Food Standards Agency
FSA reveals calorie intake confusion in Northern Ireland
According to a new survey published by the Food Standards Agency, only 15% of men in Northern Ireland know their daily calorie intake compared to 44% of women.
Happerley ever after
There’s a great provenance initiative underway this week courtesy of provenance champion Happerley.
Public Attitudes Tracker survey results published
The Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) Biannual Public Attitudes Tracker (November 2017) results have been published.
Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Production resumes at Russell Hume’s Liverpool site
The enforcement action preventing Russell Hume from processing and distributing meat products has been lifted at its Liverpool, UK site.
FSA to review meat cutting plants and cold stores
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have announced that they will be undertaking a review of meat cutting premises and cold stores.
FSA orders Russell Hume meat recall
Due to concerns about non-compliance with food hygiene regulations, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has taken action to stop any products from leaving sites operated by meat supplier Russell Hume.
Teenagers skipping dairy, says survey
The Hippocratic Post website reports that Britain’s teenage girls are ditching dairy, according to a survey among 2,000 UK adults, including over 1,000 parents, which showed that almost 1 in 5 teenage girls aged 13-19 are drinking less milk than two years ago, and one in six have cut it out of their diets altogether.
WRAP presents new labelling guidance
Waste reduction charity WRAP has published new labelling guidance to give consumers more consistent storage and date label advice.
FDF publishes shelf life guidance document
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published Industry Guidance on Setting Product Shelf Life.
Final results from FSA survey show campylobacter levels plummet
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the last set of results from its third survey of campylobacter contamination in fresh shop-bought UK-produced chickens.
New advice on eating runny eggs
Infants, children, pregnant women and elderly people can now safely eat raw or lightly cooked eggs that are produced under the British Lion Code of Practice, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) says.
UK food chain faces egg contamination scare
Approximately 700,000 contaminated eggs have been imported to the UK from Dutch farms.
Men jailed for horsemeat scam
Two men have been imprisoned for defrauding consumers by labelling horsemeat products as beef.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory
Cases of campylobacter in decline
A 17% decline in the number of laboratory reports of human cases of campylobacter in 2016 has been reported by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).