All Food safety articles – Page 18
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NewsFSA launches new campaign to help businesses adapt to the ‘new normal’
The guide contains advice for companies who diversified into food delivery, takeaway or online sales during the pandemic
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Comment & OpinionBio-based packaging needs rigorous testing to avoid a new food safety threat
Rigorous testing for NIAS is necessary, says Andrew Swift, CEO of Fera Science
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NewsEat Natural recalls brazil & sultana bars amid salmonella scare
The brand said today it was ”working with all relevant authorities including the Food Standards Agency and retailers
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NewsMondelez withdraws Cadbury Inventor bar over nut packaging concerns
It has withdrawn the product as a precautionary measure
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NewsWaitrose recalls chicken satay over sauce mix-up
The upmarket grocer included a sauce made with fish and peanuts rather than the sweet chilli variety listed on the label
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NewsSainsbury’s recalls UHT milk SKU over contamination fears
Sainsbury’s urged consumers to return the product to their closest store
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NewsBread Spread recalls 21 chicken sandwich products over listeria fears
The recall affects a total of 21 product lines
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Comment & OpinionThe scientific technique that upholds food safety standards
Mass spectrometry is vital to everything from detecting contaminants to determining authenticity, says Andrew Swift, CEO at Fera Science
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Comment & OpinionBritish people won’t thank the NFU for its stance on gene editing
Why does the NFU support this controversial technology, asks Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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NewsSupermarkets urged to clarify position on food standards
Private letters from supermarkets executives seen by The Grocer have failed to clarify their position.
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NewsFinsbury Food Group’s Hamilton cake factory goes 100% nut-free
Finsbury said the investment was a response to the growing number of consumers looking for nut-free guarantees
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NewsPrimula set to return to shelves after recall sparked by botulism fears
The brand was forced to issue a recall in June after discovering clostridium botulinum in a tube of its cheese
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NewsEx-FSA chief confirmed as chair of new trade commission
Other members include former trade ministers, food industry representatives and NGOs
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NewsFood hygiene inspection backlog ‘massive and mounting’, experts warn
More than 60,000 scheduled inspections have not happened due to the pandemic, according to hygiene rating platform Scores On The Doors
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NewsWaitrose cuts nitrite use across fresh bacon and gammon ranges
The retailer has followed a similar move by the Co-op on its bacon range in January
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Analysis & FeaturesHow do UK food standards differ from the rest of the world?
Chlorinated chicken is just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the ways UK food standards vary from those around the world. So what other differences are there?
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NewsRuth Hussey to take over as deputy chair at FSA
The former chief medical officer for Wales replaces Laura Sandys as FSA deputy chair
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Analysis & FeaturesAre meat factories more susceptible to coronavirus outbreaks?
A series of outbreaks have raised alarm over worker conditions. But the industry says it has prioritised safety, and shouldn’t be a scapegoat
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NewsTesco to donate 10p from all free-from sales to Natasha Allergy Research Foundation
The Foundation was set up by the parents of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, who tragically died in 2016 after an allergic reaction to sesame in a Pret a Manger baguette
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NewsWaitrose takes stand against chlorinated chicken
The retailer’s new executive director James Bailey said a move to sell lower-standard imports would be an ‘unacceptable backward step’