A gas leak at Carlsberg’s Northampton Brewery that left one man dead has been judged accidental but preventable, following an inquest into his death this week.
Experts from across the food and drink industry have launched a new system to promote collaborative efforts to solve some of the world’s food problems.
Political appetite to increase ‘sugar tax’ on soft drinks and extend the levy to other products is growing, a Populus survey seen exclusively by Food Manufacture has revealed.
Bakkavor has been fined £176,000 after an employee was killed at its Caledonian Produce site in Bridgeness, Scotland as a result of being struck by empty food trays.
Free-from claims need careful consideration under allergen labelling regulations and should ideally be avoided, the European trade body representing bakery, confectionery and patisserie suppliers has advised.
Food suppliers are being kept waiting for payment by the top supermarkets, with a maximum delay 50 days, Duncan Swift, partner and head of Moore Stephens’ food advisory group has claimed.
Producer Leverton Brothers has been ordered to pay more than £10,000 for safety failings, after a worker’s arm was seriously injured in a potato grading machine.
Soft drinks manufacturer AG Barr has recalled a number of its bottled drinks, because a fault in the packaging process could cause the caps on these drinks to pop off unexpectedly and cause injury.
Risk-based compliance’s impact on the food industry is set to be a key theme at Food Manufacture’s Food Safety Conference, which takes place in Birmingham next month.
Remote audits, using drones for filming and even Google Glass, will offer solutions to consumer demands for robust food supply chain standards, but can only supplement face-to-face methods.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) investigation of the merger between supermarket giants Asda and Sainsbury’s would be “off the scale”, according to law firm DWF.
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee has called for written evidence on how effective the UK Government is at promoting and marketing British food and drink overseas.
A new method of detecting Arabica coffee that has been tainted by lower-quality Robusta beans has been developed by food science training centre The Quadram Institute.
Blockchain, allergen contamination, product recall and regulatory reform are just some of the topics on the packed agenda at Food Manufacture’s one-day Food Safety Conference, held in Birmingham on 21 June.
Confusion over date labelling and storage of meat products is still causing friction between producers and enforcement agencies. Can this be worked out to everyone’s satisfaction?
The Soil Association has criticised a Government consultation on the future of food, farming and the environment for failing to account for the health of British consumers.
Rubber and plastic contamination forced the recall of yogurt and chicken products over the past week, as a number of products were returned to stores for containing undeclared allergens.
The UK Parliamentary Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has launched an inquiry into the sustainability of our seas and the reliability of the Marine Stewardship Council’s (MSC’s) certification schemes for ensuring fisheries are sustainable.
With the Soft Drinks Industry Levy coming into effect today, manufacturers have been forced to either reformulate their products or face paying tax on drinks with a higher sugar content.
Dissatisfaction over the EU regulatory framework has risen sharply over the past year – with the health claims process and the deadlock on botanicals under particular scrutiny, research has found.
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has welcomed news that the Government intends to focus on recycling, but has called for any deposit return scheme for drinks bottles and cans to be cost-effective.
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has been given a £14m boost from the Government to support preparations for Brexit and the expansion of the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU).
An advert for Go Ahead Goodness bars, produced by United Biscuits, has been banned after it was deemed misleading by the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).
The urgent need to reform the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) regulatory approach was brought into sharp focus by the alleged food hygiene incidents uncovered by the press investigation at the 2 Sisters Food Group West Bromwich chicken cutting plant last...
Poultry producer Moy Park said it has reimbursed the pay of 338 of its staff, after the Government unveiled a list of employers that were failing to pay the minimum wage.
The Co-op Group admitted it had “fallen short” of the Groceries Supply Code of Practice (GSCOP), following news Groceries Code Adjudicator (GCA) Christine Tacon had launched a probe into the society’s dealings with suppliers.
Indian cuisine supplier East End Foods has been fined £180,000 for food safety offences, after an infestation of rats was discovered at one of its warehouses in Birmingham.
Food manufacturers are being urged to start reformulating “everyday” products without delay after Public Health England (PHE) set a 20% calorie reduction target in food consumed across 13 product categories by 2024.
Food industry groups have pushed the Prime Minister for more details on the government’s Brexit plans, after her speech on the UK’s future economic relationship with the EU on Friday (2 March).
