FSA
Data receptors
Data-sharing technology could help expose and tackle problems from incorrect labelling and widespread food fraud to tracing contaminated food.
Check the label, FSA advises in new campaign
The campaign is designed to educate and motivate consumers to make healthier informed choices when food shopping by looking at nutritional labels on pre-packed foods.
FSA consults on updated guidance following change to allergen labelling law
The FSA published a consultation on updates to its existing technical guidance to reflect changes to food allergen labelling legislation in England which comes into effect on 1 October 2021.
On the right tracker? It would appear not…
The latest Food Standards Agency (FSA) Public Attitudes Tracker Survey results have just been published.
Food standards delivery review published
The Food Standards Agency has published the results of a survey of local authorities (LAs) across three countries designed to assess how they plan and prioritise their food standards work, the resources and capacity they have and how they measure the success of their programmes.
Doing our level best to keep calm over contaminants
Despite several scaremongering headlines to the contrary, results from the EFSA’s latest study into levels of acrylamide in a range of UK retail foods reveal ‘no increase in concern about the risk to human health’.
FSA announces National Food Safety Week
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched National Food Safety Week, with the focus this year being on the work of FSA staff and thousands of others across the food supply chain working behind-the-scenes to ensure that food is safe and what it says it is.
Focus group scrutinise UK-wide review into meat processing plants
The challenge group appointed to provide scrutiny to the work of the review into meat cutting plants and cold stores have convened for the first time to oversee the progress made so far.
Food safety, Ingredients, Processing, Regulatory, Sustainability
Round Up: Processing
Here is your weekly round-up of processing news. Next week’s round-up will focus on Shelf Life news.
Further reduction in campylobacter levels
Major UK retailers have published their testing results on campylobacter contamination in UK produced fresh whole chickens.
FSA and FSS examine meat processing plants across the UK
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have published details of a review into the sites where meat products are processed and stored in the UK.
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.
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.