All Food safety articles – Page 47
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NewsScottish health officials reassure consumers over suspected bird flu outbreak
Chickens on a farm in Fife have tested positive for avian influenza H5
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Comment & OpinionHorsegate three years on: we must remain vigilant
The horsemeat scandal of 2013 thrust into the mainstream media an issue that had long plagued the industry
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NewsChristmas shoppers turn away from sausages and bacon
Christmas shoppers turn away from sausages and bacon, with sales down £17.5m
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Comment & OpinionThe long road to 'antibiotic free' meat
What is to blame for the rise of Antimicrobial Resistance?
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NewsCampylobacter will only be beaten by farm to folk tactics
Sir: I read with great interest the article by Dr Clive Black on the FSA’s approach to dealing with camopylobacter
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NewsAntibiotic resistance linked to eating meat in new report
The report claimed the use of antibiotics in agriculture represented a “critical threat” to public health
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Analysis & FeaturesWhere can a cash-strapped Food Standards Agency make cuts?
Last week’s Autumn Statement revealed the FSA’s budget would remain at £85.4m a year during the current parliament
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NewsLabour warns against 'complacent' FSA budget cuts
Shadow environment secretary Kerry McCarthy says the cuts raise doubts over the FSA’s future capabilities
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NewsFish fraud in decline, reveals European study
Less than 5% of fish tested in biggest survey to date was mislabelled
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NewsFSA warns of 'challenging' times as budget cuts revealed
Chancellor George Osborne’s review cemented earlier fears from within the FSA that it faced funding cuts
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Comment & OpinionFSA should be challenged on its foodborne illness data
”The FSA deserves credit for the way it has gone about seeking to tackle the serious issue of campylobacter”
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Comment & OpinionCampylobacter, transparency and some baffling FSA survey results
The latest FSA campylobacter results are cause for cautious optimism - but discrepancies in the results must be addressed
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Comment & OpinionChina raises the food safety bar
The Chinese food system will become a lot safer and the level of fraud will reduce substantially
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NewsMorrisons removes kangaroo steaks from sale
The retailer insisted the kangaroo steaks were a limited-time promotion
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NewsFSA urges wider scope for food adulteration rules
The FSA wants to develop a “principles-based approach” to setting thresholds
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NewsFSA hails 'significant progress' on campylobacter
Data shows 14.9% of chickens tested positive for the highest levels of campylobacter in the first quarter, down from 21.7% last year
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NewsScientists improve testing for almond and mahaleb in spices
Scientists have refined tests to distinguish between almond and mahaleb
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NewsBritish Lion Egg Processors relaunches code of practice
British Lion Egg Processors claims its new food safety standards far exceed those required for egg processors elsewhere in Europe
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NewsNestlé’s Maggi noodles go back on sale in India
Maggi noodles back on sale five months after they were pulled from shelves in a health scare
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NewsScots warned not to risk health to prevent food waste
Food Standards Scotland is urging consumers not to compromise health because of a desire to prevent food waste