DNA Testing

  • ‘FSA must be a more effective regulator’ says EFRA Committee report

    THE ENVIRONMENT, FOOD and Rural Affairs Committee yesterday (16th July) revealed the results of the Food Contamination Report, which outlined recommended changes to food regulation legislation in the UK post-horsegate.   It also said that there was confusion around the… Read More

  • Reviews of horse meat scandal announced

    THE WAY in which the Food Standards Agency (FSA) responded to the horse meat scandal will be assessed as part of an independent review.                           Whilst the agency’s… Read More

  • An Innocent Smoothie with…David Clarke

    PORK HAS been in the news quite a bit of late. Red Tractor’s CEO picks up the story, and explains why the assurance scheme has plenty still to offer.                      … Read More

  • Horse meat testing expanded

    TESTING FOR horse meat will be extended to include stock cubes, stewing steak and gelatine. In all, 514 products will be tested, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced. The full results will be published.   The sampling for the… Read More

  • New testing regime

    TESTS ON MEAT products will be made publicly available under a new scheme agreed between food authorities and the food industry yesterday.   The decision was taken at a meeting to address how testing can maintain consumer confidence in the… Read More