All Food safety articles – Page 31
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News‘Fake balsamic vinegar’ scandal as Italy uncovers major fraud case
Investigators believe frausters may have used cheaper grapes to make vinegar that was then passed off as authentic balsamic
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NewsFood fraud risk higher in no-deal scenario, says 2 Sisters tech boss
Higher prices caused by post-Brexit tariffs could create ideal conditions for food fraud, warned 2 Sisters’ new technical director
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Comment & OpinionThe UK deserves better than US chlorinated chicken
Chlorinated chicken has re-emerged as a point of contention and British producers are rightly up in arms
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NewsWaitrose recalls chocolate after undeclared milk found
It’s put up point of sale signs in its stores advising customers why the items have been recalled
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Comment & OpinionWTO standards post-Brexit will have harmful consequences for food
Professor Chris Elliott’s recent trip to India illustrated how exporters assign what produce goes where
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NewsBooths recalls prepared veg & soup mixes after metal found
This follows the recalling of Booths’ own-brand mince pies in November 2018
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NewsGovernment 'failing to act' on processed meat link to cancer
Politicians had failed to react to the link between nitrites in processed meat and cancer, claimed the author of the WHO’s landmark 2015 report
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Comment & Opinion‘Natasha’s Law’ can ensure some good comes of our daughter’s death
We believe the time has come for full information and transparency about what is in our food, say Tanya & Nadim Ednan-Laperouse
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NewsFSA chair Heather Hancock reappointed for another three years
Hancock stepped up to the post from deputy chair in 2016 and will continue at the helm of the regulator until March 2022
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Comment & OpinionPoland’s ‘sick cow’ scandal is a reminder of the EU’s food safety net
If these practices turn out to be more widespread, this will be the biggest meat scandal in Europe since Horsegate
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NewsEbay pledges to review online food sales information
The platform has said it will discuss with the FSA the possibility of adding information to its food policy
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NewsPret to introduce full ingredient labelling at all UK stores
The sandwich chain has been piloting full ingredient labelling at a shop in Victoria, London since November
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Analysis & FeaturesFood allergen labelling consultation: what are the options?
Smaller businesses fear they could struggle to meet new requirements
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NewsLivestock farmers slash antibiotic use by 40%
It comes as the FSA published the third year of results from its study on AMR campylobacter
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Analysis & FeaturesCould social selling be the next food safety scandal?
As an increasing number of entrepreneurs start offering food and drink for sale online, established food safety systems are struggling
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Comment & OpinionHow can the food industry help solve the allergen problem?
Clearer labels, better training and a traffic light system would improve matters, says Professor Chris Elliott
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NewsFSA chief executive Jason Feeney to retire this summer
Feeney took over from Catherine Brown in April 2017 and had previously served as COO of the FSA
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NewsSainsbury's recalls free-from garlic pizza after milk found
FSA said the supermarket’s failure to list milk as an ingredient makes the item a possible health risk
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NewsFour men go on horsemeat scandal-linked trial in Paris
Two former execututives of French meat processor Spanghero, and two Dutch meat traders, went on trial on Monday
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NewsBranston pickle batch 'safe to eat' after customer complaints
The supplier reportedly received almost 500 complaints about a ‘rogue’ batch of Branston