All Food safety articles
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NewsTesco Lincoln store handed one-star hygiene rating after food waste left rotting
Inspectors from City of Lincoln Council visited the Tesco Extra store on Wragby Road on 15 July after receiving complaints
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NewsFrozen food storage temperature increase would cut energy use by 7%, research shows
A research paper from Nomad Foods titled ‘Increasing storage temperature of frozen foods: effect on sustainability and food quality’, has been peer reviewed and published in NPJ Science of Food
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NewsWorld of Sweets recalls two Dubai-style chocolates over salmonella risk
The affected products are Dubai Style Crunchy Knafeh, and Alyan Dubai Style Chocolate Truffles Pistachio Milk Chocolate
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NewsSalmonella cases continue to rise, latest UKHSA data shows
In means the total number of cases detected as part of its ongoing investigation into three outbreaks of salmonella enteritidis has increased 6.7% since its last update, released 10 September
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News50,000 food businesses yet to receive hygiene inspection
More than 50,000 food businesses have yet to receive a single food hygiene inspection, including one in four farming or growing businesses, and one in six distribution firms
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NewsTurmeric Co founder calls for Great Britain Nutrition and Health Claims Register overhaul
Brands wishing to make health claims must ensure their product meets the specific usage conditions set out by the register
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Category ReportWhy innovation is booming in the chocolate category
Can multi-sensory NPD help lure lapsed shoppers back to chocolate? And which trends will influence innovation in the year ahead?
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Comment & OpinionThe Thorne deal and the avocado oil study point to the same problem
Ownership isn’t what makes a supplement trustworthy – verification is, says Smidge founder Dan Corrigan
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NewsSalmonella cases linked to imported eggs rise to 549
It means the total number of cases detected as part of organisation’s ongoing investigation into three distinct outbreaks of salmonella enteritidis has increased 3.9% since the last update
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NewsFSA admits one-size-fits-all food safety shake-up won’t work
Talks with supermarket bosses lead to rethink as FSA agrees not to pursue a one-size-fits-all approach across the industry
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NewsEfra Committee adds to industry pressure on government for Brazil meat ban
Industry groups have called on Great Britain to follow the EU in banning imports of products such as beef and chicken over antibiotic resistance concerns
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NewsScottish abattoirs reject ‘intimidating’ meat inspection action
FSS announced its 2026/27 rates in March, giving businesses three weeks’ notice of an 8.6% rise in official veterinarian charges and a 10.4% surge in meat hygiene inspector rates
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Analysis & FeaturesWhy salmonella cases in the UK are steadily surging
Rising numbers of imported eggs are being blamed for outbreaks
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News2 Sisters still trucking in water to Willand site due to restrictions
In order to maintain production at the Devon facility, The Grocer understands the business has been bringing additional water in by road since mid-July
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NewsDefra urged to speed up Brazilian beef assessment
The EU’s proposed ban on all Brazilian products of animal origin, including beef and chicken, is due to come into force on 3 September
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NewsMorrisons stores fail hygiene inspections over defrosted and out-of-date food
Inspectors in Caernarvon Road, Cheltenham, found food for sale that ‘posed a risk to human health’ after freezers measured just –0.4°C and warned that Morrisons’ own procedures had not been implemented
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NewsOne dead and hundreds ill in imported egg-linked salmonella outbreak
More than 200 people have been affected by the same strain of the bacteria over the past year
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NewsNFCU seizes 33 tonnes of suspected illegal frozen food products
The man was later released under investigation and enquiries remain ongoing
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NewsMorrisons Weybridge ‘zero’ food hygiene score sparks council investigation
The concerns spark fresh fears over the ability of supermarkets to provide safe places to eat, amid a wider proposed shake-up of food safety regulation by the FSA
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NewsFour men arrested in illegal meat factory bust in Dudley
The bust was made at an address in Dudley, near Wolverhampton, by the National Food Crime Unit, who worked with West Midlands Police, HMRC and representatives from the Home Office