A fashionable low-calorie ice cream may contain traces of milk despite being called dairy free, prompting anger among allergy sufferers who describe its labelling as “misleading and confusing”.
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Tesco is urgently recalling packs of Itsu’s Vegetable Gyoza over fears they may contain prawns which are not mentioned on the ingredients label.
On Sunday, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued a warning that the presence of prawns makes the product
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has today published its Annual Report and Accounts for the past financial year. It covers our performance and activities in 2018/19 across England, Wales and Northern Ireland at a net cost of £98.7 million.
The Food Standards Agency has today announced the appointment of Emily Miles as its new chief executive.
Emily is currently the acting Director-General for the EU Exit Delivery Group in Defra and will join the FSA in September 2019.
Noor Halal Foods Ltd pleaded guilty to ID mark failings and a hygiene offence at the site.
The sandwich producer that has become infamous for it’s part in a Listeria outbreak that killed at least five people in England has gone into liquidation.
The Good Food Chain had been told it could restart operations by the Food Standards Agency (FSA
The Food Standards Agency Chair Heather Hancock has welcomed the announcement of a new allergen labelling law to help further protect the UK’s two million people living with food allergy, made today by Environment Secretary Michael Gove
On 14 June 2019, Public Health England, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and the NHS confirmed that, following a retrospective analysis of Listeria cases, an additional 3 cases including 2 deaths were linked to this outbreak.
Now that discussions betw
The percentage of chickens positive at the highest level of Campylobacter contamination in the United Kingdom has increased, according to the latest figures.
For the top nine retailers, 3.5 percent of fresh whole chicken samples tested from January t
The Chair of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Heather Hancock has announced the appointment of 35 independent members to the FSA’s Scientific Advisory Committees.
The Scientific Advisory Committees advise on the development of policy issues that have
The UK Multi-Annual National Control Plan (MANCP) has been revised and extended to March 2023.
The Food Standards Agency has today published an updated version of the UK Multi-Annual National Control Plan (MANCP).
The Food Standards Agency’s Chief Executive Jason Feeney CBE has announced his retirement from the department after more than two years in the role. He will continue to oversee the most critical phase of the FSA’s preparations for EU Exit before step
The government will today invite food redistribution organisations to apply for the first £5 million round of funding under a multi-million pound pilot scheme to reduce food waste.
The United Kingdom’s Food Standards Agency (FSA) is seeking feedback on guidance covering traceability, recalls and withdrawals. The guidance sets out the roles and responsibilities of those involved in food safety withdrawals and recalls in the UK a
The Food Standards Agency Chair, Heather Hancock, and the Chief Scientific Adviser, Professor Guy Poppy, are inviting applications from science experts to join independent Scientific Advisory Committees including three new joint expert groups. Deadli
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is reminding the public that eating some types of "pink" lamb or mutton can also pose a risk. Since June, 165 people in England have become ill with Salmonella typhimurium bacteria traced back to meat from affected she
The Food Standards Agency has successfully completed a pilot using blockchain technology in a cattle slaughterhouse. It is believed to be the first time blockchain has been used as a regulatory tool to ensure compliance in the food sector.
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The results are from a bespoke survey, released today by the Food Standards Agency (FSA), in partnership with Allergy UK (AUK) and the Anaphylaxis Campaign (AC), on the views of young people living with food allergies and intolerances. The survey als
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has opened a comment period on the approach to converting EU law for food and feed safety into UK law when the United Kingdom leaves the European Union next year.
The agency is seeking the views of businesses, consumer
