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UK FSA Has Kicked off an Additional Program to Ensure Priority Testing of Lamb Dishes
Apr 22, 2014The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has kicked off an additional program to ensure priority testing of lamb dishes from takeaway restaurants across the country, and prosecute the businesses if found to be deliberately mislabeling foods. ...
Tags: Lamb Meat, Substitution Testing
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FSA to Evaluate Use of Phytosterol Esters in Margarines for Cooking and Baking Purposes
Jun 20, 2013The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is set to evaluate the use of phytosterol esters in margarines, for cooking and baking purposes. According to the FSA, Unilever has applied to the agency to market phytosterol esters as a novel food ...
Tags: Phytosterol Esters, Margarines
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FSA Would Launch a Review Into Its Handling of The Horsemeat Scandal
Apr 19, 2013The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has announced that it would launch a review into its handling of the horsemeat scandal. The food safety watchdog announced this at a board meeting in Cardiff. The independent investigation will be led by ...
Tags: Horsemeat Scandal, Food
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FSA Is to Double Its Testing of Meat Products
Feb 21, 2013The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) is to double its testing of meat products in the wake of the horsemeat contamination scandal. The agency said it is including beef-based foods sold pre-packed, or loose, such as cafe sandwiches. The ...
Tags: UK FSA, meat products, horsemeat
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Results From The First Set of UK Tests on Beef Products for Horsemeat
Feb 19, 2013Results from the first set of UK tests on beef products for horsemeat have in the main cleared the country's retailers. Products from Tesco, Sainsbury's, Morrisons, The Co-operative Group and Iceland Foods tested negative for traces of ...
Tags: UK FSA, Horsemeat, Test Results
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FSA Has Introduced a New System of Positive Release for Horses Slaughtered in The Country
Feb 17, 2013The 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 ...
Tags: UK FSA, positive release, horse carcasses
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UK's FSA Has Said It Will Publish The Results of Tests for Horse Meat DNA
Feb 6, 2013The 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 ...
Tags: horse meat, beef burgers, food labels
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UK FSA Will Consider Taking Legal Action Over Horse Meat
Jan 18, 2013The UK's Food Standards Agency has said it will consider taking legal action over the discovery of horse DNA in some beef burgers on sale in several retailers in the UK and Ireland. The UK's food safety watchdog is urgently investigating ...
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FSA Has Issued a Warning, Asking Consumers Not to Consume Clay-Based Detox Supplements
Dec 6, 2012The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued a consumer warning, asking consumers – especially pregnant women, not to consume clay-based detox supplements and drinks as they may contain high levels of lead and arsenic. The agency ...
Tags: consumer warning, pregnant women, clay-based detox supplements
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FSA Has Advised to Eat Less of This Type of Meat
Dec 4, 2012The UK Food Standards Agency(FSA)is advising people that eating lead-shot game on a frequent basis can expose them to potentially harmful levels of lead.The FSA has advised frequent consumers of lead-shot game to eat less of this type of ...
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FSA's Expert Is Seeking Views That This Novel Food Ingredient Should Be Approved for Use
Nov 30, 2012The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is evaluating an application from the Canadian company Bioneutra for the approval to market a carbohydrate, known as isomalto-oligosaccharide, as a novel food ingredient for use in a range of foods. The ...
Tags: carbohydrate, novel food ingredient, beverages, cereal products
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The FSA Is Seeking Views That This Novel Food Ingredient Should Be Approved for Use
Nov 30, 2012The UK Food Standards Agency's (FSA's) expert Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes is considering an application from Swiss firm Dow Wolff Cellulosics for approval to market a carbohydrate derivative, known as methylcellulose, as ...
Tags: novel food ingredient, plant material, food additive, methylcellulose
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FSA Shows The Study on Aflatoxin Contamination Levels in Brazil Nuts
Nov 30, 2012The UK Food Standards Agency has published the results of its latest research, which includes a comparison of aflatoxin contamination levels in Brazil nuts kernels and their shells. The study results revealed that initially aflatoxin ...
Tags: Brazil nuts kernels, fruit and vegetables, risk to human health
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The UK Food Standards Agency(FSA)has issued an urgent advise to the public
Nov 29, 2012The UK Food Standards Agency(FSA)has issued an urgent advise to the public to avoid a'fat-burner'substance in tablet or powder form.This warning has been issued after two deaths which have linked to the consumption of this substance. The ...
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FSA Is Inviting Applications for Three New Research Projects to Ensure Food Safety
Aug 29, 2012The UK Food Standards Agency(FSA)is inviting applications for three new research projects,as a part of its efforts to ensure food safety. The projects will determine the scope of developing a consumer'willingness to pay'figure,measure ...