The latest wave of the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) Food and You 2 survey, conducted between April and July 2023, shows that respondents’ concerns over food affordability continued to rise to the highest level since the survey began.
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Certain food and feed products called regulated products, which include food additives and flavourings, need to be authorised as safe before they can be sold. To do this this, the FSA and FSS carry out a robust risk analysis process and provide advic
Officials in the United Kingdom are looking into an E. coli outbreak linked to chili sticks that has affected five people.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA), Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are investigating the outb
Proposed changes to the levels of checks on a range of products, including sesame seeds from India and Turkey for Salmonella, have been put forward by UK food agencies.
The plans cover official controls and special conditions on imported high-risk fo
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) are asking wider government and the veterinary profession to work together to develop a sustainable approach to UK’s veterinary capacity and capability.
This follows the joint Annual R
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a campaign to explain the difference between free-from and vegan labeling.
Vegan labels are used to support a dietary choice and do not intentionally contain products of animal origin. However, vegan food
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is seeking feedback relating to new MSM guidance that is intended to provide support for Food Business Operators (FBO) following court judgments that clarify how the definition of mechanically separated meat (MSM) shou
The FSA has developed new guidance to provide support for food businesses following a series of court judgments on the definition of MSM. MSM is obtained by the removal of meat from bones, reducing food waste, and it must be produced in a hygienic an
Findings from the testing of food products for authenticity, contaminants, and allergens have been published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).
The survey is targeted to areas of potential risk and where sampling is needed to inform FSA policy and s
The Retail Surveillance Survey is specifically targeted where we know there is potential risk, as well as where sampling is needed to help inform FSA policy and science.
The survey took place in October 2022 and sampled products from a typical bask
According to two UK food agencies, the likelihood of vulnerable people contracting listeriosis from blue cheese is very low.
A Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) risk assessment found the severity of Listeria monocytogenes
The Secretary of State for Health has announced the appointment of Timothy Riley as Deputy Chair of the Food Standards Agency. His appointment begins on 1 January 2024 for three years.
Updated figures for antimicrobial resistant (AMR) E. coli, Campylobacter, and Salmonella on chicken and turkey meat in the United Kingdom have been released.
A survey covered 306 fresh raw chicken and 302 turkey meat samples collected at retail in th
The Food Standards Agency (FSA), Food Standards Scotland, (FSS) and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are warning the public not to eat four Mrs Kirkham’s Lancashire Cheese which has been recalled because they may be contaminated with a specific type
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) along with Food Standards Scotland (Opens in a new window) (FSS) and the UK Health Security Agency (Opens in a new window) (UKHSA) is reminding consumers to take care when handling and cooking poultry products at home,
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has warned people not to buy or eat several types of counterfeit chocolate bars.
The alert comes after reports of fake branded chocolate being found on sale and follows an incident of people falling sick after eating c
The National Measurement Laboratory at LGC are leading on an UK Food Standards Agency funded project investigating the utility and potential of POC technologies in the food sector and have devised this questionnaire to support the evidence building p
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has become the latest authority to warn about a problem related to Prime energy drinks.
The issue in the United Kingdom is imported Prime Hydration and Prime Energy drinks, which are not intended for the UK market.
Food agencies in the United Kingdom have raised resource concerns in a report on food standards.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) published a report reviewing food standards across the UK. It looked at whether they ha
Every year in the UK, there are 2.4 million cases of foodborne illness, resulting in around 222,000 GP appointments(footnote 1). Now, Kitchen Life 2, an award-winning piece of research commissioned by the Food Standards Agency, has given us insight i