Food safety insight and analysis – Page 6
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat future for the FSA’s National Food Crime Unit?
As the Russell Hume case collapses, where does NFCU go from here?
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Comment & OpinionDoes the appointment of the FSA’s new boss signal a new direction?
Professor Susan Jebb is ‘not a food safety person’, says one source. But she will have big decisions to make on that front in her new role
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Analysis & FeaturesCan Cook My Grub capitalise on the ordering apps boom?
The home cooking premise has won investors – but can it deliver?
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Analysis & FeaturesAustralian trade deal: what questions are unanswered?
Will Australia be able to export food produced to standards illegal in the UK?
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat is happening to allergen-related food recalls during the pandemic?
Allergen-related recalls hit a five-year peak in 2018/19. So what has happened over the past year, as supply chains have battled to cope with the Covid crisis?
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Analysis & FeaturesNatasha’s Law: is the industry ready for full ingredients labelling?
Almost five years after the death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, Natasha’s Law comes into force this October. So is the industry ready?
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Analysis & FeaturesAs CBD novel foods deadline passes what are the category’s prospects?
CBD brands have had more than a year to sort out their novel food applications, but only three have made the grade so far. What’s going on?
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Comment & OpinionWhat does Tesco’s record fine for selling out-of-date food mean for the industry?
Tesco has been hit with a £7.5m fine for selling food past its use-by date in Birmingham between 2015 and 2017
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Comment & OpinionThe UK has the potential to become a leading player in the CBD sector
Major organisations are looking closely at CBD as regulation becomes clearer and consumer demand grows, says Tony Reeves, an international CBD specialist and EIHA’s UK representative
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Analysis & FeaturesCBD Q&A: What suppliers and retailers need to know as novel foods deadline looms
We spoke to Arjun Rajyagor and Ben Hamburger, founders of CBD distributor Sana Lifestyle
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Analysis & FeaturesThe female entrepreneurs tackling the big challenges in grocery
Here’s how female entrepreneurs are challenging the industry’s big issues through brands, inventions and initiatives
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Comment & OpinionThe pandemic is great news for food fraudsters. So is Brexit
Food fraud cases are on the rise. Is the next horsemeat scandal just around the corner?
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Comment & OpinionWhy the organic sector shouldn't oppose gene editing
Adopting a position of outright opposition to the technology would risk the organic sector being ridiculed, says Alex Smith, founder of Alara Wholefoods and former chair of Genetic Food Alert
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Comment & OpinionNew packaging to replace plastic must protect food from pests
A product can be infested at any stage, from the initial raw product to the finished goods, says Andrew Swift, CEO of Fera Science
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Ronald Kers has driven recovery at 2 Sisters
Kers has worked with 2 Sisters founder Ranjit Singh to turn the processor’s fortunes around and create ‘the leading poultry-plus business’
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Comment & OpinionHow future tools can predict toxicity in food and protect consumers
In silico techniques are an emerging field in food science and their use has been recognized by EFSA to be of key importance, says Andrew Swift, CEO of Fera Science
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Analysis & FeaturesIs Trade-Agri Commission’s new status really a big win for UK food standards?
The Commission has been made a permanent statutory body
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Analysis & FeaturesUS food standards explained: what’s the issue?
Why are chlorinated chicken and hormone-treated cows so contentious? And what problems do they pose for British farming?
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Comment & OpinionBio-based packaging needs rigorous testing to avoid a new food safety threat
Rigorous testing for NIAS is necessary, says Andrew Swift, CEO of Fera Science
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Comment & OpinionThe scientific technique that upholds food safety standards
Mass spectrometry is vital to everything from detecting contaminants to determining authenticity, says Andrew Swift, CEO at Fera Science