Archive of all Food Standards Agency articles – Page 22
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NewsRussell Hume administrators destroyed £8.5m-worth of meat stock
KPMG said the figure was likely to rise further once the FSA’s ongoing investigation into potential criminal activity at Russell Hume was completed
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NewsFSA slams 'misleading' reports about adulterated meat
Hancock accused news outlets of twisting the truth surrounding the findings of this month’s BBC investigation
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Comment & OpinionA more empowered FSA should name and shame failing businesses
Anonymity spares the blushes of those who cut corners and taints good businesses with the stink of scandal
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NewsFSA urged to 'take ownership' of adulterated meat testing
A fifth of meat samples tested by local authorities last year contained DNA from other species
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Analysis & FeaturesCan UK business capitalise on advances in lab-grown meat?
The Adam Smith Institute has urged UK businesses to invest to become world leaders
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Comment & OpinionFipronil scandal one year on: still not enough action on egg standards
Suppliers and retailers are still taking unnecessary risks, says Ian Jones of British Lion egg processors
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NewsMeat processors back call for post-Brexit immigration changes
Britain’s meat industry was vulnerable to shortages of workers across all skill levels, the BMPA warned
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Comment & OpinionHow BRC Issue 8 seeks to encourage a culture of food safety
As part of new food safety guidance, manufacturers will be required to show they are creating a safety-conscious culture, explains Derek Watson of the University of Sunderland
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Category ReportBargain hunt: poultry category report 2018
High-profile controversy has done nothing to dampen shopper appetite for value-for-money protein
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Comment & OpinionTrust the Tractor? The evidence is not exactly reassuring
Time after time trust in the Red Tractor scheme is being eroded
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Category ReportSunny side up: Breakfast category report 2018
The breakfast category has bounced back from two years of decline, with shoppers shelling out an additional £10m on the first meal of the day
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Analysis & FeaturesAfter a series of breaches, can Red Tractor be trusted again?
Red Tractor CEO Jim Moseley’s bullish call for the government not to “reinvent the assurance wheel”, will no doubt be ringing in his ears this week after the scheme hit the headlines - and not for the first time this year - for all the wrong reasons
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Analysis & FeaturesSuperfoods meet science: is GM on the verge of acceptance?
A raft of new GM and gene-edited products are in development, designed purely with the consumer in mind
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Comment & OpinionFood safety: how can small companies defend themselves?
Errington Cheese has faced a ‘guilty until proven innocent’ approach, says Joanna Blythman
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NewsListeria alert as frozen veg supplier Greenyard issues recall
The recall is linked to a pan-European outbreak of listeria dating as far back as 2015
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Comment & OpinionFood safety hearing throws up unexpected bombshell
Lord Rooker seemed to suggest Liam Fox had made some rather controversial comments about the future of food manufacturing post-Brexit
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News2 Sisters profits fall 77% amid protein division restructure
The poultry giant said volume growth was more than offset by the “negative impact of beef, poultry and fish price inflation”
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NewsAberdeen Angus cattle get 'bulletproof' traceability scheme
The society is hoping up to 90% of its 1,800 members will sign up to the Sire Verified Angus Scheme by the end of the year
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NewsNestlé pledges to improve welfare of chickens
All Nestlé products that use chicken will have to adhere to the requirements laid out by the European Broiler Ask
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NewsChina lifts ban on British beef imports after two decades
Environment secretary Michael Gove this week hailed the announcement as a ’major step’