Food safety insight and analysis – Page 3
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Comment and Opinion
The word of the year is ‘permacrisis’. Food & drink must adapt to instability – and it can
We need to shift modes from firefighter to architect if we are to build better food systems, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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Comment and Opinion
Food safety must be carefully considered in Brexit Freedoms Bill
The FSA cannot simply sunset the laws for which it is responsible without a decline in food standards and a risk to public health, says chair Susan Jebb
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Comment and Opinion
Cheap food, wonky veg: why our food language needs an overhaul
Choosing our words more carefully can have a huge impact, says Dan Crossley, executive director, Food Ethics Council
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Analysis and Features
How the Parmigiano Reggiano Consortium is battling Parmesan copycats and climate change
The consortium is trialling new anti fraud measures that sees 100,000 wheels of cheese having digital labels inserted into the casein skin
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Analysis and Features
What must happen to prevent more food allergen deaths?
As an inquest determines Celia Marsh’s death was caused by contaminated coconut yoghurt, gaps remain in the UK’s regulatory system
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Analysis and Features
The yolk of the matter: 10 charts that reveal how Britain likes its eggs
Shoppers want their eggs to come with more than a kiss these days, as our research shows. We’ve cracked open consumer attitudes to eggs to reveal that assurances on Britishness, food safety, animal welfare and quality are of growing importance. So how does Britain like its eggs in 2022?
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Comment and Opinion
Why my sister Celia’s death must lead to better food allergy controls
‘Free-from’ should mean a guaranteed total absence of the allergen from the food, says Celia Marsh’s brother Gareth Gower
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Comment and Opinion
Free-from lessons still to be learned from tragic death of Celia Marsh from Pret a Manger sandwich
The ‘free-from’ market has gone from niche to mainstream by targeting the burgeoning vegan and plant-based lifestyle – rather than meeting the needs of a tiny minority with severe allergies
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Comment and Opinion
Why the FSA is backing the challenge to best before dates
There has never been a more crucial time to work together to reduce food waste and improve affordability, says Robin May, chief scientific adviser at the FSA
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Comment and Opinion
Celia Marsh inquest may make the case for more allergen action
The inquiry over the next three weeks will focus on the circumstances around Marsh’s death. Namely, how did a supposedly vegan yoghurt end up containing deadly traces of dairy?
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Comment and Opinion
Will Rishi Sunak or Liz Truss be better news for the food industry?
Both candidates seem to agree on policies that are bad news for food, says Andrew Kuyk, director general of the Provision Trade Federation
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Analysis and Features
Is the UK moving too fast in introducing gene editing tech?
A new bill is designed to make GE innovation easier, but some campaign groups are concerned the government hasn’t considered all the cons
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Comment and Opinion
Gene-edited foods shouldn’t be enabled in the UK while risks are ignored
Government is twisting science and mangling the concept of ‘natural’ to push through gene-edited foods, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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Analysis and Features
Inside a CBD tale that’s not so novel
The FSA has yet to approve the CBD products on its notorious ‘list’ but there are CBD products exempt from novel foods authorisation
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Comment and Opinion
How our new Natasha Ednan-Laperouse Clinical Trial could save lives and help eradicate food allergies
The £2.2m Natasha Clinical Trial is about helping to protect the millions of people in the UK with food allergies from allergic reactions, says Nadim Ednan-Laperouse
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Comment and Opinion
The FSA’s half-baked ‘novel foods’ list has undermined the CBD market
A fortnight has passed since the list’s introduction, and the FSA has made no amendments to it
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Analysis and Features
What’s next for the 120 CBD brands not on the FSA’s list?
The FSA says brands not on its list should be removed from sale – but many are on shelves at major retailers such as Sainsbury’s and Amazon
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Comment and Opinion
Sudden progress on bagged snacks reformulation appears to vindicate use of regulatory stick
The likes of Walkers, Hippeas, Mini Cheddars and even Manomasa are among the latest to come in under the HFSS bar
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Analysis and Features
Will the FSA’s credible suppliers list finally kickstart the CBD market?
The CBD market has been heavily restricted since 2020. Now, finally, the FSA has published its list of credible novel foods applications
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Comment and Opinion
Can regulation catch up with the normalisation of CBD foods?
The FSA’s list of authorised CBD products marks a significant step forward in the regulation of CBD-infused foods, says Duncan Reed, partner at UK law firm TLT