All Food safety articles – Page 27
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NewsKTC to launch ‘UK first’ legally edible mustard oil
The oil is made with a blend of rapeseed, reducing the erucic acid content to less than 5%
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NewsPoundworld fined £350k over mouse infestation
The branch, which closed in July, was found by Slough Borough Council to have been infested on two separate occasions
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Comment and OpinionFresh produce scares show food safety starts with properly trained workers
Evidence in the US suggests that cases of fresh produce-related food poisoning are often due to contamination with human waste, says Professor Chris Elliott
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NewsEgg council to push for British eggs due to Brexit concerns
The BEIC will urge retailers and manufacturers to switch to British eggs for processing in a new marketing push
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Comment and OpinionHow BRC Issue 8 seeks to encourage a culture of food safety
As part of new food safety guidance, manufacturers will be required to show they are creating a safety-conscious culture, explains Derek Watson of the University of Sunderland
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Comment and OpinionTrust the Tractor? The evidence is not exactly reassuring
Time after time trust in the Red Tractor scheme is being eroded
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NewsAntibiotic use in agriculture sees continued decline
The game bird sector reduced antibiotic use by 36% in 2017 amid other drops in usage across poultry and pigs
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Analysis and FeaturesAfter a series of breaches, can Red Tractor be trusted again?
Red Tractor CEO Jim Moseley’s bullish call for the government not to “reinvent the assurance wheel”, will no doubt be ringing in his ears this week after the scheme hit the headlines - and not for the first time this year - for all the wrong reasons
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Analysis and FeaturesSuperfoods meet science: is GM on the verge of acceptance?
A raft of new GM and gene-edited products are in development, designed purely with the consumer in mind
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NewsCrops produced through mutagenesis subject to GMO regulation
Verdict puts the trial of gene-edited camelina plants approved by Defra earlier in the year into question
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Comment and OpinionFood safety: how can small companies defend themselves?
Errington Cheese has faced a ‘guilty until proven innocent’ approach, says Joanna Blythman
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Comment and OpinionThe UK is fighting back on food crime
I spend a relatively large amount of time on the nasty topic of food crime
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NewsDutch fipronil report slams ‘inadequate’ egg supply chain
The report found evidence that the Dutch Control Authority for Eggs may have been aware of the possible presence of fipronil in eggs six months before supply from affected farms was halted
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Comment and OpinionFood safety hearing throws up unexpected bombshell
Lord Rooker seemed to suggest Liam Fox had made some rather controversial comments about the future of food manufacturing post-Brexit
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Analysis and FeaturesHow much do shoppers care about traceability of meat?
Brits still care more about quality, price and animal welfare, exclusive new research suggests
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NewsOrganics Council warning over glyphosate in organic foods
Trace levels of glyphosate were detected in Duchy Organic Farmhouse Batch wholemeal bread from Waitrose and Tesco Organic Plain Flour
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NewsFSA trials blockchain for meat inspection audits
The regulator launched a pilot two months ago with IBM
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NewsMoy Park creates allergen-free factory in £18m investment
It includes the creation of a fully contained gluten and dairy-free factory at its Grantham site
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Analysis and FeaturesMeat in vegan ready meals: how worrying are claims?
A vegan macaroni meal from Tesco’s Wicked Kitchen range supposedly contained traces of turkey
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NewsPHE to reconsider name and shame tactics in war on sugar
Last month the DH body revealed the industry had failed to hit its sugar reduction target