Food safety insight and analysis – Page 15
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Comment & OpinionEdible insects are just one more hard to swallow 'miracle'
I have developed deep scepticism for the daily scientific miracle
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Comment & OpinionAudits need to leap forward
The coordination and standardisation of audits was one of the eight pillars of food integrity in the Elliott Report
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Comment & OpinionThe ‘houmousgate’ affair: how secrecy gave the story unwanted mileage
By refusing to explain exactly what’s happened, retailers and suppliers have opened the door to hysteria
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Comment & OpinionFraud: never stop fighting it
It is essential that HMRC remains firm in dealing with applicants for BWS licences
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Analysis & FeaturesWill Frankenfoods flood the market in post-Brexit US trade deal?
If a US trade deal is struck, will there be a stampede of hormonal beef and a flood of chlorine-washed chicken?
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Comment & OpinionWhy the ‘Frankenfood’ factor is set to put a spanner in any special free-trade relationship
New exclusive research for The Grocer suggests British consumers aren’t keen on US meat
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Analysis & FeaturesThe food mob: how the mafia has infiltrated food & drink
Crime syndicates dug their claws 30% deeper into Italy’s €130bn food sector last year, with mafia-related sales worth €21
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Comment & OpinionCrisps study reveals potentially unsafe acrylamide levels
Tyrrells, Seabrook and major supermarkets were among the worst offenders, claims the study from the Changing Markets Foundation
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Comment & OpinionPrincess Anne lines up a royal rumble with GM comments
It’s always fun when the Royal Family weighs in on matters of national importance
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Analysis & FeaturesWill FSA reform 'loosen the reins' on big food business?
The FSA board has stressed self-regulation is not on the cards
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Analysis & FeaturesJust how robust is on-pack nutritional information?
The Sun last week claimed Porky Lights sausages marketed as low fat to slimmers were in fact no different to normal bangers
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Analysis & FeaturesWill food safety regulation be too light-touch after Brexit?
The winds of change could be set to blow through the UK food sector’s regulatory landscape over the coming months
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets seem switched on over free-range eggs crisis
The big supermarkets seem switched on to the threat to free-range eggs
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Comment & OpinionFood hygiene ‘self-regulation’ shows progress… and desperation
If any organisation likes to be seen to be tough, it is the Scottish version of the FSA
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Comment & OpinionBrexit could mean a flood of US foods the public don't want
Much of the recent discussions between Theresa May and Donald Trump were centred around a trade deal
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Analysis & FeaturesAcrylamide: 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 & OpinionThe 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 & OpinionWe 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 & FeaturesWhat’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 & FeaturesFood 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?