New food development centre to create 250 jobs
Plans for a new £11.3M food and drink development centre in Somerset that would create up to 250 jobs have been given the go ahead, after receiving planning permission from the local council.
Archives for July 12, 2017
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Food allergen labelling ‘is still not fit for purpose’
The number of allergen recalls in pre-packaged food notified within the EU is likely to be “the tip of the iceberg”, food allergen expert Dr Rachel Ward told delegates at Food Manufacture’s food safety conference last month (June 22).
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Food hygiene corners sometimes cut to meet production targets
Food hygiene corners are sometimes being cut to meet production targets, Food Manufacture’s food safety survey discovers.
Mess with food safety laws at our peril
The government risks jeopardising food safety in the UK if it rushes through new legislation in the wake of Brexit, a food law, risk management and compliance specialist has claimed.
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Factory microbiome helps target hygiene
A new predictive software toolbox, being developed by a research consortium, which aims to help food manufacturers improve factory food safety, was described at Food Manufacture’s 2017 food safety conference last month (June 22).