Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in the dairy industry could be combated by changing the way bovine mastitis was treated, according to research by the International Dairy Federation (IDF).
Nine out of ten bacterial contamination cases in food processing are caused by poor hygienic equipment design – and gearboxes and motors are a primary cause.
The UK could bow to pressure from the US, Australia and other nations to allow hormone-reared beef into the UK market after Brexit, despite proven carcinogenic risk, a new report has claimed.
Just 12% of consumers in the UK, the US and France are aware of acrylamide – but many who are expect manufacturers to take responsibility for reducing levels in food, a survey by ingredients firm DSM has found.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has claimed figures showing that more than a fifth of targeted meat sample tests in 2017 found DNA from unlabelled animals are “not representative of the food industry”.
I have been following avidly the latest developments in the Europe-wide recall of frozen vegetable products linked to the outbreak of listeria that has made 47 people ill and killed nine of those, as much from the point of view of a concerned consumer...
Food and drink manufacturers have been urged to keep up-to-date on compliance following the Europe-wide salmonella outbreak that has made 147 people ill.
Workers at a Budweiser brewery in Lancashire have voted in favour of strike action after a union claimed a colleague was sacked for raising health and safety concerns.
Concern about sugar content in food is increasing among consumers, according to the results of the latest biannual Food Standards Agency (FSA) Public Standards Tracker survey, which have just been published.
Food traceability is expected to be boosted by a new £1.4m data-sharing network that will look at how the Internet of Things (IoT) can benefit manufacturers.
A recent outbreak of salmonella in the UK and Europe that has made 147 people ill has been linked to ready-to-eat meals containing cucumber, according to European health officials.
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) Committee has expressed “satisfaction” that 2 Sisters Food Group has delivered on all of the food safety commitments set out by Ranjit Singh Boparan.
An imminent auditing standard will make food safety culture within food businesses a core focus, but will require industry, not auditors, to assess and improve it.
A Scottish cheesemaker implicated in a fatal E.coli 0157 outbreak in 2016 has welcomed a sheriff’s ruling that the company did not breach food safety regulations.
The Agriculture & Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) have signed an agreement to develop a new multi-species livestock traceability service for England.
British food and drink is being held to account by regulatory bodies and the public more than ever before. Are businesses taking food safety as seriously as everyone else?
Greenyard Frozen UK has recalled frozen vegetables it supplies to top grocery retail chains, claiming they might be contaminated with listeria amid a wider international incident that has snowballed in the past few months.
This year's Food Safety Conference examined the Food Standards Agency's update on its Regulating Our Future Programme and how businesses need to focus more on allergens.
Debates over the blockchain process and its perceived use in preventing fraud in the food industry continued to be debated at the Food Safety Conference in Birmingham.
Head of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) Andy Morling said it was time to view food crime through a “criminal lens” rather than seeing it as simply a product issue.
EU regulations on food and drink should be transposed into UK law before the end of the Brexit transitional period, in order to avoid a regulatory vacuum, according to an expert in food law.
Consumers have been warned to cook frozen vegetables thoroughly following a Europe-wide outbreak of listeriosis that has been linked to frozen sweetcorn.
Brexit offers unparalleled innovation opportunities for the UK food and drink industry, so long as firms are prepared for regulatory changes, according to a leading food science expert.
Aldi, Asda, Tesco and Waitrose have all been forced to recall their own brand soy and soya sauce, after it was discovered they might have been contaminated with small pieces of glass.
The head of the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) National Food Crime Unit has renewed calls for collaboration between the organisation and manufacturers, to help prevent food fraud.
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has criticised Michael Gove for his statements regarding non-British vets, and warned that personnel shortages in the industry could lead to more incidents of food fraud.
With increasingly speedy production lines for food and drink, the need for an efficient and accurate contaminant detection system is critical, as product recalls can prove costly on more than one front.
Tesco’s decision to remove best-before dates from select fruit and vegetable lines will be a benchmark that all other supermarkets will follow, according to an industry expert.
Morrisons has the upper hand in the war against campylobacter, with none of its shop-bought chickens testing positive for the highest levels of contamination of the food poisoning pathogen in the latest quarterly figures.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has claimed there is no evidence to suggest eggs affected by the latest fipronil scare have been distributed in the UK.
There is just over a week left to book your place at Food Manufacture’s one-day Food Safety Conference, which will be held in central Birmingham on 21 June.
Failure to access Europe-wide food safety and animal health systems post-Brexit could weaken local councils’ ability to protect public health and increase the risk of a new food scandal.
In an update to their review of cutting plants and cold stores, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) have identified inconsistencies in training of inspectors.
