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Food Standards Agency Warns 700, 000 Contaminated Eggs Distributed to UK
Aug 14, 2017The UK Food Standards Agency said investigations into the Fipronil incident in Europe continue and it has now established that more eggs from affected farms than previously identified came to the UK. It is very unlikely that these eggs ...
Tags: eggs, processed foods
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UK Watchdog Reveals Plans for Food Regulation in Future
Jul 24, 2017The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has revealed its future plans on how it will monitor the food industry in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. In this regard, FSA Chairman Heather Hancock has released a document titled ...
Tags: Watchdog, Food Regulation
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CIEH Rolls out Food Fraud Good Practice Guidance
Nov 10, 2016The food and drink industry is being urged to better protect itself from fraud in order to safeguard their businesses and consumers. The warning comes from the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) on the same day the ...
Tags: Fraud Good, CIEH
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Antibiotic Resistant E. Coli Detected in Uk Supermarket Chicken and Pork Samples
Sep 7, 2016Antibiotic-resistant E. Coli bacteria has been found in one in four chicken samples collected from the UK’s largest supermarkets, according to a recent research commissioned by the Alliance to Save our Antibiotics. It also found ...
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Salt of The Earth Targets Sodium Reduction in The UK
May 23, 2016In response to the new sodium reduction regulations in the UK market, Salt of the Earth has announced its new strategy for the UK food processing and food service markets. The company selected three well-known distributors in two UK ...
Tags: UK market, food service markets
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Lessons to Be Learnt From UK Food Fraud
Apr 21, 2016There are some serious lessons to be learnt for businesses in the food industry when examining a unique case of food fraud out of the UK this week. Facts of the fraudulent scenario The guilty culprit, Yakub Moosa Yusuf, was sentenced to ...
Tags: UK Food Fraud
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FSA Advocates Food Product Safety Through New Sidel Training Services
Apr 20, 2016With the Food Standards Agency (FSA) reporting a 78% increase in the number of food and beverage product recalls, Sidel has highlighted the importance of training to achieve effective food and beverage safety. Investing in the skills of ...
Tags: FSA, Food Product Safety, Sidel
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Sainsbury's Issues Recall of Wholemeal Bread Over Presence of Metal Fragments
Feb 10, 2016Supermarket chain Sainsbury's has issued a recall of its wholemeal bread after metal pieces were found in loaves. The recall of 45p Wholemeal Bread Medium Sliced and Thick Sliced was made after its supplier made a complaint, reported ...
Tags: Metal Fragments, Bread
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Nestle Begins Production of Maggi Noodles at Three Indian Plants, Targets November Launch
Oct 28, 2015Nestle India has begun the production of Maggi Noodles at three of its plants in India and is targeting launch in November to take advantage of the festive season sales. Nestle has begun Maggi Noodles production at its plants in ...
Tags: Maggi Noodles, Nestle
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British Safety Council Introduces New Food Safety Qualifications for Food Industry
Oct 15, 2015British Safety Council has introduced new food safety qualifications for food manufacturers, caterers and retailers to ensure that they maintain food standards. The new regulated food safety qualifications are brought into effect to ...
Tags: food safety, catering businesses
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Possible Salmonella Contamination Forces Recall of Wafer Products in UK
Aug 27, 2015Valeo Foods has recalled Kelkin Milk Chocolate Break Wafers as they may be contaminated with Salmonella, according to the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA). The recalled product is Kelkin Milk Chocolate Break Wafers 'free from' Gluten with ...
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Quorn Foods Has Recalled Chef's Selection Meat Free Beef Steaks
Jul 8, 2015Quorn Foods has recalled Chef's Selection Meat Free Beef Steaks as they may contain wheat (gluten), barley (gluten) and milk which are not mentioned on the packaging, according to the UK Food Standards Agency. The recalled product is 180g ...
Tags: food manufacture, Quorn Foods, agriculture goods, health food
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Over 73% of Chickens Tested Positive for Food Poisoning Bug Campylobacter in The UK
Jun 1, 2015More than 73% of chickens tested positive for the presence of food poisoning bug campylobacter in the UK, according to the Food Standards Agency. As part of the year-long study, over 4,000 samples of fresh whole chilled chickens from ...
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PepsiCo Removes Artificial Aspartame From Its Diet Pepsi Product
Apr 28, 2015Global beverage giant PepsiCo has announced it will remove artificial aspartame from its Diet Pepsi product in the US later in 2015, after consumer backlash against aspartame saw PepsiCo’s sales drop. The Company has said it will ...
Tags: Diet Drinks, beverage
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Food Law and Policy Development
Apr 2, 2015It was reported on 25 March 2015 that new Country of Origin Labelling laws will be delayed until at least August 2015 despite the Prime Minister’s announcement on 16 February 2015 that country of origin labelling proposals for reform ...
Tags: FSANZ, dietary supplements, Food
