Consumers in the UK can eat their porridge safe in the knowledge
that their oat products are free from harmful toxins - mycotoxins -
after an extensive survey in the UK found very low traces, if none
at all, of the contaminant in...
Calcium sulphate as a source of calcium, and the amino acid salts,
N-acetyl-L-cysteine and N-acetyl-L-methionine, may be included in
draft regulations amending the PARNUTS directive, which will allow
them to continue to be marketed...
Labelling issues on the cards again for manufacturers as the UK's
food safety agency this week launches a consultation on the use of
alternative phrases to 'may contain' on food labels.
This afternoon food specialists from member states will vote on a
proposal to end Europe's five year moratorium on genetically
modified foods. A deeply-divided issue, the outcome of the vote
will either disappoint or delight.
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) announced yesterday that
it is to open up its work to public scrutiny. The most significant
development will be the involvement of consumers and other
stakeholders in the authority's...
The UK's food safety watchdog has come under heavy criticism from a
group of politicians. A parliamentary public accounts committee
said that the Food Standards Agency (FSA) had to worker harder if
it was to become an authoritative...
Mislabelling is leading customers to pay up to €50 per tonne more
for the same quality of potato, reports new findings issued by the
UK Food Standards Agency this week.
Calls to food manufacturers to develop alternative methods for
sealing jars of food were voiced by the UK Food Standards Agency
this week following a European scientific review on the presence of
semicarbazide - a weak carcinogen...
The UK's Food Standards Agency has published details of an
investigation and audit carried out by UK scientists which shows
discrepancies in current testing methods for shellfish toxins.
The UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA) says contrary to media reports
yesterday it has not issued an official health warning about the
Atkins diet, or linked it to increased risk of obesity and cancer.
As growth in the organic food industry starts to slow down in
Europe, the food industry is deliberating ways to boost sales. A
new project launched by the UK food safety agency could provide the
answers.
Six months after Europe voted in a permanent ban on the use of the
food additive E425, otherwise known as konjac, in jelly
confectionery, food safety agency finds these illegal products for
sale in the UK.
Six months after a permanent ban on the use of the food additive
E425 in jelly confectionery, food safety agency finds these illegal
products for sale in the UK.
In 2001 enough sausages were sold in Britain to go around the world
five times. That's a lot of sausages, but also - as the UK food
agency points out this week - a lot of salt.
The UK's FSA has published guidance notes to accompany the new
cocoa and chocolate product regulations in an effort to achieve a
'more consistent application and enforcement of the regulations'.
Despite emergency measures by the EU last month to block imports of
chilli powder contaminated with the red dye Sudan I, the UK food
safety agency has uncovered this potential carcionogen in food
products.
Radioactivity checks on farmed salmon from Scotland and Northern
Ireland exposed to Sellafield radiation show that there is no cause
for concern from eating these fish, according to the results of
work undertaken by both the Food...
Levels of dioxins and dioxin-like environmental pollutants PCBs in
food have fallen by around 50 per cent in the UK over three years,
according to a recent study from food safety agency, the Food
Standards Agency (FSA).
Quality Meat Scotland (QMS) is one of many industry bodies to have
urged the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to exercise caution over the
cessation of the Over 30 Months Scheme (OTMS).
The UK Food Standards Agency has made recommendations to the
European Commission pushing for new measures to prevent very high
levels of unnecessary water being added to chicken and an end to
'ripping the consumer off'.
The Food Standards Agency is to investigate exactly what goes into
salamis and similar meat products being sold in the UK, to see
whether they contain horse or donkey meat.
In response to growing concerns from the consumer about food
intolerance, the food industry and food safety agencies in Europe
are continuing in their quest to allay fears. The recent move by
the UK's Food Standards Agency (FSA)...
High dosages of vitamins and minerals taken over a long period of
time could cause permanent damage to your health and may lead to
cancer, warns the UK Food Standards Agency this week in a statement
set to provoke a vociferous reaction...
The Food Standards Agency in England is seeking comments on draft
regulations that include requirements for honey to be labelled with
country of origin. The regulations set out compositional standards
that a product must comply with...
Director general of the UK's Food and Drink Federation (FDF) Sylvia
Jay last week said that the food industry should work to support
government initiatives communicating important dietary messages.
Poultry processors have been warned by a report from the UK Food
Standards Agency which shows that there is a continuing problem
with added water and animal protein in chicken supplied to
restaurants and takeaways.
On the same day that we report on the slow installation of the
European Food Safety Authority - suffering from a lack of unity at
a European level - the UK Food and Drink Federation (FDF) gives a
clear sign that it believes unity...
Despite numerous high profile cases of concerning BSE,
foot-and-mouth and other food-related diseases, consumers in the UK
are now worrying less about these problems than in previous years,
according to the latest UK Consumer Attitudes...
Food manufacturers in the UK were criticised again this week over
misleading food labels when the findings of a new report suggested
that labels "are more likely to confuse and mislead consumers
than inform them". The report...
The gastronomic delights of Christmas appear to be the focus of
current research at the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA). Earlier
this week we reported on a recent study of dried fruit - destined
for mince-pies and Christmas pudding....
Food manufacturers took a further battering this week when the UK
Consumers' Association (CA) released new research, as part of its
Honest Labelling campaign, that suggests the public continues to be
misled by inadequate food...
As the season of mincepies and Christmas pudding approaches, the UK
Food Standards Agency finds that dried fruit products - the star
ingredient at Christmas time - are within the legal limits for a
toxic substance called ochratoxin...
Recruitment is over for the executive director of the new European
Food Safety Authority (EFSA) with the announcement yesterday that
Geoffrey Podger has had the all clear from the European
Parliament's Environment Committee -...
The UK's Food Standards Agency has reported "growing evidence" that
links the recent outbreak of salmonella, which has so far caused
two deaths and 350 people to become ill, to originate in Spain.
Food safety experts from across the UK gathered in London last week
for the first National Food Safety Communications Conference
organised by the country's Food and Drink Federation (FDF). Awards
were given to those teams with...
In a week of news awash with food safety scares, consumers will
find some comfort today with a report from the UK Food Standards
Agency that reveals health risks arising from mixtures of low-level
pesticides in foods - the so-called...
In the UK one person has died and around 150 have fallen ill with a
rare form of food poisoning linked to the use of raw eggs as a food
ingredient, reports the Independent.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) reports this week that the
Committee on Toxicity (COT) is consulting on a draft report that
looks at the implications for human health of phytoestrogens in our
diet. The group recommends more research...
The UK Food Standards Agency has published a guide to the
provisions of the 1990 Food Safety Act and other UK legislation
covering the composition and labelling of foods, chemical safety,
food hygiene, control of foodstuffs and trading...
British consumers are increasingly concerned about food safety, but
the government's efforts to get the message across are falling
largely on deaf ears. Instead, food manufacturers and,
increasingly, retailers are being called...
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...
The British Food Standards Agency (FSA) survey has revealed that a
wide range of dietary supplements sold in the UK have been
irradiated, violating the British food legislation.
A recent survey in the UK has concluded that it is very unlikely
that paper and board packaging is a source of acrylamide, a
chemical with the potential to cause cancer, in food - according to
a report from the Food Standards Agency.
The UK Food Standards Agency is the latest European food safety
agency to advise its citizens to avoid the herbal ingredient kava
kava, joining France, Switzerland and Germany.
Consumer representatives and experts from the fields of science,
industry and food law enforcement have been appointed to a core
stakeholder group established as part of the UK Food Standards
Agency's review of the Over Thirty...
A series of research projects from the UK Food Standards Agency
have concluded that "it is extremely unlikely that genes from
genetically modified (GM) food can end up in bacteria in the gut of
people who eat them," the...
A European Commission Directive amending Commission Directive
96/77/EC for a fourth time was adopted unanimously by the Standing
Committee on the Food Chain and Animal Health on 14June 2002,
reports the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA).
