Food safety news – Page 20
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NewsCraft brewers appeal to mults over beer best before dates
Tesco and Asda have come under fire from craft brewers
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NewsCost of Russell Hume investigation approaching £750,000 and counting: FSA
Costs expected to continue risisng, suggests FSA CEO Jason Feeney as regulatpr’s investigation is ongoing
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NewsEC to launch food quality and fraud research initiative
The Knowledge Centre for Food Fraud and Quality will co-ordinate market surveillance activities, operating an early warning system for food fraud
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NewsFood safety experts warn against inspection reforms
Food safety experts warn against inspection reforms
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NewsSupermarket campylobacter levels continue falling
Percentage of chickens carrying the highest level of contamination of the bug are down to 4.5% in UK’s nine biggest supermarkets
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NewsFSA to re-examine raw milk restrictions as consumption rises
There has been a five-fold increase in UK raw drinking milk (RDM) production from 2012 to 2017…
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NewsNo evidence of serious hygiene breaches at 2 Sisters says FSA
There was no evidence of regulatory breaches serious enough to prompt enforcement action beyond verbal warnings, reports FSA
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NewsRanjit Singh Boparan steps down as CEO of 2 Sisters after 25 years
Singh will become president of Boparan Holdings Limited, the parent company of 2 Sisters. The process of finding a new CEO has started
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NewsSlaughterhouse CCTV legislation to go before parliament
Proposed legislation follows a consultation where 99% of respondents said they supported the plans
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NewsBooker recalls Happy Shopper tomato ketchup over plastic risk
The 440g packs are from batch code 7269 and have a best before date of end March 201p
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NewsFSA, FSS and meat bodies vow to step up meat standards scrutiny
The regulators met with 10 industry bodies at a summit in London to discuss recent non-compliance issues
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NewsFSA defends stance on Russell Hume in wake of collapse
The scandal-hit meat supplier fell into administration yesterday, citing the FSA’s investigation which created ‘impossible trading conditions for us’, Russell Hume said
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NewsRussell Hume goes into administration
The meat supplier has been under investigation by the Food Standards Agency over labelling concerns since late January
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NewsBirmingham Halal Abattoir hit by £18,000 fine
The company was convicted of failing to inspect 41 sheep before sending them to slaughter
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NewsJD Wetherspoon stands by Fairfax Meadow despite FSA scrutiny
Fairfax voluntarily withdrew a raft of meat products earlier this week due to concerns over use-by labelling…
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NewsRussell Hume intelligence behind 'burst' of action on meat
Foodservice specialist Fairfax Meadow became the latest meat supplier to become embroiled in the FSA’s investigation into mislabelled meat yesterday
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NewsFairfax Meadow withdraws meat products after unannounced FSA inspection
The FSA said the company had acted “properly and proportionately” in withdrawing potentially affected products from the market
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News2 Sisters to cut 900 jobs
The poultry giant is planning to close three loss-making factories in wake of last autumn’s chicken scandal
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NewsUse-by dates in spotlight again as FSA supplier audit prompts meat recall by Muscle Food
An unannounced visit at Muscle Food supplier DB Foods revealed concerns about use-by labelling
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NewsMorrisons reiterates welfare commitment after El Pozo scandal
Spanish company El Pozo came under fire on Sunday following an exposé on Spanish television