The number of food recalls by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) in 2015 grew by 78% compared with the previous year, according to insurance firm Lockton.
Predictions about the risk of food poisoning from products contaminated with the spore-forming bacterium Clostridium botulinum (C.botulinum) will be more accurate, following research from the Norwich-based Institute of Food Research (IFR).
Reading Scientific Services (RSSL) has been recognised as a centre of expertise in food authenticity testing by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).
HE Stringer Flavours has become the first UK manufacturer to be given an AA+ grade certification on an unannounced factory audit under the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) Global Food Safety Standard issue 7.
The rising popularity of rare burgers in the UK continues to worry food safety experts who fear that, unless proper controls are introduced on their sale in UK restaurants and their consumption at home, it will inevitably lead to more food poisoning outbreaks.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is looking to transfer the high cost burden of surveying supermarket fresh chicken for contamination with the food poisoning bacterium campylobacter onto the industry itself, as its own budget comes under increasing constraint.
Sainsbury has recalled a chicken product on fears a packaging blunder may result in it containing undeclared milk and wheat, three days after recalling bread, which may contain metal pieces.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has voiced “growing concern” over the ability of cash-strapped local authorities to tackle food crimes and keep consumers safe.
Cheddar cheese, consumed by five-year olds at school, in products such as lasagne and macaroni cheese, has been identified as a potential source of food poisoning incidents associated with a compound called histamine, which can form during cheese ripening.
UK meat producers have issued a robust response to last month's government-commissioned report that the use of antibiotics in agriculture posed a direct threat to human health.
Antibiotics usage in livestock has again come under scrutiny after a gene that makes bacteria resistant to colistin, the antibiotic used when all others fail, was found in E. coli from pigs at three different UK farms.
All major supermarkets are likely to follow The Co-operative Group’s decision to impose unannounced audits on own-label food producers, the head of a food safety certification body has warned.
2 Sisters Food Group boss Ranjit Singh has highlighted the priority the firm attaches to combating campylobacter – the nation’s top cause of food poisoning.
Guidance on making free-from claims has been published by the Food and Drink Federation (FDF) and the British Retail Consortium (BRC), with the support of Anaphylaxis Campaign and Coeliac UK.
Asda, the Co-operative and Marks & Spencer (M&S) were all forced to recall products last week over mislabelled allergen advice that could cause health risks to allergen sufferers.
Thermo Fisher Scientific demonstrated technology and instrumentation for a range of food safety testing applications at last month’s (November 3–6) Annual International Symposium on Recent Advances in Food Analysis (RAFA) held in Prague.
Supermarkets must “step up to the plate” as the retail industry risks missing a key target for campylobacter reduction, according to consumer group Which?
Morrisons has the highest levels of campylobacter in fresh chicken, while contamination in retail chicken has fallen overall, according to the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) latest assessment of Britain’s number one cause of food poisoning.
Tesco is on track to meet its pledge to reduce the levels of the foodborne pathogen campylobacter in its fresh chicken, according to data released by the retailer.
Asda has been forced to withdraw its own-label buttery spread that may contain bits of hard plastic, while Ikea and the Co-operative announced separate recalls.
Pioneering work on the prevention of campylobacter has won the 2 Sisters Food Group the Judges’ star performer trophy in the industry’s Oscars – the Food Manufacture Excellence Awards (FMEAs) –in London last week (Tuesday, November 3).
Food and drink manufacturers could benefit from a number of new apps that help promote beer and food pairings, manage food safety and reduce food waste.
A greater need for collaboration between the food industry and government to boost data sharing to help improve food safety was one of the key messages from the Food Manufacture Group’s food safety conference.
The Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has amended its Food Safety and Standards Regulation 2011, by publishing limits for biotoxins in bivalve molluscs, according to the latest bulletin from SGS Food Safety Services.
A molecular detection assay test kit for Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) available from 3M Food Safety has been approved by the Association Of Analytical Communities (AOAC) Performance Tested Methods (PTM) programme, which effectively means it is now equivalent...
The ultraviolet (UV) disinfection subsidiary of Jenton International has designed and shipped two new variants of its systems for the food industry. The GRU-V disinfection conveyor can disinfect raw food products at production line speeds in advance of...
The Haerland factory of Norway-based Nortura, an agricultural co-operative and the largest supplier of meat and eggs in Norway, is making use of three Ishida IX-G2 dual energy X-ray inspection systems to provide quality control for chicken breast fillets...
The latest ultra-sensitive X-ray technology from Anritsu is said to offer peace of mind to the meat and poultry processors by detecting the most minuscule contaminant, whether bone, metal or other foreign bodies.
A novel ‘bag for life’ featuring silver-ion anti-bacterial technology has been introduced after research found the outside of chicken packs in store were often contaminated with campylobacter, the UK’s biggest cause of food poisoning.
Informatics is set to transform risk assessment and management in the food supply chain. Rick Pendrous reports from Food Manufacture’s food safety conference.
Food Standards Scotland (FSS) has launched a campaign to improve consumer understanding of food labels in a bid to reduce food poisoning cases and food waste.
