All Food safety articles – Page 35
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Analysis & FeaturesPHE's hepatitis E report: the key facts and lessons
The ‘Supermarket X’ drama dominated headlines this week
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NewsTesco confirmed as ‘Supermarket X’ in PHE hepatitis E study
Tesco has also stressed all its sausages are sourced exclusively from the UK
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NewsMore products to be withdrawn over fipronil as FSA introduces 15% threshold
Products made with egg from affected farms now need to be withdrawn if the egg accounts for 15% or more of the product weight
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Comment & OpinionThe time has come to commit to UK supply for processing eggs
Research for The Grocer reveals a third of UK consumers have pledged to buy only British eggs and products made with British eggs
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NewsUK exposure to fipronil widens as 14 additional egg products withdrawn
The products include whole egg and products to be used as ingredients by food manufacturers and caterers
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Comment & OpinionKnow the origins of food with shorter supply chains
Sir, Is it too much to ask for food to come with provenance?
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Comment & OpinionSalt, sugar & fat colour coding encourages food fear culture
Sir, It is insulting people’s intelligence to think they need colour codes for salt, sugar and fat on the front of pack…
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NewsChicken and poultry recalls in EU hit 15-year high
There were 223 recalls of poultry products in the EU over the second quarter of 2017
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NewsA third of shoppers pledge to buy more British eggs in wake of fipronil scandal
However, just 2% of shoppers claim they will stop eating eggs altogether, an exclusive Lightspeed Research poll for The Grocer shows
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Comment & OpinionShort supply chains are crucial common sense
Will processors be good eggs? That’s the question we posed back in April, when we investigated egg sourcing standards
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NewsEuropean Commission calls for emergency summit on egg scandal
Vytenis Andriukaitis also called for collaboration between affected countries to tackle the problem, warning ’blaming and shaming will bring us nowhere’
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NewsKerry rejects nitrates claim over Denny ham
Kerry Foods has insisted the celery-derived ingredient in the ham is an “approved natural flavouring”
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Analysis & FeaturesFipronil egg contamination scandal: what you need to know now
Millions of eggs have been removed from supermarket shelves on the continent over fears they might be contaminated with pesticide
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NewsFipronil scandal hits UK as FSA finds 'small number of eggs' from affected farms
The FSA says the risk to public health is low and consumers do not need to change their egg consumption
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NewsFaccenda Foods slashes antibiotic usage by 70% in past two years
Faccenda likens its strategy to a “Holland & Barrett approach to bird health”
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Analysis & FeaturesFood fraud: catch them - if you can?
With horsemeat back in the dock, the fight against food fraud is once more top of the agenda. But as Brexit looms, is the UK ready to beat the crooks?
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Comment & OpinionHorsegate has put fraud much higher up businesses' agendas
This week’s conviction in the Horsegate trial brings at last a degree of closure…
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NewsTackle food fraud with supply chain action, government told
Food fraud is a ‘situational’ crime, claims study by the Economic and Social Research Council and the FSA
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Comment & OpinionStep up the food fraud fight
I generally spend the first week of July in South East Asia discussing food security in the region
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NewsGove rules out chlorinated chicken imports
Comments are at odds with international trade secretary Liam Fox, who has refused to rule out imports as part of US trade deal