Food safety insight and analysis – Page 11
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Analysis & FeaturesHow serious is food and drink's allergy problem?
As Pret a Manger is linked to a second allergy death, can it get itself off the hook by blaming a supplier? And what are the wider implications?
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Comment & OpinionBeware food safety risks when cutting salt, sugar and plastics
Salt and sugar have been used as food preservatives for hundreds of years and there are microbiological risks of reducing them in food, says Professor Chris Elliott
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Comment & OpinionAllergy death shows labelling legislation is falling short
More must be done to protect people suffering with severe food allergies when they eat out
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Comment & OpinionRed Tractor might struggle to make friends with standards overhaul
The move would create a “flagship for British farming”, said Red Tractor CEO Jim Moseley
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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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Comment & OpinionAfrica's food fraud problem is immense. But we can help
Counterfeiting and high levels of mycotoxins are endangering the lives of nearly a billion people, says Professor Chris Elliott
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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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Comment & OpinionFresh produce scares show food safety starts with properly trained workers
Evidence in the US suggests that cases of fresh produce-related food poisoning are often due to contamination with human waste, says Professor Chris Elliott
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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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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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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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Comment & OpinionThe UK is fighting back on food crime
I spend a relatively large amount of time on the nasty topic of food crime
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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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Analysis & FeaturesHow much do shoppers care about traceability of meat?
Brits still care more about quality, price and animal welfare, exclusive new research suggests
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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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Comment & OpinionA secure, sustainable global food system is increasingly urgent
The recent Global Food Integrity summit has convinced Professor Chris Elliott the current way we produce and distribute food needs to be re-thought
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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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Comment & OpinionThe tiny particles that could pose big risks
The pearly white colouring, titanium dioxide E171, has been classified as “possibly carcinogenic to humans”