Archive of all Food Standards Agency articles – Page 23
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NewsAsda slammed for 'shocking' AHDB Pork Watch performance
The National Pig Association said it would seek ‘urgent answers’ on why British pork facings have fallen
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NewsCity snapshot: 2 Sisters hit by protein price inflation
UK chicken giant 2 Sisters was buoyed by the £200m sale of Goodfellas to Nomad Foods in its third quarter, but underlying profitability collapsed on a £5.8m protein division loss. Plus, Oasis Management steps up campaign against Premier Foods CEO Gavin Darby and all the rest of the latest news from the City.
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News2 Sisters ditches gas stunning amid CO2 crisis
The poultry giant has temporaility abandoned CO2 stunning in a bid to keep production lines running
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NewsRaw milk sales face tighter FSA controls
The FSA board this week agreed to proposals for a ‘staged approach’
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NewsCentral England Co-op extends food waste scheme to all stores
A pilot in nine Leicester stores delivered enough redistributed food for more than 12,000 meals
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NewsFSA trials blockchain for meat inspection audits
The regulator launched a pilot two months ago with IBM
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Analysis & FeaturesMeat in vegan ready meals: how worrying are claims?
A vegan macaroni meal from Tesco’s Wicked Kitchen range supposedly contained traces of turkey
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NewsCalls to test imported eggs as new European fipronil scandal brews
The emergence of a potential new fipronil scandal was “not a surprise” said British Egg Industry Council chairman
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NewsNational Food Crime Unit wins funding for 'upgrade'
The FSA unit will see its headcount grow from 22 to 82 and will become fully operational, with full investigatory powers, from next March
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NewsFresh fipronil contamination scandal as Germany recalls 73,000 organic eggs
The eggs are believed to have come from an organic egg supplier in the Netherlands
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NewsFSA launches probe after ‘meat traces found’ in vegan meals
A Telegraph investigation found traces of turkey in a Tesco Wicked Kitchen product, while traces of pork were found in meat free meatballs sold by Sainsbury’s
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Comment & OpinionHow 2 Sisters has gone from bottom of the class to star pupil
2 Sisters is out of FSA-imposed emergency measures. So how did it turn things around since last year’s high-profile scandal?
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NewsMedia Bites 5 June: Sainsbury's/Asda, 2 Sisters, Walmart
The £14.1billion Sainsbury’s-Asda merger will push up prices at smaller retailers, industry experts have warned, writes The Daily Mail.
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NewsFSA teams up with 2 Sisters for information sharing trial
The regulator has partnered with 2 Sisters for a pilot information sharing scheme that could provide the ‘template’ for the sector
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NewsAddo pulls 59 pastry SKUs over metal contamination fear
Wall’s, Tesco and Nisa among those hit by the recall of pies, pasties, slices and rolls
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s on Ronald Kers’ to do list as the new CEO of 2 Sisters Food Group?
What kind of company will Kers be taking over, what are the key challenges he faces and what can he bring to the business?
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NewsMeat suppliers' trade body AIMS resigns from Red Tractor board
Rift follows disagreement over future direction of Red Tractor, and lack of focus on eating quality by the scheme
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Comment & OpinionAttitudes to GM food & drink are changing
When the public is asked what they believe are the biggest food safety issues, genetically modified foods are often mentioned
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NewsFSA defends reduction in number of abattoir inspections
An FOI request by The Times found the number of inspections undertaken by the regulator had fallen from 2,917 in 2011 to just 1,725 last year
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NewsFSA defends Regulating our Future scheme against criticism
The FSA boss also refuted suggestions the move would cut local authorities out of the loop