All Food safety articles – Page 62
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NewsFears over 'alarming' decline in food authenticity tests
Local authorities ran half the number of food authenticity and labelling tests than they did five years ago…
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NewsFSA vows to publish quarterly campylobacter results
The FSA has vowed to press ahead with plans to publish quarterly supermarket test results on campylobacter…
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NewsSupermarket chicken to undergo new campylobacter tests
The FSA is to test 4,000 supermarket chickens over the next 12 months as part of a major new survey to assess levels of campylobacter contamination in the UK.
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NewsUK prepares for new round of EC horsemeat tests
The UK is gearing up for a new round of random horse tests on beef products at the request of the European Commission…
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat UK seafood suppliers are doing to combat fraud
… and why fish was most implicated food in Interpol investigation…
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NewsFake vodka and Basmati rice seized in UK in food fraud crackdown
A lorry load of counterfeit vodka worth £1m and 22 tonnes of long-grain rice masquerading as Basmati were among the fake foods…
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NewsDefra consults on EU minimum meat regs
Defra has launched a consultation on the regulations governing minimum meat content…
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NewsNo new horsemeat cases in latest FSA DNA results
The FSA has published its latest quarterly update on industry horsemeat testing, confirming no new beef products have tested positive for horse DNA.
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Comment & OpinionLessons from the horsemeat scandal
It’s a year since the horsemeat scandal broke. In our research, half of consumers say they have changed shopping habits…
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NewsFSA data project takes the fight to horsemeat-style food fraud
The FSA has commissioned a major ‘data mapping’ project that it hopes will help prevent another Horsegate…
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NewsWaitrose and Horsegate: a clarification
Waitrose has asked us to make clear all its beef was already from the UK when the scandal happened…
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NewsCut safety limit for BPA in packaging by 90%, says Efsa
The EU’s food watchdog has proposed to cut the safety limit for bisphenol A – a chemical found in some plastic packaging.
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NewsFonterra recalls fresh cream after E.Coli scare
Fonterra has undertaken a voluntary recall of Anchor and Pams-branded fresh cream in New Zealand.
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Comment & OpinionIt's time the FSA started treating us like grown-ups
I do wish our public health bodies would stop treating us all like kids…
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NewsEU seeks to ban cloning of farm animals
Cloning of farm animals could soon be banned under draft laws proposed by the European Commission.
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NewsNew horsemeat scandal in France leads to 21 arrests
France has been hit by a new horsemeat scandal – this time involving the sale of horses intended for lab research and unfit for human consumption into the food supply chain.
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NewsElliott review on horsemeat scandal: Reaction
Industry bodies have welcomed the publication of Professor Chris Elliott’s interim review into the UK food chain, with different groups highlighting different messages
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NewsFood labelling powers should go back to FSA, Elliott says
The responsibility for policy on compositional labelling should revert from Defra to the Food Standards Agency, Prof Elliott’s review has recommended.
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NewsRisky animal by-products could get into UK food chain: Elliott
Animal by-products not fit for human consumption could be finding their way into the UK food chain through unscrupulous meat operators, Prof Chris Elliott has warned.
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News'Dubious' meat still in supply chain, Elliott report warns
Cold stores used to warehouse frozen blocks of meat are among the riskiest places in the meat sector when it comes to food fraud, according to Prof Chris Elliott’s review of the UK food system.