Food safety news – Page 14
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NewsPret a Manger appoints M&S’s Kate Stein as global tech director
Stein has been with M&S for 20 years – most recently as head of food technology for convenience
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NewsJust Eat publishes food hygiene ratings for all restaurants
A link accompanying menus on Just Eat’s website and app leads to the FSA’s rating
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NewsCuts to local authority budgets ‘increasing meat fraud risk’
The Mirror published an article this week claiming one in five meat products in Britain contained animals not stated on the label
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NewsListeria outbreak: sandwich firm ceases trading
One hundred and twenty-five jobs will be lost following the liquidation of The Good Food Chain
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NewsListeria outbreak: FSA lets sandwich firm resume production
However, The Good Food Chain says it is undecided about whether it is “viable” to start making food again
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NewsGove to introduce ‘Natasha’s Law’ by the end of the summer
The new legislation will make full ingredient labelling mandatory for all pre-packed for direct sale foods
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NewsLactalis declares cheese recalled over listeria fears safe
A recall of Galloway cheddar this week was based on ‘false positive’ results, the supplier said
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NewsSpar recalls pasta salad over incorrect fish labelling
Customers should return the 250g tub of salad to the store it was purchased from for a full refund
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NewsListeria outbreak: FSA to examine hospital food supply chains
FSA board member Mary Quicke has raised concerns over the integrity of hospital chill chains
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NewsHospitals told to stop serving sandwiches after listeria deaths
Three have died in a listeria outbreak linked to contaminated sandwiches supplied to hospitals
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NewsUK food manufacturers turning away from imported eggs
Research from British Lion has suggested almost half of UK shoppers want to know where the eggs in their food products are sourced from
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NewsListeria outbreak linked to hospital sandwiches kills three people
The supplier, Staffordshire-based The Good Food Chain, has voluntarily ceased production
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NewsBritish pig producers cut antibiotic use further
The pig sector’s antibiotic use fell 16% in 2018, putting it closer to the 2020 industry target
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NewsFood safety recalls surge by over a third, says FSA
In total there was a 36% increase in alerts issued between 1 April 2018 and 31 March 2019
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NewsIrish police launch raids in horsemeat fraud probe
The raids were in connection to suspected offences linked to the tampering of identification documents of horses presented for slaughter
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NewsMüller recalls batches of Cadbury desserts over listeria outbreak
Müller has linked the contamination to an ingredient exclusive to the two Cadbury desserts affected
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NewsWaitrose recalls sausages after use-by date labelling error
Batches of sausages with a use-by date of 4 July have been recalled – the date should have been 4 June
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NewsAHDB slams 'misleading' meat advice from doctor group
The Plant-Based Health Professionals group is calling for a ban of processed meat in hospitals over cancer links
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NewsDairy-free: lack of clear regulation ‘putting consumers at risk’
There are currently no specific regulations on what can or cannot be described as dairy-free
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NewsCow & Gate recalls stage three meal over rubber contamination
The recall concerns Cheesy Broccoli Bake with batch code 28122020 and best before date 28 December 2020