Food Standards Agency
Consumer concern over convenience eating
UK consumers are worried that convenience eating could cause them to lose a connection with the food they eat, suggests new research published by the FSA.
Seminar to discuss 25-year Defra plan
The Westminster Food & Nutrition Forum is hosting a keynote seminar on 22 March 2016 entitled ‘Priorities for the UK food and drink industry – implementing the 25-year food and farming plan’, in London, UK.
Campylobacter shows signs of progress
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the first set of results from its second year survey of campylobacter on fresh shop bought chickens.
Database of food law prosecutions published
A live map which links to a database of successful food standards, food hygiene and food safety related prosecutions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has been published by the FSA.
Food crime unit established in Scotland
A new Scottish Food Crime and Incident Unit (SFCIU) is to be set up by Food Standards Scotland (FSS) to tackle food fraud.
Business news, Food safety, Ingredients, Regulatory, Sustainability
Chicken struggles in UK poultry market
The UK poultry market is being threatened by recent revelations regarding the prevalence of campylobacter in supermarket chicken, according to a report by Key Note.
Horsing around
Earlier this month I visited Doncaster Racecourse. Whilst I wasn’t there to watch any races, horses were certainly on the agenda – it was Highfield ABC’s Fighting Food Fraud event and, of course, ‘horsegate’ was one of the buzzwords of the day.
FSA appoints new deputy chair
Heather Hancock has been appointed as deputy chair of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) with immediate effect and is expected to take up the post from 1 April 2016.
“There does seem to be a growing move among consumers to buy British food”
Alan Botham, chair of the Chilled Food Association and technical services director at 2 Sisters Food Group, discusses food standards, sustainability plans and buying British.
FSA campylobacter report 2015
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) publishes its final report of its year long survey of campylobacter levels on UK fresh shop bought chickens.
FSA calls for research
The UK’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) is inviting expressions of interest for research proposals in five areas.
Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Food fraud strikes again
Following the horse meat and nut and spice contamination scandals in recent times, evidence of a new food fraud case – this time, oregano contamination – is a fresh blow to the industry.
Consumer attitudes survey results published
The FSA has published the latest results of its Biannual Public Attitudes Tracker survey.
Food safety, Ingredients, Packaging, Regulatory, Sustainability
Report urges sugar reduction
There has been mixed response to the Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition’s (SACN) final report on carbohydrates.