All Food safety articles – Page 48
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Comment & OpinionWhy dairy must stay vigilant to fraud and counterfeiting
We must remain vigilant to potential authenticity issues, particularly for globally traded products like dairy
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NewsYeo Valley points to fruit conserve supplier in yoghurt recall
A piece of rubber was found in a fruit conserve made by one of Yeo Valley’s suppliers
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NewsYeo Valley in major yoghurt recall
23 lines manufactured by Yeo Valley, including own-label lines for Tesco, Waitrose, Asda and Sainsbury’s, are affected by the recall
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Comment & OpinionRetailers mustn't put the egg success story at risk
Eggs have been one of grocery’s biggest success stories of recent years
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NewsFSA advised to give all clear on runny eggs for the vulnerable
Food safety committee says runny and raw eggs now pose a “very low” risk of food poisoning
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NewsE.coli investigation focused on wholesale, not retail, says PHE
Authorities have still not identified the source of the outbreak
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Comment & Opinion'Killer salad': time for a more careful approach to comms
With reports of ‘killer salad leaves’ hitting the UK headlines this week, growers and packers are starting to get nervous
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NewsBakers dismiss call to axe wheat treated with glyphosate
Soil Association asks leading supermarkets and bakery brands to reject chemical
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NewsMarketers have not been listening to consumers
Sir; Brexit is a statement from the people who buy our products and our brands that we are not listening to them
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Comment & OpinionBrexit body blow for food controls
I still hope that the EU referendum result is a figment of my imagination
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NewsWholesalers told to stop using imported rocket after second death in UK E.coli scare
A small number of wholesalers have been told to stop adding imported rocket to their mixes
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NewsTesco and Sainsbury’s recall canned pasta lines over rubber fears
A small number of cans possibly contaminated by the foreign objects
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NewsResponsible work on antibiotics should be recognised
Over the past five years the UK has reduced antibiotic use in the poultry meat sector by 44%
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NewsSalad leaves linked to major UK E.coli outbreak
So far, 109 people have fallen ill, with the South West of England particularly affected
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NewsFSA sets out to clear up confusion over food date labels
Ninety per cent of consumers claimed they understood the difference between ‘best before’ and ‘use by’ dates
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NewsFSA launches ‘hotline’ for food crime whistleblowers
The FSA hopes industry insiders will overcome their reluctance to speak to authorities
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Comment & OpinionHerbs and spices guidelines show fraud prevention progress
The document Guidance on Authenticity of Herbs and Spices is an encouraging development
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Comment & OpinionDon't underestimate the ambition of Amazon
Sir, I rather suspect Bernstein’s Richard Clarke has underestimated the impact of Amazon on grocery
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NewsSpice advice: authenticity supply chain guide offered
The document was created by the BRC, the FDF and the Seasoning & Spice Association
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NewsStrict curbs on use of colistin in livestock called for by EMA
The European Medicines Agency has proposed limiting use of the drug to a maximum of 5mg per adjusted kg of livestock