All Food Safety articles – Page 6
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NewsNew allergy laws needed to ‘save lives’, say top food bosses
An open letter was signed by 11 of CEOs and MDs including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Waitrose
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NewsBooths was retailer that sold beef linked to fraud case
The northern supermarket chain has stressed it is not under investigation by the National Food Crime Unit
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NewsFood fraud ‘alive and well’ as news of beef fraud probe emerges
The FSA’s National Food Crime Unit is investigating a case where a supplier passed off foreign sliced beef as British in one (unnamed) major supermarket
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Analysis and FeaturesWhat we could do with food since Brexit that we couldn’t in the EU...
The UK’s novel foods approval process currently matches the EU’s: lengthy and complicated. Could the FSA’s new, Singapore-inspired approach cut red tape and allow British innovation to thrive?
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Analysis and FeaturesAre CBD brand casualties a necessary evil for investor confidence?
The FSA’s whitelist of tradeable products has led to many brands running into trouble. Even backing by David Beckham can’t guarantee longevity
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Comment and OpinionStop looking for Brexit dividends. Rushed legislation won’t benefit anyone
It’s high time we moved on from clambering to tell a positive Brexit story, says Dan Crossley, executive director, Food Ethics Council
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NewsRSPCA Assured launches campaign to promote hen welfare this Pancake Day
The campaign is part of the organisation’s bid to back RSPCA Assured egg producers during bird flu restrictions
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NewsFSA strikes 300 products of CBD brand from tradeable list
More than 300 products by 1 Step were removed from the agency’s list of tradeable goods
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NewsFood safety at ‘huge risk’ as EU laws set to expire
Food safety laws carried over from the EU are set to be scrapped on 31 December under post-Brexit legislation
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NewsAll English free-range eggs to become barn eggs by end of February
From today, eggs originating from free-range flocks in the east of England will need to be labelled as barn eggs, with the rest of England following from 27 February
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NewsSustainable packaging innovator Xampla expands senior team
Hannah Pearse has joined as nutrition business development manager, and Agnieszka Mizgier has been brought on as quality and food safety manager
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Comment and OpinionWill Susan Jebb’s cake-demonising comments sway opinion on public health policy?
Jebb’s comments don’t stop at cake. She also blasts the government u-turn on junk food advertising, accusing the food and advertising industry of overseeing a “complete market failure” that marginalised healthy products
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NewsAsda changes yoghurt labelling from use by to best before dates
The use by dates on 28 lines of yoghurt packaging will be replaced by best before dates to help reduce household food waste
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Analysis and FeaturesHorsegate 10 years on… is our food any safer?
In 2013, the horsemeat scandal rocked the nation, forcing widespread change inside the food industry. But has it been enough to stop another incident?
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Comment and OpinionWhy we must simplify food date labelling and empower consumers
The food & drink industry needs to ensure consumers are informed, says Kimberly Carey Coffin, global technical director of supply chain assurance at LRQA
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NewsCoroner calls for ‘robust’ allergen labelling to avoid more deaths
The report comes following an inquiry into the death of Celia Marsh, who died from a reaction to dairy after eating a vegan flatbread from Pret a Manger
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NewsTurkey production ‘may need rethink’ in light of bird flu crisis
Poultry supplier Copas Turkeys will meet its Christmas obligatgions this year, but at a cost
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NewsDanish Crown invests £100m in new UK factory using 100% renewable energy
The new 30,500 sq m processing facility will use automated production equipment and processing technology to slice and pack bacon and gammon
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Comment and OpinionThe word of the year is ‘permacrisis’. Food & drink must adapt to instability – and it can
We need to shift modes from firefighter to architect if we are to build better food systems, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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NewsRSPB Fair to Nature certification scheme expanded and relaunched
The scheme, which is run by the RSPB, is the only certification scheme with a focus on biodiversity and reversing nature loss