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Cow & Gate recalls swathe of babyfood jars amid tampering fears
It comes one month after a similar recall of Heinz 7+ months babyfood jars in Tesco
Tesco and Waitrose hike pesto prices as supply crisis deepens
Both supermarkets attributed the rises to price-matching activity, but other retailers haven’t hiked prices
FSA calls for increased powers as part of National Food Strategy
The government is carrying out the first independent review of the UK food system in 75 years
Tesco own-label pestos recalled as peanut contamination crisis spirals
The supermarket issued a recall on 10 January, yet customers were complaining as early as 31 December
Saclà allergy fears raised 12 days prior to recall, tweets show
In a tweet to Saclà on 8 December, a shopper said his wife, who has a peanut allergy, had reacted twice to its pesto
Sainsbury’s recalls own-label pestos amid peanut contamination fears
Supermarket pesto stocks have already been battered by market leader Saclá’s recall in December
Supermarket pesto shelves still barren weeks after Saclá recall
Market leader Saclà was forced to recall a vast swathe of products in late December amid contamination fears
ASF pandemic makes pork fraud a real threat, warns Chris Elliott
Soaring demand for pork created by ASF left the sector open to fraud, warned industry group FIIN
Saclà recalls branded and own-label pesto over possible peanut contamination
The FSA has urged shoppers to return products, including Waitrose and Aldi own-label lines
Heinz babyfood recalled after sharp metal fragments found in jars
The entire range of 7+ months Heinz By Nature 200g jars sold in Tesco has been recalled
First bird flu case since 2017 reported at Suffolk chicken farm
Around 27,000 birds are set to be culled, while a 1km restriction zone has been set up around the affected farm
FSA chair Heather Hancock to step down next year
She will leave the regulator next October to take over as the new master of St John’s College, Cambridge
Tesco honey test not fit for purpose, say food safety experts
One scientist believes the honey tested positive for adulteration due to an unsatisfactory database rather than fraudulent activity
Higher risk of single-mutation ‘hypervirulent’ superbugs revealed
Scientists at Rothamsted Research have warned far more bacteria than previously thought are one step away from mutating
Hazardous pesticides remaining in supermarket supply chains, warns report
PAN UK is calling on retailers to disclose the chemicals in their supply chains
Tesco withdraws own label honey following reports of adulteration
The FSA said it was “aware of these reports” and was “looking into them”
Major houmous supplier recalls dozens of products over salmonella risk
The products include own-brand houmous stocked in Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, Asda, Lidl, Aldi and Iceland
‘Allergen Audit’ unit launched to monitor foodservice safety
Food safety consultancy NT Assure and compliance auditor Serve Legal have collaborated to develop the audit
Finnebrogue launches £1m advertising push for nitrite-free bacon and ham
The advertising will be displayed at major train stations and outside retailers as well as in print and online
Pret a Manger set to complete rollout of full ingredient allergen labelling
The initiative forms a key part of Pret’s Allergy Plan, launched in May this year