Food safety and labelling

EU germ threats ranked, with STEC now third

12-Dec-2019 By Rod Addy

Shiga-toxin-producing E.coli (STEC) are now the third most common cause of foodborne disease, with campylobacter strains first and strains of salmonella second, according to the EU One Health 2018 Zoonoses Report.

Court Order backs phage use against listeria

23-Oct-2019 By Rod Addy

Food firms can keep using phages to fight listeria on ready-to-eat foods in the absence of a developed EU legal framework, according to a European Court of Justice Court Order.

One day to go to Food Safety Briefing

14-Oct-2019 By Rod Addy

Food Manufacture’s Food Safety Briefing is a day away from going live, with input from experts across the food industry, focusing on a range of core topics.

Food Safety Briefing 2019

Less than a week to Food Safety Briefing

09-Oct-2019 By Rod Addy

There is now less than a week to go to Food Manufacture’s Food Safety Briefing, which will run from 2.30pm – 4pm UK time on 15 October.

Mouldy food leads to £6k bakery fine

02-Oct-2019 By James Ridler

Mouldy food found in a bakery in Stroud, Gloucestershire has landed the producer with fines and costs of more than £6,000.

Food Safety Briefing: your chance to quiz experts

01-Oct-2019 By Rod Addy

Attendees can quiz the expert speakers presenting at Food Manufacture's free online Food Safety Briefing on 15 October at 3pm.

Food Safety Briefing offers practical food fraud advice

25-Sep-2019 By Rod Addy

Food Manufacture's Food Safety Briefing will offer practical advice on ensuring the authenticity of herbs and spices from Gary Ridgewell, head of technical at Sleaford Quality Foods.

The Good Food Chain enters liquidation

01-Jul-2019 By James Ridler

Sandwich producer The Good Food Chain has ceased trading with immediate effect, just days after being cleared of its involvement with a deadly outbreak of listeria by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

Listeria-linked sandwich maker cleared to restart production

28-Jun-2019 By James Ridler

The sandwich manufacturer linked to a listeria outbreak that resulted in the deaths of five hospital patients has been cleared to restart production by the Food Standards Agency (FSA).

Listeria fears shut down Cadbury dessert production

04-Jun-2019 By James Ridler

Müller UK has shut down production of two Cadbury dessert lines as a precautionary measure, due to the possible presence of listeria in the products.

FDF launches new gluten guidance

04-Jun-2019 By James Ridler

The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has launched new regulatory guidance for the labelling of prepacked foods that contain gluten and claims relating to the absence or reduced presence of gluten.

Ultra-processed label ‘confusing’ to consumers

31-May-2019 By Helen Gilbert

Labelling food as ultra-processed is ‘confusing’ and not ‘useful’ in informing public health debate, experts in the field have claimed.

Ingredients integrity

Hardwiring supply: Creating traceability in the supply chain

29-May-2019 By Nick Hughes

As pressure to achieve supply chain transparency grows, food manufacturers and ingredients suppliers will need to up their technology game, or risk being eliminated from the chain.

opinion

Why an ERP is essential in meeting BRC Issue 8

24-May-2019 By Kevin Bull

Kevin Bull, product strategy director at Columbus, explains why enterprise resource planning is essential in meeting global standards for food safety.

Avoid recall risk through ‘Never Events’

24-May-2019 By Noli Dinkovski

Food firms can avoid serious safety-related product recalls by applying the ‘Never Event’ principle used in the health sector, a leading consultant in the field has argued.