The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has introduced a new system of positive release for horses slaughtered in the country. The new system requires the horse carcasses to test negative in a phenylbutazone (bute) test before they are allowed ...
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The UK food industry has agreed to report the results of its testing program to the Food Standards Agency (FSA), in the wake of the ongoing horse meat contamination incident. This decision has been taken following a meeting between the ...
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Loch Arthur Creamery, a UK-based establishment, is recalling its cheese products over Listeria contamination, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The recall was initiated after the Dumfries and Galloway Council identified ...
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has suspended operations at two meat processing facilities in the UK over claims that both the firms have sold horsemeat labeled as beef for kebabs and burgers. The FSA raided both the premises, Peter Boddy ...
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The UK's Food Standards Agency has said it will publish the results of tests for horse meat DNA to be carried out on beef burgers sold at UK retailers. In mid-January, frozen beef burgers on sale at a number of retailers in the UK and ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has received the results of trials conducted on samples taken from the Dalepak facility by North Yorkshire Trading Standards. According to the Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI), Dalepak is one of ...
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The Co-operative Food, a UK-based retail chain, is recalling two batch codes of its own-brand Breaded Chicken Nuggets as they contain plastic, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The products subject to recall Breaded Chicken ...
Filler ingredient from Poland is the source of horse DNA found in beef burgers on sale in the UK and Ireland, according to Irish agriculture officials. Fresh tests on the suspected Polish ingredient have shown up to 20% horse DNA content ...
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The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued an emergency recall after cakes and other sweet products labelled under the brands Cake Factory Outlet and Clearance Cake Excess were produced in a factory contaminated from rat infestation. Rat ...
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Waitrose, a UK-based supermarket chain, is recalling its Channel Island Hazelnut Yogurt as it may contain almonds and walnuts, which are not mentioned on the label, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). The product subject to ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency has announced that horses that have been treated with the drug phenylbutazone or bute are not allowed to enter the food chain. The agency will conduct checks in slaughterhouses in order to ensure that horses ...
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The UK Food Standards Agency has admitted that it found traces of a cancer-causing drug in horse meat exported to Europe in 2012, but there is no link to the recent cases of horse DNA in burgers. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said today ...
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The Health Store, a UK-based cooperative wholesaler, is recalling some of its food products due to inconsistent information between the ingredients list and allergy advice on the label, according to the Food Standards Agency (FSA). These ...
The European Commission is currently reviewing the existing regulatory framework on food contact materials, in particular Directive 84/500/EEC for ceramic articles. Among the discussed features of this revision are: the extension of the ...
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UK-based supermarket chain Sainsbury's is recalling its own-brand Lemon Thyme as it may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA). The product subject to recall is Sainsbury's Lemon Thyme, 15g, ...
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