All Food safety articles – Page 23
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News
Waitrose to phase out lead-shot game across its estates
Waitrose claims to be the largest retailer of game in the UK
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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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News
Eat switches to bespoke holders in push for clearer allergen labelling
The new specially designed holders are larger to allow for better visibility of allergen details
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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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News
Pret a Manger appoints M&S’s Kate Stein as global tech director
Stein has been with M&S for 20 years – most recently as head of food technology for convenience
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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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News
Just Eat publishes food hygiene ratings for all restaurants
A link accompanying menus on Just Eat’s website and app leads to the FSA’s rating
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News
Cuts to local authority budgets ‘increasing meat fraud risk’
The Mirror published an article this week claiming one in five meat products in Britain contained animals not stated on the label
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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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News
Listeria outbreak: sandwich firm ceases trading
One hundred and twenty-five jobs will be lost following the liquidation of The Good Food Chain
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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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News
Listeria outbreak: FSA lets sandwich firm resume production
However, The Good Food Chain says it is undecided about whether it is “viable” to start making food again
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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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News
Gove to introduce ‘Natasha’s Law’ by the end of the summer
The new legislation will make full ingredient labelling mandatory for all pre-packed for direct sale foods
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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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News
Spar recalls pasta salad over incorrect fish labelling
Customers should return the 250g tub of salad to the store it was purchased from for a full refund
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News
Listeria outbreak: FSA to examine hospital food supply chains
FSA board member Mary Quicke has raised concerns over the integrity of hospital chill chains