Tiger Brands, which owns Enterprise Foods, on Sunday issued a statement following an announcement by the health department that the outbreak of listeriosis, which has claimed 180 lives in South Africa, has been traced to an Enterprise Foods facility in Polokwane.
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A French judge has ordered four men to stand trial over a 2013 scandal in which horsemeat was passed off as beef and used in ready-to-eat meals sold across Europe, sources close to the case told AFP.
safefood's Knowledge Network EFG Chair Professor Chris Elliott’s opening remarks at Food Fraud 2018 set out the scale of the growing global food fraud threat.
Ranjit Singh Boparan, the founder of the embattled 2 Sisters Food Group, has stepped down as chief executive of the firm, one of the UK’s largest chicken suppliers, after 25 years.
Despite Brexit, Food Standards Agency boss Heather Hancock is determined to press on with an overhaul of food safety regulation.
A report by European food safety and public health authorities has confirmed ‘antimicrobial resistance’ is still one of the biggest threats to human health after the discovery of resistance to a drug not authorised for use on animals in poultry.
The European Court of Auditors (ECA) is to carry out an audit of organic food in the EU in response to growing retail sales within the sector that leaves the industry open to fraudulent organic claims.
Closing date: 2 Apr 2018
Job description
The Head of Science, Evidence and Research Division ensures that the FSA has a systematic and effective approach to identifying its evidence needs; gathering and analysing existing evidence to support policy making and operational delivery; and commissioning evidence to fill prioritized gaps. Science and evidence are key foundations for the organisation’s aim to be recognised as an excellent, accountable, modern regulator.
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£68,500 - £90,000
Grade
SCS Pay Band 1
Sift/interview dates and location
At this stage, the expected timetable is:
- Advert Closing Date - 23:59 Monday 2nd April 2018
- Short List Meeting - End of w/c 9th April 2018
- Assessments - w/c 16th and 23rd April 2018
- Discussions with Vacancy Holder - w/c 16th April 2018
- Panel Interviews - w/c 30th April and 7th May 2018
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) is encouraging food businesses to read its guidance on selling and advertising food online following the publication of the results of an EU-wide coordinated control programme which identified offers of food sold online that did not comply with EU legislation.
Legislation to make CCTV cameras mandatory in slaughterhouses in England to safeguard animal welfare has been lead by Michael Gove. The proposals will give the FSA's Official Veterinarians unfettered access to the last 90 days of footage to help them monitor and enforce animal welfare standards.
The European Dairy Association said that its guidelines were intended to “harmonise and further improve food safety, consumer protection and legal certainty in the Single Market”.
Food scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) developed a rapid and highly sensitive screening technique capable of detecting minute amounts of pyrethroids in vegetables
US industry chiefs are pushing for line speeds to be increased so that more animals can be slaughtered per hour. But campaigners say this could exacerbate food safety problems.
Food Safety opinion piece by Felicity Lawrence
As meat products are withdrawn from sale, and cash-strapped councils struggle to enforce standards, the regulatory system is breaking down
We – the Food Standards Agency, Food Standards Scotland and representatives of the meat industry across the UK – met to discuss concerns arising from the recent examples of non-compliance with food hygiene regulations
Fish farming is big business - the industry now produces about 100 million tonnes a year - and with salmon prices soaring, producers are turning to lasers, automation and artificial intelligence to boost production and cut costs.
Researchers have announced the development of a sensor which can detect samples of gluten in food 45 minutes faster than current methods.
Pig keepers are being reminded not to feed kitchen scraps to their animals to prevent outbreaks of animal disease. The warning comes after an increase in the risk level of African Swine Fever (ASF) entering the UK, following spread of the disease in Eastern and Central Europe.
Irish dairy giant LacPatrick has unveiled a "Brexit-proofing" technology centre in Co Tyrone in a £30m investment creating 20 jobs.
A potentially hazardous chemical used in certain plastic food packaging has been found in the digestive system of 86% of teenagers who took part in a recent study.
