Food safety insight and analysis – Page 17
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Comment and Opinion
Milk debate set to get raw again
The industry is worried that any problems arising from raw milk consumption might affect wider perception of milk
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Analysis and Features
Nut contamination: risk and complexity in spice supply
In light of recent nut contamination alerts, food businesses must be aware of the risks and complexities of the spice supply chain
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Comment and Opinion
No quick fix for campylobacter problems
The head of TIFSIP speaks out on the tough challenges facing the industry
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Analysis and Features
Birds Eye Inspirations: most successful new product of 2014
Birds Eye Inspirations has defied a slump in the frozen fish and meat category…
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Comment and Opinion
Cumin problems mean it's time to ask tough supply chain questions
News that traces of undeclared almonds and nuts have been found in ground cumin has this week provoked fears of a new food scandal
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Comment and Opinion
Campylobacter: suppliers and supermarkets must act
A shocking 70% of chickens on sale in supermarkets and butchers contain campylobacter….
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Comment and Opinion
FDF publishes advice on new EU labelling rules
A checklist to help manufacturers adapt to new EU labelling rules has been published by the Food & Drink Federation (FDF).
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Analysis and Features
Can the FSA step up in the fight against food crime?
The most recent Efra hearing on food supply networks would have made for uncomfortable listening for the Food Standards Ag…
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Comment and Opinion
This is not a food porn ad. This is food poisoning on a stick
Shocking image isn’t it? Deliberately so. We all know that sex sells. Whether it’s M&S or Haagen Dazs, retailers and brand owners
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Analysis and Features
Food Information Regulations: are you ready for new EU rules?
Crazy-long hours have become a way of life for Rob Tarrant and his team at Brandbank…
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Comment and Opinion
FSA’s shock campylobacter tactics directed at the wrong target
What conclusions are shoppers meant to draw from the FSA’s naming and shaming exercise this week?…
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Analysis and Features
Campylobacter: what are the key tools for fighting the bug?
With the Food Standards Agency this week ‘naming and shaming’ supermarkets over campylobacter…
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Comment and Opinion
The Elliott report response: so far, so good?
This week, bird flu and campylobacter were in the news again, but the horsemeat scandal still dominates the food safety de…
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Comment and Opinion
DIY testing won’t solve food fraud
Can food authenticity testing do DIY? A French start-up selling a ‘halal food testing kit’ targeted at Muslim consumers certainly believes so
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Comment and Opinion
Retailers must be proactive in fighting food fraud
The informality in many grocery supply chains is the perfect breeding ground for food fraud, say forensic accounting experts Professor Lisa Jack and Jim Gee, partner, PKF Littlejohn LLP.
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Comment and Opinion
Tesco deserves a pat on the back for its disclosure on meat
To suggest the meat cross-contamination cases we reported at Tesco are an “embarrassment” for the retailer is a serious misreading of the facts
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Comment and Opinion
Elliott wrong to suggest retailers risk new Horsegate says BRC
Professor Elliott’s Review recognises the strengths of the UK supply chain but also correctly identifies the change in min…
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Comment and Opinion
The term 'food crime' needs to be used with care
We welcome the Elliott Review and the acceptance of its recommendations by the government…
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Comment and Opinion
Horsemeat scandal lessons must be learnt
The horsemeat scandal was a dark moment for the British food industry, and the meat industry in particular…
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Comment and Opinion
UK’s new food crime unit: what food companies need to know
The UK is to get its first food crime unit by the end of the year. Jessica Burt of Mills & Reeve outlines what food companies need to know now