FSA
Three-quarters of supermarket chickens contaminated with campylobacter
A NEW FSA report has found that nearly three-quarters of fresh chickens in supermarkets and butchers are contaminated with the potentially lethal food-poisoning bug. The results are the… Read More
Health at risk as salt reduction strategy weakened by coalition says BMJ paper
FOOD RELATED diseases are one of the biggest threats to the nation’s health, partly due to the high levels of salt, fat and sugar in processed food. But the UK’s successful… Read More
From the horses mouth
THE LONG-awaited review into the horse-meat scandal has made a series of recommendations that foodservice businesses ignore at their peril. The horse-meat scandal may be nearly two… Read More
New food scandal on horizon as FSA highlights prevalence of chicken bug
THE FOOD STANDARDS Agency (FSA) today released cumulative results from the first two quarters of its year-long survey of campylobacter on fresh chickens. The bacteria, the cause of thousands of… Read More
Financial pressures reduce food waste
THE FOOD Standards Agency (FSA) has found that the British public are scaling down on food waste by changing their eating habits due to financial pressures to save money. According… Read More
Ministers consider need for new Food Crime Unit
THE DEPARTMENT for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and Food Standards Agency has issued a new report on food security and the introduction of a Food Crime Unit. The special report was commissioned by the government to address the current… Read More
New rules for pig meat inspection
THE FOOD Standards Agency has started a six-week consultation on new rules for pig meat inspections which will come into force from June 2014. The new rules are set to… Read More
Elliott Review: Create a food crime unit
THE MUCH anticipated interim report on food supply chains, commissioned in the wake of the horsemeat scandal, has been made public after months of research. The Government-backed review of Britain’s food system has revealed global weaknesses throughout the supply… Read More