All Food safety articles – Page 40
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NewsFSA publishes results of hygiene trial with Tesco
The Food Standards Agency has moved a step closer to a new light-touch model for the UK’s Food Hygiene Ratings System
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Analysis & FeaturesJust how robust is on-pack nutritional information?
The Sun last week claimed Porky Lights sausages marketed as low fat to slimmers were in fact no different to normal bangers
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Analysis & FeaturesWill food safety regulation be too light-touch after Brexit?
The winds of change could be set to blow through the UK food sector’s regulatory landscape over the coming months
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NewsBeekeeping practices, not fraud, may cause honey's added sugar
One in seven pots of honey in Europe could have been “adulterated” with added sugar, a new report has warned
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NewsMeat inspection rules set for post-Brexit overhaul
The FSA admitted to “uncertainty over the future shape of official controls following Britain’s exit from the EU”
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NewsLotus Biscoff Biscuit Spread recalled over metal fears
The jars carry best before dates in February and March 2018
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NewsPets at Home recalls AVA food after cats become unwell
The animals exhibited symptoms including ’sudden collapse, fitting, widespread twitching and general unsteadiness’
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets seem switched on over free-range eggs crisis
The big supermarkets seem switched on to the threat to free-range eggs
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NewsFree-range egg producers face big losses from bird flu crisis
Egg producers were subjected to a national protection zone limiting bird movement, poultry shows and gatherings on 6 December
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NewsBanham Poultry farm in Suffolk hit by bird flu control zone
Some 23,000 birds at the farm were due to be culled this week, Defra said
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Comment & OpinionFood hygiene ‘self-regulation’ shows progress… and desperation
If any organisation likes to be seen to be tough, it is the Scottish version of the FSA
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NewsScots cheesemakers drop raw milk cheese as Errington saga continues
Suppliers were “too scared” to continue producing raw milk cheese, said one producer
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NewsNFU urges retailers to help with free-range eggs problem
Meurig Raymond this week wrote to CEOs of top UK food retailers to ask for support
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NewsFSS begins consultation into 'light touch' safety regulation
Industry sources are angry at suggestions from the FSS that companies should finance the new system
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Comment & OpinionBrexit could mean a flood of US foods the public don't want
Much of the recent discussions between Theresa May and Donald Trump were centred around a trade deal
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NewsHolland & Barrett fined £500k for Knightsbridge infestation
Holland & Barrett pleaded guilty to three offences including failure to protect food from contamination
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NewsRed Tractor tightens antibiotic controls in pig supply chain
Scheme will require members to record antibiotic use electronically every three months
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NewsFresh bird flu outbreak adds to free-range supply fears
Another outbreak of bird flu has been confirmed in the UK, adding to mounting fears free-range eggs could soon disappear
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NewsErrington wins latest fight over its raw cheese
The cheesemaker linked to Scoland’s major e.coli outbreak has won its latest fight with authorities
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Analysis & FeaturesAcrylamide: the Burning Question
Burnt toast is once again in the news after an FSA warning on acrylamide. But why now and how will it affect the food industry?