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Scotland E.coli reports climb
Musselburgh Private Nursery in Scotland has been forced to close alongside several other children nurseries as a result of an escalating E.coli outbreak.
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Recall roundup: Undeclared allergens, foreign objects and pathogen concerns
Read our latest roundup of recalls impacting the UK and US, including several incidences of packaging errors, with allergens not being included on the label, along with numerous pathogen concerns.
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Defra launches bread and flour consultation launched in the UK
The consultation will look at changing the bread and flour regulations that have been in place for more than 20 years, but some in the baking sector think it does not go far enough.
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UK food inflation hits highest rate since 2008 crash
Food inflation reached levels not seen for over a decade as households have less disposable income than they did in June 2021.
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Vulnerable warned over Listeria monocytogenes outbreak
UK health authorities are concerned that some vulnerable consumers are at risk of Listeriosis, which can be more serious for some groups of people.
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Parliamentary committee concerned over CO2 supply
A major fertiliser plant has announced it is halting production, which could cause significant risk to both food production and animal welfare.
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Recall roundup: Salmonella, E.coli and Hepatitis A
This week's global recall roundup features several pathogen alerts, including Hepatitis A, E.coli and Salmonella.
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The answer to world food security?
Sajad Mahmood, CEO of the food poverty charity, Charity Right, gives his take on some of the current popular solutions for solving food insecurity.
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Müller staff at Gloucestershire site vote to strike
The strike will impact the supply chain of milk products to the site’s main customers, including M&S and Waitrose, among other supermarkets.
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Asda axes best before dates on fruit and vegetables
Asda has become the latest supermarket to remove best before dates on certain products in a bid to reduce food waste both in store and in consumer homes.
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Kraft Heinz employees get 11 percent pay increase
Kraft Heinz has confirmed that the pay deal was the result of annual negotiations with staff at its Kitt Green manufacturing site, the largest Heinz facility in the world.
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Arla launches first dairy climate roadmap with targets verified by SBTi
In a first for the UK dairy industry, Arla has launched its Climate Roadmap – Towards Carbon Net Zero Dairy, as the cooperative works to provide clear information around the future of sustainable dairy production.
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Consumers exposed to potentially harmful lead shot in pheasants
It’s not uncommon to find some shotgun pellets in your pheasant, but could consumers be eating too much lead inadvertently?
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Where are we with ‘forever chemicals’?
Regulatory measures are welcomed progress as concerns over PFAS in the global food chain increase in Europe.
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Queen’s University Belfast announces Denis Lynn scholarship
Denis Lynn founded on of Northern Ireland’s most successful food manufacturers and non-profit organisation Foundation Earth.
