All Food safety articles – Page 42
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NewsMarketers have not been listening to consumers
Sir; Brexit is a statement from the people who buy our products and our brands that we are not listening to them
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Comment & OpinionBrexit body blow for food controls
I still hope that the EU referendum result is a figment of my imagination
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NewsWholesalers told to stop using imported rocket after second death in UK E.coli scare
A small number of wholesalers have been told to stop adding imported rocket to their mixes
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NewsTesco and Sainsbury’s recall canned pasta lines over rubber fears
A small number of cans possibly contaminated by the foreign objects
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NewsResponsible work on antibiotics should be recognised
Over the past five years the UK has reduced antibiotic use in the poultry meat sector by 44%
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NewsSalad leaves linked to major UK E.coli outbreak
So far, 109 people have fallen ill, with the South West of England particularly affected
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NewsFSA sets out to clear up confusion over food date labels
Ninety per cent of consumers claimed they understood the difference between ‘best before’ and ‘use by’ dates
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NewsFSA launches ‘hotline’ for food crime whistleblowers
The FSA hopes industry insiders will overcome their reluctance to speak to authorities
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Comment & OpinionHerbs and spices guidelines show fraud prevention progress
The document Guidance on Authenticity of Herbs and Spices is an encouraging development
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Comment & OpinionDon't underestimate the ambition of Amazon
Sir, I rather suspect Bernstein’s Richard Clarke has underestimated the impact of Amazon on grocery
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NewsSpice advice: authenticity supply chain guide offered
The document was created by the BRC, the FDF and the Seasoning & Spice Association
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NewsFSA eyes three options for new campylobacter survey
The FSA is currently working on the new methodology
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NewsStrict curbs on use of colistin in livestock called for by EMA
The European Medicines Agency has proposed limiting use of the drug to a maximum of 5mg per adjusted kg of livestock
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Comment & OpinionAre we getting campylobacter by the scruff of the neck – or not?
Just how much progress really has been made in fighting this incredibly complex bug?
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Comment & OpinionLearning lessons from the fake oregano scandal
Science can play a major role in detecting problems of product integrity
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Comment & OpinionWe should make a right song and dance about food fraud
Food Crime The Musical. As ideas go, it’s pretty out there.
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NewsFood safety institute TIFSIP to be rebranded as CIEH Food
The membership organisation has plans to expand its current membership
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NewsFSA looks to build trust with food crime reporting advice
Head of food crime Andy Morling said the guidelines would help build trust and illustrate what informants could expect
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NewsFSA to publish new guidance on intelligence sharing to help fight food crime
Guidance – designed to reassure informants – to be published during the summer
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Comment & OpinionBarcode vigilance is vital
The familiarity we all have with barcodes and their ubiquity mean that how they are used is critical in business operations