Food Chain

FSA will use science and evidence to raise consumer trust

23-Feb-2016 By Rick Pendrous

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has set out how it will use science, evidence and information to deliver food consumers can trust in three documents published today (February 23).

EC horsemeat tests reveal 5% horse DNA contamination

16-Apr-2013 By Mike Stones

European Commission tests costing £2.15M have revealed horse DNA in 5% of meat products tested at random across the EU’s 27 Member States.

Food chain vulnerable to malicious activity, expert

07-Jun-2011 By Ben Bouckley

Despite initiatives such as the Rapid Alert System for Food & Feed (RASFF), the EU food chain is still vulnerable to malicious activity for the sake of profit or terrorist type activity, according to a leading food safety expert.

Copper poisoning threatens food chain

04-Oct-2010 By Rick Pendrous

Experts fear farmers may be endangering human health by over-supplementing dairy cattle feed with copper to prevent infertility in their stock.

Day in the life of the Food Chain

23-Aug-2006

Dr Arthur Day, a prominent figure in the field of food innovation, and a specialist in chocolate and confectionery production, has joined The Food...