All Food safety articles – Page 55
-
NewsMajor salmonella outbreak hits UK
A national outbreak of salmonella that has so far affected 156 people may have come from a single source, Public Health England has said.
-
NewsMars recalls milk drink lines over bacteria fears
Mars has recalled some of its milk-drink lines over fears they could present a possible health risk to consumers.
-
Analysis & FeaturesIvory Coast chocolate makers monitor Ebola crisis
The main cocoa producing regions of West Africa have so far been unaffected by the Ebola crisis…
-
Comment & OpinionFoodservice must wise up as new rules approach
From December 13 diners will be able to ask restaurant staff whether any of the 14 key allergens are contained in the food on their plates and the staff will need to be able to tell them – by law.
-
NewsThe Fine Seafood Company recalls five products
Fish supplier The Fine Seafood Company has recalled five of its products.
-
NewsCheese industry hits back at CASH salt study
Trade bodies have hit back at claims the dairy industry is not doing enough to reduce the salt content of cheese.
-
NewsFSA campylobacter test results: food industry responds
Survey results published by the Food Standards Agency yesterday (5 August) revealed that 59% of fresh shop-bought chickens tested positive for campylobacter.
-
NewsFSA releases first quarterly campylobacter results
Campylobacter has been found in 59% of fresh shop-bought chickens - and on the outside of the packaging of 4% of birds - according to the Food Standards Agency.
-
Comment & OpinionChris Elliott's food fraud report must face no more delays
Horsegate may seem a long time ago, but it doesn’t take much to reignite public concern…
-
Comment & OpinionFSA campylobacter move is regulatory capture, says Tim Lang
Back in 1955, the US academic Marver Bernstein coined the phrase ‘regulatory capture’ to describe how regulatory bodies can become subservient to the industry they’re set up to regulate.
-
Comment & OpinionFSA must lead the way on campylobacter: Which
Last week, the FSA board backtracked on plans to publish quarterly results for campylobacter in supermarket chickens…
-
Comment & OpinionFSA CEO Catherine Brown urges industry to act on campylobacter
I have been wondering how long it would take the media and consumers to wake up to campylobacter
-
Comment & OpinionRanjit Singh: 2 Sisters is leading the war on campylobacter
There’s an old saying that goes: “Don’t let the facts get in the way of a good story.” There was never a more appropriate turn of phrase to use when you look at the recent press coverage on campylobacter.
-
NewsFSA food origins study uncovers single labelling issue
A Food Standards Agency study into the origins of foods stated to be from the UK and Ireland has uncovered just one issue with country of origin labelling
-
NewsSixteen horsemeat cases uncovered by EC testing programme
Pan-European testing for horsemeat DNA uncovered 16 new instances in beef products between April and June, the European Commission has revealed.
-
NewsHealth minister orders probe into 2 Sisters plants
Health minister Jeremy Hunt has ordered the immediate inspection of two 2 Sisters plants embroiled in The Guardian poultry industry probe – less than 24 hours after the Food Standards Agency issued a statement supporting one of the sites.
-
NewsCampylobacter claims: the industry responds
An undercover investigation by the Guardian newspaper into the food poisoning bug campylobacter has claimed to have uncovered hygiene breaches in the UK poultry industry.
-
NewsFSA rapped for refusing to 'name and shame' in campylobacter results
The Food Standards Agency has come under attack for deciding not to ‘name and shame’ retailers and suppliers in a major food safety survey on supermarket chicken.
-
NewsElliott calls for collaboration at launch of food integrity body
Professor Chris Elliott has industry to improve collaboration as he helped launch a new organisation dedicated to tackling food authenticity problems.
-
NewsFSA targets campylobacter with raw chicken warning
Consumers have been warned washing raw chicken increases the risk of contracting campylobacter food poisoning.