Archive of all Food Standards Agency articles – Page 27
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NewsFormer FSA boss Catherine Brown joins Hubbub Foundation board
Brown, who left the FSA last November, will share knowledge of running organisations and governmental bodies with charity
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NewsNational Food Crime Unit will need an extra £5m
It is vital to move into Phase 2 before the UK leaves the EU, boss Andy Morling has warned
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NewsEU to introduce mandatory measures to tackle acrylamide
The “practical” measures are based on best practice guidance developed by the food industry
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Comment & OpinionThe little blue fridge has a seriously big job to do on food waste
Seldom has so much ridden on the success of a logo than with the Little Blue Fridge
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NewsWrap in talks with retailers over waste-cutting food labels
Guidance also urges food and drink companies to revive use of the snowflake logo
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NewsFDF offers updated guidance on use by and best before dates
The industry has a ‘pivotal role’ to play in slashing waste by ensuring consumers better understand date marks
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NewsFSA antimicrobial resistance study to be published in new year
Research aiming to address antimicrobial resistance ‘evidence gap’, says regulator
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NewsWaitrose warns of higher levels of campylobacter in chicken
M&S was the worst performer, with 10% of the retailer’s chicken samples testing positive above 1,000cfu/g in Q3 2017
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Comment & OpinionTime for a new approach to food assurance
Five years on from ’Horsegate’, we are dealing with yet another meat industry scandal and no one is any safer
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Analysis & FeaturesUK food assurance is broken. So how do we fix it?
More audits and inspections are not the answers, say experts. We need to start asking smarter questions of UK food businesses
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NewsFSA insists fipronil egg tests were robust
A European laboratory that tested eggs during the scandal might have given false results, a report by the EC’s Joint Resea…
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News‘Easy to game’: MPs deliver damning verdict on UK food audits after 2 Sisters scandal
MPs on the Efra committee say accreditation bodies need to take the scandal as a ‘wake-up call’ and tighten up their standards
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NewsCCTV recording mandatory in English slaughterhouses next year
Defra move doesn’t include mandatory CCTV in cutting plants despite 2 Sisters scandal
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News2 Sisters slumps into the red in fourth quarter
The company has also warned the recent food safety scandal at its West Bromwich factory would impact its Q1 results
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News2 Sisters reopens scandal-hit West Bromwich plant
Sainsbury’s said it would not be accepting stock from the West Bromwich site…
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NewsChlorinated chicken back in spotlight as Fox reignites debate
The trade secretary said he saw no issue with the British public consuming chlorinated chicken…
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NewsLivestock antibiotics sales fall to lowest level since records began
A Defra report found sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals have fallen by 27% between 2014 and 2016
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News'It's time to change' says 2 Sisters boss as he faces MPs over chicken scandal
Ranjit Singh also offered to pay for FSA inspectors as he seeks to rebuild confidence in his company following the scandal
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Comment & OpinionFood plant audits need a rethink
I was one of the commentators on the 2 Sisters video footage obtained by the ITV/Guardian newspaper investigation
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NewsCampylobacter levels fall as supermarkets make progress
Some 54% of 3,980 chicken samples taken from August 2016 to July 2017 tested positive for campylobacter, down from 73.2% in 2014/15