Two sampling projects have found issues with meat substitution and undeclared allergens despite an overall high level of compliance.
Findings come from targeted surveillance sampling of products in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland for the Food St
FSA has published updates to their food allergen labelling and information technical guidance. This best practice technical guidance aims to support food businesses when applying allergen labelling, whilst helping to keep consumers safe.
The United Kingdom’s top food microbiology lab has continued to see a drop in communications with European counterparts after Brexit.
Findings come from a report covering work of the UK’s national reference laboratory (NRL) for food microbiology betw
Changes to sampling requirements at low-throughput slaughterhouses are unlikely to result in a significant shift in the number of Campylobacter cases in the UK, according to a report.
Researchers did not detect a significant difference in the proport
Manufacturers are also being advised to tell retailers that they should not offer free refill promotions to under-10s, to prevent young children being exposed to excessive amounts of glycerol.
The updated guidance follows an FSA risk assessment whic
Most hospitals and social care sites are aware of Listeria guidance from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) but an analysis has found several challenges around implementation.
In a 2019 outbreak associated with pre-packed sandwiches supplied to hospital
Food agencies in the United Kingdom have advised that slush ice drinks should not be sold to children younger than age 5.
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued voluntary industry guidance on glycerol in slush ice d
According to a survey, there are low levels of antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in E. coli on beef and pork meat on sale in the United Kingdom.
The report was produced by the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) under contract with the Food Standards
One person has died in an E. coli outbreak being investigated by health authorities in the United Kingdom.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) are trying to find the source of the ongoing Shiga toxin-producing E. col
FSA is looking for a Senior Intelligence Analyst who can help us effectively evaluate information received by the FSA’s National Food Crime Unit (NFCU). Managing our skilled analysis team, you will provide leadership around strategic and tactical ana
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) are advising pregnant women and those with a weakened immune system to avoid eating ready-to-eat cold-smoked or cured fish, following publication of a risk assessment showing they are
Food safety authorities covering England, Wales and Scotland have opened a comment period on the rates of checks for selected food and feed of non-animal origin from certain countries.
Proposed amendments would apply a temporary change to official co
FSA and FSS are requesting data on the levels of T-2 and HT-2 toxins present in food.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a new consultation seeking opinions from the public, public health professionals and food sector partners on proposed additional investigatory powers for the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU).
The Board discussed the update on the performance of the FSA’s risk analysis process. This is the process of assessing, managing and communicating food and animal feed safety risks, ensuring high standards of food and feed safety to protect consumers
Irish authorities have told a retailer in the country to recall all frozen food of animal origin that has been imported since early March.
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) also ordered Metron Stores, which trades as Iceland Ireland, to rec
A consortium, led by LGC in partnership with the University of Manchester and Romer Laboratories Ltd, has recently completed a project (FS101206) funded by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to develop a multi-allergen reference material kit containing
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has introduced a revised model for delivering food standards controls.
These checks are carried out by local authorities or district councils to make sure food produced and sold by businesses is safe and what it says i
Food standards controls are the checks carried out by local authorities (district councils in Northern Ireland) to make sure food produced and sold by food businesses is safe and what it says it is.
The changes published today will help local auth
The number of food and beverage recalls in Europe went up in the first few months of 2023, according to an analysis.
Data comes from Sedgwick brand protection’s latest European product recall report and is based on information from the EU’s Rapid Ale
