Steve Wearne
Freezer confusion fuels waste
The fears consumers have about freezing food are largely unfounded, according to a study published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The research – released as part of Food Safety Week (July 4-10) – identified a number of freezing myths…
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…
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…
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…
