fortnight has passed since the list’s introduction, and the FSA has made no amendments to it