All Food safety articles – Page 64
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NewsEC official urges greater food safety focus on plants
Europe is focusing too much on food safety risks from animal products and not enough on risks related to plants…
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NewsHorsemeat: UK must refocus assurance efforts higher up the supply chain, new report says
The National Audit Office has called for more resources to be spent on ensuring food safety and authenticity higher up the supply chain instead of primarily at farmgate level.
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NewsFSA to kick off raw milk consultation next week
The FSA is to kick off its consultation on the sale of raw milk to consumers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland…
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NewsSoya mince products to return to shelves in November
Frozen soya mince products will be back on supermarket shelves by mid-November – six months after they were pulled as a precaution, Hain Daniels Group has confirmed.
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News2 Sisters fined £112,500 for flouting FSA shelf-life guidance
Poultry giant 2 Sisters Food Group has been fined over £110,000 for giving chicken products four days’ extra shelf life, thereby increasing the risk of botulism to consumers.
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat poor meat sector margins tell us about Horsegate
A recipe for trouble? What poor meat sector margins tell us about Horsegate…
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NewsSainsbury’s recalls six salad lines over E.coli fears
Sainsbury’s has recalled six salad lines because of a potential link to an E.coli outbreak in which 15 people have fallen ill.
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Comment & Opinion
Horsegate: heed economics of the cold chain
Sir: The supermarket business model is based on shoppers trusting what retailers put on their shelves…
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Comment & Opinion
Let's make 'Frankenburgers' redundant
When a lab-grown ‘beef burger’ was unveiled to the world last month it divided opinion…
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NewsCampylobacter: FSA hails industry action
The FSA has defended its public criticism of the poultry industry over campylobacter…
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NewsHorsegate: no return for Findus lasagne line
The Findus beef lasagne found to contain up to 100% horsemeat earlier this year will not be returning to UK shelves…
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Analysis & FeaturesBotulism or not? Making sense of the Fonterra tests
The botulism whey scare in New Zealand has turned out to be a false alarm. How did the experts get it so wrong?…
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NewsShellfish harvesting halted after food poisoning outbreak
Shellfish harvesting in Shetland has been suspended after unusually high levels of toxins were detected in shellfish traced back to Scottish manufacturer Shetland Mussels.
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NewsFSA needs clarity to tackle future food crises, MPs say
The government should consider reversing the machinery of government changes that reduced the Food Standards Agency’s remit in 2010 so as to better equip it to deal with future food crises, MPs have said.
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NewsFSA plots intelligence hub to ward off future food scares
The Food Standards Agency is to set up a new intelligence hub to ensure it is better equipped in future to spot issues such as ‘horsegate’ in their embryonic stages.FSA
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NewsIrish meat industry celebrates end of Gulf export ban
The Irish beef industry has received a much-needed vote of confidence after the lifting of an export ban from the Gulf region.
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NewsBovine TB meat claims are scaremongering, says Defra
The Food Standards Agency and Defra have moved to reassure consumers about the safety of British meat products following newspaper reports over the weekend suggesting “diseased” cattle were sold into the food chain.
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NewsOwen Paterson says UK DNA tests can go beyond EU rules
Owen Paterson has indicated he is prepared to get tough with food companies on testing and go beyond EU requirements…
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NewsDefra calls for opinions on UK food supply
Defra has launched a call for evidence from the public and the food industry to feed into Professor Chris Elliott’s review of the UK food system.
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2 Sisters downplays TB probe at West Bromwich site
2 Sisters claims it is “business as usual” at its Dial Lane site in West Bromwich following news that health authorities are investigating four cases of TB infection at the factory.