FSA

  • “Tougher” tests on beef products agreed

    FOOD SECRETARY Owen Paterson has told Sky News that an “international conspiracy” could be at the centre of the horse meat scandal. LACA confident that school food not contaminated   His comments came following an emergency meeting with food retailers…

  • All food firms must test meat

    ALL FOOD businesses have been ordered to conduct authenticity tests on all beef products, such as beef burgers, meatballs and lasagne, and provide the results to the Food Standards Agency (FSA) by the end of next week.   This morning…

  • Editor’s comment: How much contamination is too much?

    IT’S BEEN a tough couple of weeks for the British food industry. First, there was the discovery of horse DNA in burgers supplied by food manufacturer ABP to the likes of Burger King and Tesco. Then pork DNA turned up…

  • 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…

  • Pork found in Halal pasties

    THE FOOD Standards Agency (FSA) has called retailers and food suppliers in to an urgent meeting today, Monday 4th February.   The meeting has been organised following the discovery of pork DNA in Halal pies and pasties supplied to jails.…