All Food safety articles – Page 38
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NewsLidl recalls gravy granules after unsafe chemical found
Two batches contain paint-thinning chemical xylene, which can cause irritation, headaches and vomiting
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NewsBristol grocer fined for selling rotten fruit & veg
Fruit & Veg Planet director Hazrat Mohammad Ahmadzai and store manager Janatgul Easakhil were both charged
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NewsSupply chain complexity and Brexit set to drive up food crime
Insurance broker Arthur J Gallagher called for co-ordinated action from the world’s regulatory bodies
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NewsWaitrose to collaborate with universities on food research
Students will explore topics such as soil health, bio-diversity and sustainable water use
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NewsFerrero sacks contractor at heart of child worker claims
The Italian confectionery maker announced it had “ordered the termination of any relationship with Prolegis in Romania”…
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NewsTesco defends FSA over self-regulation model
’By 2020 local food safety officers on the ground will not be able to carry out their functions’ warns Tim Smith
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NewsPoultry industry calls for clarity over e.coli report
The study found two thirds of British retail chicken contained ESBL-producing e.coli, but was based on samples taken three…
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NewsFood Standards Scotland denies Scottish beef fraud cover-up
FSS was accused of “undermining its own credibility” after denying it was investigating beef fraud despite a senior member…
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NewsCalls to ban farm antibiotics slammed by food coalition RUMA
A letter calling for action on antibiotic use and signed by 15 medics has been sent to Andrea Leadsom and Jeremy Hunt
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NewsE.coli implicated cheesemaker drops judicial review against FSS
Errington Cheese said it withdrew the judicial review application in response to a “change in stance by FSS”
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NewsNational Food Crime Unit review urges more funding & powers
Call for unit “with teeth” that can tackle food crime, protect consumers and make high-profile prosecutions
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NewsErrington Cheese launches legal challenge over FSS sale ban
The cheese maker implicated in the Scottish e.coli outbreak has launched legal proceedings against Food Standards Scotland
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NewsOlive oil taps tech to tackle the fraudsters
Olive oil fraud is estimated by investigators and industry analysts to cost producers as much as $16bn a year
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NewsFood crime guidance launched to encourage info sharing
The new guidance sets out how businesses can best work with the National Food Crime Unit
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NewsNew copper sulphate scam on the rise in fruit & veg sector
Copper sulphate is rarely searched for during raids, so criminals are increasingly switching to use it
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NewsTwo plead guilty in UK horsemeat court case
Alex Ostler-Beech, 44, of Hull, and Ulrik Nielsen, 57, from Denmark, both admitted conspiracy to defraud
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Analysis and FeaturesFood Standards Agency under fire for recruiting big food
Is quasi self-regulation for industry a disaster for human health or a smart way to pull in desperately needed resources?
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NewsDairy sector gets guidance on cutting use of antibiotics
Scheme, run by Dairy UK, includes trauining and advice for farmers
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Comment and OpinionTesco the Horsegate villain rides to FSA's rescue
This demonstrates just how desperately short of resources the FSA and the local authorities it relies on have become
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NewsFSA turns to Tesco for trial of new food hygiene model
Tesco to help FSA build food hygiene model of the future