All Food safety articles
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NewsGene editing progress could slow down due to new UK-EU deal
Progress in the precision breeding area, widely seen as a post-Brexit regulatory freedom opportunity, could pause amid UK-EU talks
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NewsCase of atypical BSE found on Essex farm
The case differs from contagious classical BSE, which is linked to contaminated feed
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NewsSupermarket bosses promise lower prices after EU deal slashes border checks
Routine checks on animal and plant products moving between GB and NI will be slashed, although not removed completely
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NewsBrexit reset talks: UK ham and bacon producers set to follow EU regulations
The UK and the EU are meeting for discussions on sanitary and phytosanitary measures at the ’Brexit reset’ summit next week
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NewsMedia Bites 12 May: junk food ads, ‘piglet thumping’, tariffs and trade deals
New research has found that just five minutes exposure to junk food advertising is enough to persuade children to eat an extra 130 calories every day.
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NewsUK borders ‘not secure’, claim MPs, as minister grilled over illegal meat imports
The Efra committee is holding a series of evidence hearings looking into the state of the UK’s borders post-Brexit
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NewsYellow Tail owner seeks to reassure shoppers over counterfeit bottles
Casella Family Brands Europe’s supply chain was ‘extremely robust’, said the supplier
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NewsNisa stores to save up to £10k a year with food safety management tech
The forecasting follows a three-month trial with independent retailer Gary Batten across his two Nisa stores in Cornwall
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Comment & OpinionWhy the NFCU is gaining new powers to tackle food fraud
Enhanced powers will relieve the burden from external partners such as the police, says Andrew Quinn, head of the National Food Crime Unit
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NewsFood Standards Agency’s National Food Crime Unit gains investigatory powers
The NFCU’s new powers, under the Police and Criminal Evidence Act, will enable the unit’s investigators to apply for and execute search warrants for the first time
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NewsAnimal welfare standards in focus as US and India trade deals loom
A new report has found that the majority of Britain’s trading partners produce their animal products to lower welfare standards than the UK’s
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Comment & OpinionApocalyptic scenes highlight food systems’ fragilities
A power outage across the Iberian peninsula brought Spain and Portugal to a standstill. What does that mean for our food systems’ fragilities?
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Comment & OpinionCan a UK-US trade deal avoid ‘dreaded’ chlorinated chicken?
Most UK food and farming bodies are dead against a US trade deal, with the British Poultry Council recently warning that ‘if agrifood becomes a bargaining chip, we all lose’
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NewsBan on personal imports of EU meat and dairy needs more publicity: suppliers
Defra last Saturday announced it was introducing a ban on a slew of personal imports to ‘protect the health of British livestock and the UK’s food security’
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Comment & OpinionAs FSA celebrates 25 years, what’s next on the agenda?
As we look to the next 25 years, the food system faces unprecedented challenges, says Susan Jebb, chair of the FSA
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NewsIllegal meat business convicted as 'unfit' animal by-product entered human food chain
A National Food Crime Unit investigation found they had illegally processed animal byproduct into meat for human consumption
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NewsJeremy Clarkson’s Hawkstone lagers recalled over allergen risk
The recall affects all batches of Hawkstone Black and Hawkstone Spa Lager
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NewsTony’s Chocolonely recalls Easter eggs that may contain metal
The recall impacts specific batches of Milk Chocolate and Milk Caramel Sea Salt Egg
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NewsFSA given £1.4m funding to open innovation hub for novel foods
‘There is growing interest in the potential of new technologies to increase the UK’s food security’ said FSA chair Susan Jebb