In November this year the European Council cleared new proposals to
end the '25 per cent rule' and to strengthen the current labelling
of food allergens on food products. Under the new rules, it will be
mandatory to list...
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....
A wee dram after a hard day at work could lead to severe abdominal
pain, the UK Food Standards Agency claimed this week. The agency is
warning people not to drink counterfeit Johnnie Walker Black Label
whisky as it has been found...
Cause for concern over food hygiene in the UK emerged last week
when the UK Food Standards Agency published the findings from the
largest ever nationwide survey of the food hygiene knowledge of
catering industry workers.
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...
Following the concretisation of a European Directive for chocolate
regulations, due to come into force in Europe in the summer of
2003, the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) said this week that it is
to host a short seminar to discuss...
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.
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...
One year on and the quality of soy sauce used in catering outlets
in the UK appears to have improved. The UK Food Standards Agency
(FSA) recently carried out a survey and found fewer samples
containing unacceptable levels of the chemical...
Signs that the functional food market is gaining ground were
revealed this week when the UK Food Standards Agency (FSA)
announced it is considering a 'novel food' application by a food
manufacturer to market 'milk and...
The controversial herbal ingredient kava, kava is once again in the
news when the UK Food Standards Agency this week announced that it
is seeking views on draft regulations that would result in the
removal from sale of food products...
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 third of Welsh consumers question the accuracy of food labels,
and more than a quarter find labels difficult to understand,
according to a survey by the UK Food Standards Agency.
The UK Food Standards Agency is advising consumers not to eat or
use certain tins of Dragon Boat Shiitake Mushrooms. Tests have
revealed defects in the can seams that could lead to food poisoning
bacteria being present in some of...
A new independent report published by the UK Food Standards Agency
indicates how food labels could be made clearer, more informative
and more user-friendly.
The UK Food Standards Agency advised recently that children should
not eat certain mini cup fruit jelly products that contain Konjac
because of the risk of choking on the sweets.
The UK meat industry has witnessed a general reduction in
non-compliances in meat hygiene teams this year, a Food Standards
Agency report reveals this week.
High levels of aflatoxins, chemicals that have the potential to
cause cancer in humans, have been found in a batch of "Kashmira
Basar mixed spices for Asian curries."
The UK Food Standards Agency (FSA) is advising consumers to avoid
batches of certain specific helva products following tests that
have found them to be contaminated with the food bug salmonella.
