All Food safety articles – Page 55
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M&S rolling out action plan to combat campylobacter
Marks & Spencer is widening the roll-out of a five-point action designed to reduce levels of campylobacter in whole chickens.
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Christmas turkeys still on the menu in spite of bird flu flap
Poultry retailers and suppliers have moved to quell concern in the wake of national media stories suggesting avian flu…
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Comment & Opinion
The Elliott report response: so far, so good?
This week, bird flu and campylobacter were in the news again, but the horsemeat scandal still dominates the food safety de…
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Co-op to make all its whole chickens roast-in-bag
The Co-op Group is responding to fears over food safety issues such as campylobacter by adopting roast-in-bag packaging on all its whole chickens from January.
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British Poultry Council: campylobacter media report could mislead
Media reports that supermarkets are knowingly selling chickens contaminated with campylobacter may mislead consumers, the British Poultry Council (BPC) has claimed.
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Give FSA Food Crime Unit police-style powers, urges Elliott
The Food Standards Agency’s food crime unit should have the same police-style powers as its Dutch counterpart, Professor Chris Elliott has urged.
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UK bird flu outbreak confirmed as H5N8 strain
Defra has revealed the bird flu outbreak on an East Yorkshire duck farm is the same strain recently found in The Netherlands and Germany.
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FSA announces plans for policy shift on 'risky foods'
The Food Standards Agency has unveiled plans for a more consistent approach to ‘risky foods’ such as rare burgers…
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Anger as forensic audit saga drags on into next year
Groceries Code Adjudicator Christine Tacon has expressed her sympathy for suppliers angered by the length of time…
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FSA and supermarkets in fresh clash over campylobacter 'naming and shaming'
The Food Standards Agency has slammed retailers for putting renewed pressure on it not to ‘name and shame’ them in its campylobacter survey on supermarket chicken.
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Tesco calls for 'joined-up' plan on food supply transparency
Tesco has warned the government that moves to provide more transparency to customers in the wake of the horsemeat scandal…
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Morrisons and Budgens Supervalu whole milk six-pinters recalled
Dairy Crest has recalled two date codes of whole British milk six-pinters sold through the Morrisons and Budgens’ Supervalu own-label ranges over concerns they may have been contaminated with cleaning fluid during production.
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Faccenda trials steam and ultrasound tech to reduce campylobacter
Poultry giant Faccenda Foods is set to trial new steam and ultrasound technology that it claims can cut campylobacter contamination in poultry.
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Comment & Opinion
DIY testing won’t solve food fraud
Can food authenticity testing do DIY? A French start-up selling a ‘halal food testing kit’ targeted at Muslim consumers certainly believes so
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Halal food testing kit eyes launch in the UK
A food testing kit that allows consumers to check foods for the presence of pork could soon be introduced into the UK, its creators have claimed.
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Comment & Opinion
Retailers must be proactive in fighting food fraud
The informality in many grocery supply chains is the perfect breeding ground for food fraud, say forensic accounting experts Professor Lisa Jack and Jim Gee, partner, PKF Littlejohn LLP.
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Asda recalls Prosecco over shattering bottles
Asda has recalled batches of its Prosecco Spumante Extra Dry wine following complaints about the bottles shattering.
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Bump Mark food freshness label designer picks up Dyson Award
A young designer who invented an innovative food freshness warning label has won a prestigious James Dyson Award…
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Comment & Opinion
Elliott wrong to suggest retailers risk new Horsegate says BRC
Professor Elliott’s Review recognises the strengths of the UK supply chain but also correctly identifies the change in min…
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Comment & Opinion
The term 'food crime' needs to be used with care
We welcome the Elliott Review and the acceptance of its recommendations by the government…