All Food safety articles
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Comment & OpinionFSA will work with business to design food safety reforms
We have now been given the opportunity to bring about change and strengthen the system as a whole, says Katie Pettifer, Food Standards Agency CEO
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NewsChallenge over precision-bred GMO plants regulation heads to High Court
Environmental advocacy group Beyond GM and others have brought a judicial review against the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025
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NewsFSA warns it lacks resources to become new health regulator
The Grocer revealed earlier this month that the government was planning for the Food Standards Agency to become the policeman of the industry’s war on obesity
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Comment & OpinionYour Voice: EU reset, oral care, and redistributing recalls
No one in our industry needs a lecture on food security, resilience or the importance of a strong supply chain
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NewsMoma Foods extends porridge recall and halts DTC sales
The recall now covers a total of 15 products
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Analysis & FeaturesIs food & drink ready for the EU reset?
Talks on an SPS deal are advancing, with an eye on 2027 implementation – but it is feared the industry is not prepared for the scale of adjustment
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NewsFSA in crunch talks with government to meet SPS deal funding gap
The FSA has warned it requires an increase in funding to implement the EU reset
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Comment & OpinionEU reset deal: why the ‘SPS agreement’ needs a rebrand
The government needs to engage substantively with business to help maintain supply chain consistency, says FDF CEO Karen Betts
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Comment & OpinionThe bacon cancer scare is built on a number nobody is explaining
The sales decline may be real, but the scientific story behind it is not, says Mike Coppen-Gardner of WeAreSPQR
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NewsFSA backs ‘more ambitious’ inspections overhaul, despite fresh supermarket safety fears
The results of a consultation on plans showed “strong resistance” from local authority inspectors to the idea of using supermarket data as the basis for a new national system of regulation
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Comment & OpinionWhy Moma’s mouse-related recall hit home for UK breakfast buyers
For Moma a consumer report revealed an undisclosed mouse contamination months before
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NewsMoma Foods recalls porridge pots and sachets over mice contamination risk
The brand issued a product recall warning for seven versions of its pots and two of its sachets
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Comment & OpinionIt’s time for an honest debate about artificial sweeteners
Retailers and brands need to have a more honest debate about artificial sweeteners, says Hamish Renton, CEO at HRA Global
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News‘Common sense’ needed on nitrite issue, food manufacturers say
Despite an increase in sales of nitrite-free options, industry experts have said that the science on nitrites in processed meat products remains ’inconclusive’
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Comment & OpinionRestoring authentic honey supply globally could take decades
Engineered syrups are used to imitate or dilute honey, and as a result many honest beekeepers have been pushed out of the market, says honey producer Peeter Matson
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Comment & OpinionThe buzz about honey and the bias we don’t want to admit
The UK can’t make all its own honey – so Brits need to get over an unconscious bias over Chinese produce
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat’s the truth behind honey fraud claims?
Honey’s provenance and authenticity has long been a sticky business, with claims difficult to prove and test for. As demand for cleaner labels drives its popularity, how are producers proving their product is what they say it is?
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NewsEdible insects and cell-cultivated foods among food of the future, report finds
In the Thematic Report on Emerging Food Innovations from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland, the agencies identified the technologies most likely to generate food and safety regulatory needs in Great Britain over the coming decade
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy recalls keep occurring and which category is the worst offender
Recalls can have huge consequences – so why can’t companies stop them happening, and which categories are most at risk?
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NewsGü recalls mispacked cheesecakes containing hazelnuts
Gü has urged shoppers not to eat the product