All Food safety articles – Page 59
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Comment & OpinionCampylobacter: suppliers and supermarkets must act
A shocking 70% of chickens on sale in supermarkets and butchers contain campylobacter….
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NewsLeatherhead develops 'faster, more accurate' meat DNA test
Scientists have developed a new meat DNA test that can screen foods for multiple species…
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Comment & OpinionFDF publishes advice on new EU labelling rules
A checklist to help manufacturers adapt to new EU labelling rules has been published by the Food & Drink Federation (FDF).
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Analysis & FeaturesCan the FSA step up in the fight against food crime?
The most recent Efra hearing on food supply networks would have made for uncomfortable listening for the Food Standards Ag…
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NewsSales of duck soar despite bird flu outbreak in Yorkshire
Duck is flying off the shelf despite last month’s bird flu outbreak at an East Yorkshire duck farm…
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Comment & OpinionThis is not a food porn ad. This is food poisoning on a stick
Shocking image isn’t it? Deliberately so. We all know that sex sells. Whether it’s M&S or Haagen Dazs, retailers and brand owners
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Comment & OpinionFSA’s shock campylobacter tactics directed at the wrong target
What conclusions are shoppers meant to draw from the FSA’s naming and shaming exercise this week?…
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Analysis & FeaturesCampylobacter: what are the key tools for fighting the bug?
With the Food Standards Agency this week ‘naming and shaming’ supermarkets over campylobacter…
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NewsCampylobacter: FSA reveals supermarket test results
Asda in the spotlight as FSA publishes campylobacter results
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NewsCampylobacter: the industry responds to FSA findings
The grocery and poultry industries respond to the Food Standards Agency study that has revealed 70% of all chickens sold in UK supermarkets are contaminated with campylobacter to some degree.
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NewsPoll reveals confusion over dairy and lactose intolerance
More than two thirds of Brits do not know the difference between dairy and lactose intolerance, according to a new survey for milk brand A2.
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NewsNew horsemeat scandal rocks Switzerland
A new meat labelling scandal involving horsemeat is unfolding on the Continent, with a major Swiss meat supplier accused of selling horsemeat as beef along with a string of other labelling breaches.
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NewsM&S rolling out action plan to combat campylobacter
Marks & Spencer is widening the roll-out of a five-point action designed to reduce levels of campylobacter in whole chickens.
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NewsChristmas turkeys still on the menu in spite of bird flu flap
Poultry retailers and suppliers have moved to quell concern in the wake of national media stories suggesting avian flu…
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Comment & OpinionThe Elliott report response: so far, so good?
This week, bird flu and campylobacter were in the news again, but the horsemeat scandal still dominates the food safety de…
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NewsCo-op to make all its whole chickens roast-in-bag
The Co-op Group is responding to fears over food safety issues such as campylobacter by adopting roast-in-bag packaging on all its whole chickens from January.
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NewsBritish Poultry Council: campylobacter media report could mislead
Media reports that supermarkets are knowingly selling chickens contaminated with campylobacter may mislead consumers, the British Poultry Council (BPC) has claimed.
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NewsGive FSA Food Crime Unit police-style powers, urges Elliott
The Food Standards Agency’s food crime unit should have the same police-style powers as its Dutch counterpart, Professor Chris Elliott has urged.
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NewsUK bird flu outbreak confirmed as H5N8 strain
Defra has revealed the bird flu outbreak on an East Yorkshire duck farm is the same strain recently found in The Netherlands and Germany.
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NewsFSA announces plans for policy shift on 'risky foods'
The Food Standards Agency has unveiled plans for a more consistent approach to ‘risky foods’ such as rare burgers…