Food safety insight and analysis – Page 17
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Analysis & FeaturesWould Brexit make food fraud better or worse?
Brexit would end the obligation for the free movement of goods. So would the UK be better placed to fight food fraud?
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Comment & OpinionStand up for Fairtrade farmers but spare us the sympathy
“The Fairtrade mark ensures decent payment for hard work at least; and at best true empowerment”
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Comment & OpinionWhy government is intensifying its efforts to take on alcohol fraudsters
13% of the beer we drink is untaxed and in total untaxed alcohol alone costs the taxpayer over £1 billion per year
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Comment & OpinionMars recall was swift but its communications proved hit and miss
No one could accuse Mars of doing things by halves. Because a small piece of red plastic was found in a Snickers bar in Germany…
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Comment & OpinionFingerprint the food fraudsters says Chris Elliott
”During a normal working week I get details of two to four major food fraud incidents being uncovered somewhere in the world”
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Comment & OpinionMars choc recall highlights the need for gutsy communications strategies
No one could accuse Mars of lacking decisiveness with its chocolate recall, but its PR has been more hit and miss
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Comment & OpinionSorting the Beef from the Bull: a considered food fraud take
Other food fraud scandals have been far nastier than Horsegate
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Comment & OpinionAsda must look to availability basics
The recent job losses at Asda are a veneer over the main issues
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Comment & OpinionFewer inspections may lead to 'catastrophic consequences'
Some people relax by reading the newspaper. I indulge myself with a good look at Food Standards Agency Board papers
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Comment & OpinionFSA warning on food safety checks should give serious pause for thought
Purcell’s paper marks a potential sea change in the FSA’s attitude to budget cuts
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Comment & OpinionHorsegate three years on: we must remain vigilant
The horsemeat scandal of 2013 thrust into the mainstream media an issue that had long plagued the industry
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Comment & OpinionThe long road to 'antibiotic free' meat
What is to blame for the rise of Antimicrobial Resistance?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhere can a cash-strapped Food Standards Agency make cuts?
Last week’s Autumn Statement revealed the FSA’s budget would remain at £85.4m a year during the current parliament
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Comment & OpinionFSA should be challenged on its foodborne illness data
”The FSA deserves credit for the way it has gone about seeking to tackle the serious issue of campylobacter”
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Comment & OpinionCampylobacter, transparency and some baffling FSA survey results
The latest FSA campylobacter results are cause for cautious optimism - but discrepancies in the results must be addressed
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Comment & OpinionChina raises the food safety bar
The Chinese food system will become a lot safer and the level of fraud will reduce substantially
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Comment & OpinionCampylobacter battle is hampered by one-dimensional thinking
The FSA needs to target foodservice and not just retail, says Professor Chris Elliot
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Comment & OpinionGM crops are safe insists Agricultural Biotechnology Council
The ABC responds to The Grocer’s report on GM food
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Analysis & FeaturesGM food: are we any closer to knowing if it's safe?
In 1994, a tomato sparked a debate that refuses to die. Are we any closer to really knowing whether GM food is safe?
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Comment & OpinionEating dangerously: why we should never be complacent about food
You’d be forgiven for thinking it was a bad week for safe eating