All Food safety articles – Page 35
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NewsAntibiotic use in agriculture sees continued decline
The game bird sector reduced antibiotic use by 36% in 2017 amid other drops in usage across poultry and pigs
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Analysis & FeaturesAfter a series of breaches, can Red Tractor be trusted again?
Red Tractor CEO Jim Moseley’s bullish call for the government not to “reinvent the assurance wheel”, will no doubt be ringing in his ears this week after the scheme hit the headlines - and not for the first time this year - for all the wrong reasons
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Analysis & FeaturesSuperfoods meet science: is GM on the verge of acceptance?
A raft of new GM and gene-edited products are in development, designed purely with the consumer in mind
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NewsCrops produced through mutagenesis subject to GMO regulation
Verdict puts the trial of gene-edited camelina plants approved by Defra earlier in the year into question
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Comment & OpinionFood safety: how can small companies defend themselves?
Errington Cheese has faced a ‘guilty until proven innocent’ approach, says Joanna Blythman
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Comment & OpinionThe UK is fighting back on food crime
I spend a relatively large amount of time on the nasty topic of food crime
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NewsDutch fipronil report slams ‘inadequate’ egg supply chain
The report found evidence that the Dutch Control Authority for Eggs may have been aware of the possible presence of fipronil in eggs six months before supply from affected farms was halted
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Comment & OpinionFood safety hearing throws up unexpected bombshell
Lord Rooker seemed to suggest Liam Fox had made some rather controversial comments about the future of food manufacturing post-Brexit
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Analysis & FeaturesHow much do shoppers care about traceability of meat?
Brits still care more about quality, price and animal welfare, exclusive new research suggests
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NewsOrganics Council warning over glyphosate in organic foods
Trace levels of glyphosate were detected in Duchy Organic Farmhouse Batch wholemeal bread from Waitrose and Tesco Organic Plain Flour
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NewsFSA trials blockchain for meat inspection audits
The regulator launched a pilot two months ago with IBM
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NewsMoy Park creates allergen-free factory in £18m investment
It includes the creation of a fully contained gluten and dairy-free factory at its Grantham site
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Analysis & FeaturesMeat in vegan ready meals: how worrying are claims?
A vegan macaroni meal from Tesco’s Wicked Kitchen range supposedly contained traces of turkey
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NewsPHE to reconsider name and shame tactics in war on sugar
Last month the DH body revealed the industry had failed to hit its sugar reduction target
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NewsCalls to test imported eggs as new European fipronil scandal brews
The emergence of a potential new fipronil scandal was “not a surprise” said British Egg Industry Council chairman
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NewsFresh fipronil contamination scandal as Germany recalls 73,000 organic eggs
The eggs are believed to have come from an organic egg supplier in the Netherlands
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NewsRemoval of BBE dates could discourage shoppers: YouGov
A poll following Tesco’s pledge to remove labelling from 70 fresh produce items could affect shopper ability to judge freshness
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Comment & OpinionA secure, sustainable global food system is increasingly urgent
The recent Global Food Integrity summit has convinced Professor Chris Elliott the current way we produce and distribute food needs to be re-thought
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NewsFinnebrogue adds smoked version of its nitrite-free bacon
The supplier said its new variant eliminated ‘nasties’ and ingredients from traditional smoking processes
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NewsUK poultry farmers report 40% decline in use of antibiotics
The poultry industry has credited ‘joined-up’ thinking for the reduction, and restated its ommitment to ‘responsible’ usage