All Food safety articles – Page 39
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NewsProfiteroles and waffles withdrawn over fipronil egg scare
The lines named in the latest FSA update include branded toasting waffles sold in Morrisons
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InterviewsBig Interview: Heather Hancock, the new chair of the FSA
As the new chair of the Food Standards Agency, Heather Hancock has ambitious and controversial plans for the regulator
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NewsFSA seeks expansion of powers and funds to aid smooth Brexit
Repatriating EU food safety laws back to the UK would require greater resources across a host of different regulatory areas
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Comment & OpinionGo to work on your own egg
After fipronil, the FSA assures us there’s no need to change the way we buy eggs or egg products. I beg to differ
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NewsEgg sales slump in the wake of fipronil scandal
Fresh egg sales in the mults have fallen in the wake of the fipronil egg contamination scandal
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NewsUlster pig megafarm plan faces opposition over antibiotics
The Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics fears antibiotic-resistant pathogens spreading to local residents
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Analysis & FeaturesFipronil scandal hits European egg prices
Just over a month after the fipronil scandal broke, the volatility in the European egg market shows no sign of abating
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Analysis & FeaturesIs chlorinated chicken the tip of the Brexit iceberg?
As post-Brexit Britain seeks new global trade deals, could our new food safety standards be worlds apart?
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Comment & OpinionSupermarket X saga is like something out of a breathless spy novel
A cautionary tale for public health bodies… and supermarket CEOs
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NewsMcDonald's to end antibiotics use in its global chicken supply
The chain is to no longer source chickens treated with antibiotics defined by the WHO as ‘important to human medicine’….
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Comment & Opinion‘Supermarket x’ and the ethics of food risk disclosure
Food safety recalls are always either too early or too late so how should regulators approach public comms during such scares?
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Analysis & FeaturesPHE's hepatitis E report: the key facts and lessons
The ‘Supermarket X’ drama dominated headlines this week
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NewsTesco confirmed as ‘Supermarket X’ in PHE hepatitis E study
Tesco has also stressed all its sausages are sourced exclusively from the UK
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NewsMore products to be withdrawn over fipronil as FSA introduces 15% threshold
Products made with egg from affected farms now need to be withdrawn if the egg accounts for 15% or more of the product weight
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Comment & OpinionThe time has come to commit to UK supply for processing eggs
Research for The Grocer reveals a third of UK consumers have pledged to buy only British eggs and products made with British eggs
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NewsUK exposure to fipronil widens as 14 additional egg products withdrawn
The products include whole egg and products to be used as ingredients by food manufacturers and caterers
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Comment & OpinionKnow the origins of food with shorter supply chains
Sir, Is it too much to ask for food to come with provenance?
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Comment & OpinionSalt, sugar & fat colour coding encourages food fear culture
Sir, It is insulting people’s intelligence to think they need colour codes for salt, sugar and fat on the front of pack…
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NewsChicken and poultry recalls in EU hit 15-year high
There were 223 recalls of poultry products in the EU over the second quarter of 2017
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NewsA third of shoppers pledge to buy more British eggs in wake of fipronil scandal
However, just 2% of shoppers claim they will stop eating eggs altogether, an exclusive Lightspeed Research poll for The Grocer shows