FSA’s biannual public attitudes tracker survey results
7 August 2018 | By Iqra Farooq (New Food)
Food hygiene was a particular concern, with 82 per cent of respondents being aware of the hygiene standards in places they eat or buy food from.
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Food Standards Agency trials blockchain in slaughterhouse
4 July 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
It's the first time blockchain has been used as a regulatory tool to ensure compliance in the food sector.
Birmingham tops the list of the worst places in Britain for food hygiene
25 June 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
Which? analysis has revealed the best and worst areas of the UK for food hygiene standards, as under-resourced local authorities struggle and complaints about food standards and hygiene soar.
Authorities launch probe after animal DNA found in meat-free meals
11 June 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
A newspaper investigation allegedly found traces of animal DNA in meat-free and vegan products in two of the UK's most popular supermarkets.
Food Safety Week to focus on ‘people who protect your plate’
4 June 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
The Food Standards Agency has launched National Food Safety Week, with the focus this year being on the work of FSA staff and thousands of others across the food supply chain working behind-the-scenes to ensure that food is safe and what it says it is.
Challenge group scrutinise UK-wide review into meat processing plants
3 May 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
A group providing outside perspective to the joint review by the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland has met for the first time.
Brexit means a ‘bumpy ride’ for business: Lord Price
19 March 2018 | By Anna Lambert (New Food)
Brexit will mean “a bumpy ride” for food business, which must succeed in global markets and fully engage their staff, said Lord Mark Price, keynote speaker at last Thursday’s conference organised by the public health and safely organisation, NSF.
Food safety experts urge Government to shelve inspection outsourcing
13 March 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
Two academics have called the Food Standards Agency's programme of change into question, saying it is a "bad policy being rushed through when Ministers and Parliament are not paying attention".
Cuts leave UK food regulators “hopelessly ill equipped” for Brexit
9 March 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
Shared European agencies overseeing food standards and safety have created a buffer for the UK as it continued to cut the budgets of its own, according to new analysis. But with Brexit fast approaching, how will the nation police and regulate its food industry?
Food Standards Agency responds to recent meat hygiene breaches
21 February 2018 | By
In the wake of a handful of highly-publicised concerns over food hygiene practices at meat processing plants, the FSA, FSS and meat industry figures have released a joint statement.
Meat supplier hits out at FSA as it goes into administration
20 February 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
Russell Hume accused the Food Standards Agency of creating 'impossible trading conditions' after it stopped products from leaving its sites last month.
Two meat producers issue voluntary recalls after unannounced FSA inspections
12 February 2018 | By George Smith (New Food)
Both meat producers emphasised the voluntary nature of their recalls after the FSA's inspections, saying the measures were 'precautionary'.
Major meat supplier investigated by Food Standards Agency
25 January 2018 | By Daniel Birchmore (New Food)
A company that supplies meat to schools, care homes, pubs and restaurant chains has been ordered to stop sending out produce after a unannounced inspection uncovered food hygiene problems at a midlands plant.
Mandatory hygiene rating display drives up safety compliance
6 December 2017 | By George Smith (New Food)
In Northern Ireland and Wales, where it has become mandatory for food retailers to display their Food Hygiene Rating, safety compliance has risen.
New rules for high-temperature cooking chemical to come in next year
30 November 2017 | By George Smith (New Food)
Starting in April 2018, food businesses throughout Europe will have to take steps to cut down on acrylamide - a carcinogenic chemical produced by food in high temperatures.
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