Food safety insight and analysis – Page 14
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Analysis and Features
Acrylamide: the Burning Question
Burnt toast is once again in the news after an FSA warning on acrylamide. But why now and how will it affect the food industry?
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Comment and Opinion
The FSA's acrylamide campaign is a shambles
The campaign is the last straw for citizens who have diligently tried to follow government food advice
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Comment and Opinion
We need a united food and farming system
We have a wealth of talent that could come up with an outline for a combined ‘national food and health system’
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Analysis and Features
What’s the story behind the FSA pork stuffing recall?
Some Asda and Marks & Spencer lines were sold on to third parties
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Analysis and Features
Food Standards Agency under fire for recruiting big food
Is quasi self-regulation for industry a disaster for human health or a smart way to pull in desperately needed resources?
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco the Horsegate villain rides to FSA's rescue
This demonstrates just how desperately short of resources the FSA and the local authorities it relies on have become
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Comment and Opinion
Pineapples set off alarm bells
Fresh from a trip to South East Asia, Chris Elliott reflects on emerging food fraud risks
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Comment and Opinion
Buyers who ask smart questions are brands' greatest allies
Brands tell us alert buyers who ask smart questions about supply chains, standards and quality checks make a real difference
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Comment and Opinion
Return of the never-ending argument: the badger cull is back
Badger culling – that most inflammatory of topics – is back on the agenda this week
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Analysis and Features
Coconut water: a fair target?
Rapid growth has created vulnerabilities. So what is the sector doing to safeguard standards and keep supply chains secure?
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Comment and Opinion
Dunsyre Blue cheese case: Who polices the food police?
Artisans throughout the UK are following with horror the unfolding case of Dunsyre Blue
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Comment and Opinion
Reading between the lines of the latest FSA campylobacter report
The FSA says it doesn’t plan to change targets, but industry worries there’s a subtext to its latest research
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Comment and Opinion
Why dairy must stay vigilant to fraud and counterfeiting
We must remain vigilant to potential authenticity issues, particularly for globally traded products like dairy
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Comment and Opinion
Retailers mustn't put the egg success story at risk
Eggs have been one of grocery’s biggest success stories of recent years
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Comment and Opinion
'Killer salad': time for a more careful approach to comms
With reports of ‘killer salad leaves’ hitting the UK headlines this week, growers and packers are starting to get nervous
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Comment and Opinion
Brexit body blow for food controls
I still hope that the EU referendum result is a figment of my imagination
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Comment and Opinion
Herbs and spices guidelines show fraud prevention progress
The document Guidance on Authenticity of Herbs and Spices is an encouraging development
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Comment and Opinion
Don't underestimate the ambition of Amazon
Sir, I rather suspect Bernstein’s Richard Clarke has underestimated the impact of Amazon on grocery
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Comment and Opinion
Are we getting campylobacter by the scruff of the neck – or not?
Just how much progress really has been made in fighting this incredibly complex bug?
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Comment and Opinion
Learning lessons from the fake oregano scandal
Science can play a major role in detecting problems of product integrity