All Food safety articles – Page 7
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NewsFraud-linked meat supplier Loscoe Chilled Foods placed into administration
The supplier was linked a fortnight ago to a National Food Crime Unit probe into the passing off of imported beef as British
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NewsMola and Pause add CBD soft drinks under novel foods exemption
It comes as thousands of CBD novel food applications are set to be validated by the FSA
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NewsOne person dead from listeria outbreak, FSA confirms
Three cases of listeriosis have now been confirmed by food safety watchdogs
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Promotional FeatureHow retailers can prove the origin of their meat
With consumer trust already damaged by the horsemeat scandal, beef suppliers and retailers need a proven means of verifying origin and protecting their hard-earned reputations. Can an ‘Origin Fingerprint’ provide the solution?
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Analysis and FeaturesShould the FSA standardise the safe daily CBD dosage?
The Food Standards Agency seems unlikely to recommend specific dosage levels
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NewsThe Old Cheese Room recalls lines due to presence of listeria
The cheese manufacturer has had to recall the 1kg Baronet Soft Cheese, its 200g Baby Baronet Soft Cheese and its 270g Mini Baronet Soft Cheese
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Analysis and FeaturesWhy was beef fraud investigation not disclosed earlier?
“Who else has Loscoe supplied with falsely labelled beef” asks Chris Elliott
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Comment and OpinionCMA’s move on sustainability will remove roadblocks to collaboration
The CMA is taking steps to make it easier for companies to take environmental action, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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NewsNew allergy laws needed to ‘save lives’, say top food bosses
An open letter was signed by 11 of CEOs and MDs including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Waitrose
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NewsBooths was retailer that sold beef linked to fraud case
The northern supermarket chain has stressed it is not under investigation by the National Food Crime Unit
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NewsFood fraud ‘alive and well’ as news of beef fraud probe emerges
The FSA’s National Food Crime Unit is investigating a case where a supplier passed off foreign sliced beef as British in one (unnamed) major supermarket
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Analysis and FeaturesWhat we could do with food since Brexit that we couldn’t in the EU...
The UK’s novel foods approval process currently matches the EU’s: lengthy and complicated. Could the FSA’s new, Singapore-inspired approach cut red tape and allow British innovation to thrive?
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Analysis and FeaturesAre CBD brand casualties a necessary evil for investor confidence?
The FSA’s whitelist of tradeable products has led to many brands running into trouble. Even backing by David Beckham can’t guarantee longevity
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Comment and OpinionStop looking for Brexit dividends. Rushed legislation won’t benefit anyone
It’s high time we moved on from clambering to tell a positive Brexit story, says Dan Crossley, executive director, Food Ethics Council
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NewsRSPCA Assured launches campaign to promote hen welfare this Pancake Day
The campaign is part of the organisation’s bid to back RSPCA Assured egg producers during bird flu restrictions
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NewsFSA strikes 300 products of CBD brand from tradeable list
More than 300 products by 1 Step were removed from the agency’s list of tradeable goods
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NewsFood safety at ‘huge risk’ as EU laws set to expire
Food safety laws carried over from the EU are set to be scrapped on 31 December under post-Brexit legislation
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NewsAll English free-range eggs to become barn eggs by end of February
From today, eggs originating from free-range flocks in the east of England will need to be labelled as barn eggs, with the rest of England following from 27 February
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NewsSustainable packaging innovator Xampla expands senior team
Hannah Pearse has joined as nutrition business development manager, and Agnieszka Mizgier has been brought on as quality and food safety manager
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Comment and OpinionWill Susan Jebb’s cake-demonising comments sway opinion on public health policy?
Jebb’s comments don’t stop at cake. She also blasts the government u-turn on junk food advertising, accusing the food and advertising industry of overseeing a “complete market failure” that marginalised healthy products