The campaign in the UK to ensure that the meat substitute Quorn
correctly is correctly labelled has moved one step closer to
victory - encouraging news for the American organisation backing
the campaign.
Europe will move closer to the completion of its food safety body
next week when the 15 member management board of the new European
Food Safety Authority meets for the first time. First on the
agenda? The appointment of an executive...
The creation of a new European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) is a
major component of the legal and organisational reforms to tackle
food safety in Europe. When the Council of Ministers recently
announced the composition of the new...
A campaign to urge all food premises to find out where their food
comes from has been launched by the Food Safety Authority of
Ireland. The FSAI says it wants food premises to buy products only
from suppliers who operate to the highest...
A recent survey carried out in the UK shows that food safety is
becoming an increasingly important part of consumers' habits,
according to a report by Mintel.
In a further move to improve food safety and streamline information
the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Center for Food Safety
and Applied Nutrition (CFSAN) claimed this week that it is
currently developing a new, comprehensive...
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is piloting a new scheme
designed to alert Food Enforcement Officers to potential food
hazards while out in the field.
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is piloting a new,
roll-with-the-times, scheme designed to alert Food Enforcement
Officers to potential food hazards while out in the field.
Oxoid, the UK-based food safety specialist, has had its Staphytect
and Dryspot Staphytect test kits successfully evaluated under the
European Microbiological Methods Assessment.
How was acrylamide first discovered in food in Sweden? What is the
UK Food Standards Agency planning to do about the problem? What are
the toxicological effects of acrylamide? A seminar devoted to this
new food safety phenomenon is...
