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.
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The Food Standards Agency is seeking views on new advice for how and when to apply precautionary allergen labelling (PAL), commonly seen as “may contain” warnings on food packaging.
Under the new advice, and to ensure compliance with food law, food
Callan Bacon Ltd. is recalling Smoked 100% Irish Ham Fillet and Unsmoked 100% Irish Ham Fillet with specific barcodes due to incorrect boiling instructions detailed on the label. The implicated ham fillets were sold in Lidl stores.
In many jurisdictions there is currently no specific legislative requirement to provide information on allergens that are unintentionally present in food or drink due to contamination. This blog discusses precautionary allergen labelling/information
A recent poll by the Food Standards Agency revealed that 44% of adults view ‘use by’ dates as a ‘useful guide’ – not realising the potential health risks of getting food poisoning, which could make them or their family seriously ill.
The new finding
Consultation on the provision of precautionary allergen labelling and precautionary allergen information, such as 'may contain' on many types of food sold in England, Northern Ireland, and Wales.
The FSAI’s Audit of Food Business Operator Compliance with Meat Labelling and Traceability Requirements evaluated a representative sample of food businesses including supermarkets; butchers; food service establishments; storage and distribution estab
"80% of global sunflower oil exports originate from Ukraine or Russia and many manufacturers will need to switch to alternative vegetable oils and certain other ingredients (e.g. emulsifiers). This has implications for information included on product
Professor Robin May, the FSA’s Chief Scientific Adviser, explains why urgent progress is needed to support a unified eco-labelling system for food in the UK in order to support a fully sustainable food system.
Stricter labeling rules on certain food products in Scotland will apply beginning later this year.
The legislation requires businesses to include the product name and a full ingredients list, including allergen information, on foods classified as pre
Today, the European Commission is launching the Food Labelling Information System (FLIS), which will provide a user friendly IT solution, enabling its users to select a food and then automatically retrieve the mandatory EU labelling indications in 23
Updated technical guidance follows changes to food allergen labelling which come into effect from October 2021
The FSA has today published updated technical guidance for allergen labelling following changes for pre-packed for direct sale food. These
Over 9 million people in Britain believe that they may have eaten mislabelled or mis-sold food within the UK, according to a new survey.
The new data, taken from a poll of more than 1,000 members of the public, raises concerns regarding food safety i
The FSA today 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.
Failing to declare allergens on food labels is a breach of regulations and can put lives at risk. The law relating to allergen labels was changed recently to reduce the risks to consumers. But recent cases of flawed and misleading food labelling, som
Food mislabelling is a growing world-wide problem that is increasingly addressed
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Caroline Donovan (FSAI) will explain what you need to do to comply with the law on declaring the use of food allergens in non-prepacked food. In addition, Caroline will introduce you to Menucal which is our free online tool to help food businessses m
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”.
UK law on labelling allergens on food could be tightened as early as next summer, the parents of a teenager who died after eating a Pret a Manger sandwich have said after a meeting with Michael Gove.
