All Food safety articles – Page 69
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NewsHorse meat: Investigations remain focused on Europe, says ABP
ABP Food Group has said its investigations into how some of its burgers came to be contain horse DNA remain focused on third-party suppliers from the Continent, despite reports over the weekend that the source of the DNA may not be imports after all.
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NewsHorse meat scandal: Tesco tweet criticised
Tesco came under fire late night last night after its customer services team tweeted a comment to followers referring to hay – a staple food source for horses.
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Horse meat scandal: ABP suspends production at Silvercrest
Anglo Beef Processors has suspended all production at its Silvercrest site in Ireland, one of the meat processing plants implicated in the horse meat contamination scandal.
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Horse meat: ABP vows to introduce routine DNA tests
ABP Food Group – one of the companies embroiled in the horse meat scandal – has pledged to introduce routine DNA testing for its meat products.
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NewsHorse meat: Tesco boss Clarke looks to regain "lost trust"
Tesco today launched a major damage limitation blitz in the national media in a bid to regain what CEO Philip Clarke admitted was “lost trust” following the horsemeat scandal.
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NewsHorse meat: FSA announces UK-wide study on food authenticity
The Food Standards Agency and Defra are to conduct a UK-wide study on food authenticity in processed meat products following the discovery of horse and pig DNA in beef burgers sold in the UK and Ireland.
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NewsHorse meat: now Sainsbury’s withdraws burgers
Sainsbury’s has become the latest UK supermarket to withdraw burger products from sale in response to the horse meat contamination scandal.
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Horse meat: Co-op and Asda pull products as a precaution
The impact of the horse meat scandal continues to widen, with Asda and The Co-operative Food confirming they have removed some of their beef burgers as a precautionary measure.
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NewsHorse meat scandal: fingers point to the Continent
Two of the suppliers embroiled in the horse meat burger scandal have said they believe they have traced the problem to Continental Europe.
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Horse meat scandal: who is saying what
A round-up of statements issued in response to the Food Standards Agency of Ireland finding horse DNA in a number of burger products sold in Ireland and the UK.
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NewsHorse meat scandal: 26 Tesco lines withdrawn
Tesco has revealed it has withdrawn 26 product lines in response to the horse meat contamination scandal uncovered in Ireland and the UK yesterday.
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Supermarkets hit by horse meat scandal
Some of the nation’s biggest retailers including Tesco, Lidl, Aldi and Iceland, have become embroiled in a major meat scandal, after 37% of beef burgers analysed in a sample by the Food Safety Authority of Ireland were found to contain horse DNA, and 85% contained pork DNA.
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NewsSprouted seeds safety boosted by EU rule change
Sprouted seed suppliers dogged by last year’s tragic E.coli outbreaks in Germany and France are hoping to regain the trust of consumers…
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NewsSalmonella scare forces Myprotein liquid egg whites recall
A sports nutrition company has had to recall bottles of liquid egg whites after salmonella was detected in the product.
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Analysis & FeaturesTomato prices bounce back after E.coli crisis
After last year’s deadly E.coli outbreak in Germany, demand for salad vegetables across the EU tumbled…
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NewsCampylobacter risk could be slashed by new packaging invention
Food poisoning cases caused by bacteria carried on poultry packaging could be slashed following the invention of…
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Analysis & FeaturesThe big chicken questions answered
Maintaining growth in such a high-penetration sector is harder than ever. The Grocer quizzed four leading industry figures on the challenges facing poultry.
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Comment & Opinion
How can we rid chicken of campylobacter?
Recent Which? research found that 18% of supermarket chickens were contaminated with campylobacter and 17% with listeria.
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NewsNew guidelines for the sprouted seed industry
Sprouted seed suppliers are expected to take another step towards recovery from last year’s deadly E.coli outbreak…
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NewsWatermelons linked with salmonella outbreak
A fatal outbreak of salmonella in the UK has been linked to watermelons by investigating health authorities.