24-Feb-2009
Decision on front of pack labelling schemes likely to be delayed pending European election
News In Brief
24-Feb-2009
**Show them the way**The Food Standards Agency has launched a public consultation seeking views on the future direction of its nutrition research. An...
17-Feb-2009 By Hayley Brown
Professor Charles Milne has been appointed director at Food Standards Agency Scotland (FSAS), as successor to the current director, Dr George...
Inspection charge proposals threaten primary meat processors
16-Feb-2009 By Rick Pendrous
Small abattoirs and primary meat processors fear that plans by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) to raise the level of charges imposed for inspections...
Competition law is a minefield
27-Jan-2009
Keeping on the right side of competition law is becoming "more and more tricky", according to the new boss of the Food and Drink Federation (FDF),...
02-Jan-2009 By Rick Pendrous
European Parliament committee proposals challenge Food Standards Authority scheme
Two types of scores on the food hygiene doors
15-Dec-2008 By Rick Pendrous
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board last week failed to agree on a single Scores on the Doors hygiene rating system scheme for the whole of the UK,...
Whose fault is it we're fat?
04-Dec-2008
How about a New Year's Resolution to re-establish some personal responsibility?
No scores on the doors yet for food hygiene
01-Dec-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Agreement on a ‘scores on the doors’ UK-wide food hygiene scheme is unlikely to be reached when the Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board meets on...
01-Dec-2008
As many readers will be aware the consultation is now open on the setting of nutrient profiles under European Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006.The Food...
Consumer website could help manufacturers trace ingredients
24-Nov-2008 By Rod Addy
A website with spin-off benefits that could help processors tighten up on traceability is set to be launched for consumers.The Food Standards Agency...
FSA targets emerging issues on the horizon
24-Nov-2008 By Rod Addy
Recession, climate change and the emergence of new technologies and their effects on food safety and production could be the subject of future...
Dairy Crest recall sours strong financial performance
17-Nov-2008 By Hayley Brown
After boasting double digit sales growth in its spreadable sales, Dairy Crest has been forced to recall contaminated Country Life butter...
10-Nov-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Revised guidance on country of origin labelling just published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) for the food industry and enforcement authorities...
FSA targets booze and organics fraudsters
27-Oct-2008 By Rod Addy
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is tightening up on methods of detecting counterfeit food and drink in an effort to clamp down on this illegal...
06-Oct-2008 By Hayley Brown
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has unveiled the latest technology which will allow inspection authorities to crack down on food fraud within the...
29-Sep-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Contaminated herbs and salad leaves in ready-to-eat foods could be causing more illness
Technological breakthrough needed to meet FSA salt targets
29-Sep-2008 By Elaine Watson
A technological breakthrough is required for manufacturers to meet the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) draconian salt reduction targets for 2012,...
01-Sep-2008 By Elaine Watson
The Food Standards Agency has promised to produce new guidelines for the industry over the use of charity endorsements on food and drink packaging in...
Stricter targets from FSA aren't worth their salt, say manufacturers
29-Jul-2008
Manufacturers are up in arms about stricter voluntary salt targets for food products for 2010 and even stricter targets for 2012 proposed by the Food...
29-Jul-2008
Let common sense beat the boffins
18-Jul-2008
In order to reflect the Food Standards Agency’s core business strategy of 'Safe food and healthy eating for all' its existing structure has been...
Stop meaningless marketing terms, warns FSA
14-Jul-2008 By Elaine Watson
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published clear criteria for using phrases such as ‘hand-made’, ‘fresh’ and ‘natural’ on food...
07-Jul-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s plans to create a Food Strategy Task Force to co-ordinate and drive forward new UK food policy recommendations have...
16-Jun-2008 By Rick Pendrous
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) Board last week agreed that clarity of front-of-pack food labelling was more important than a “proscriptive”...
Right time and place
29-Apr-2008 By Rod Addy
Looking for a career in the food and drink processing and retail industries? Leading Edge's annual convention may help, as Rod Addy reports
29-Apr-2008
OK, so you may be tired of hearing about the food colours debate, but it would be wrong of me not to pass comment, I feel.I am writing this column...
FSA admits science ‘only one factor’ in its colours ban
21-Apr-2008 By Elaine Watson
The Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) call for an EU-wide ban on the six colours used in the University of Southampton study was based primarily on...
FSA publishes food safety protocol
14-Apr-2008 By Rick Pendrous
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published a protocol on how it communicates food safety incidents.Under the protocol, the FSA has made a...
10-Apr-2008 By Rod Addy
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) will urge the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to move to ban food colourings highlighted in a Southampton...
Call for research into effects of consuming nano-sized food
07-Apr-2008 By Rick Pendrous
More research is needed into the effects of consuming nano-sized food particles, according to the chairman of a Food Standards Agency (FSA) advisory...
26-Mar-2008 By Elaine Watson
FSA study into hyperactivity faces accusations of bad design and unclear results
Risk assessment model to spot food contamination
26-Mar-2008
Probabilistic risk assessments, originally developed for the chemicals sector, look set to be increasingly used to determine the risk to the...
Advice to wash bagged leafy salads scrapped
17-Mar-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Consumers will no longer be advised to re-wash ready to eat (RTE) leafy salads sold in supermarkets, following a change in expert advice supplied to...
26-Feb-2008
Short but sweet is the simple solution
26-Feb-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Leatherhead Food International's new chief executive Dr Paul Berryman plans to raise the research organisation's turnover by 5-10% a year by offering more focused added value services to its members. Rick Pendrous finds out where the money is...
12-Feb-2008
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has appointed Barbara Gallani to head up its new Biscuit, Cake, Chocolate and Confectionery (BCCC) sector group....
Industry pitches in to target saturated fats
11-Feb-2008 By Rod Addy
Processors including Bernard Matthews and Mars, trade bodies, charities and medical groups are meeting the Food Standards Agency (FSA) on February 21...
31-Jan-2008
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has appointed six new Advisory Committee on Novel Foods and Processes (ACNFP) members, who each began their...
25-Jan-2008 By Rick Pendrous
Major industry support for Salsa accreditation scheme for small local food producers
25-Jan-2008
I guess not everybody will be a fan of the Food Standards Agency (FSA), but in many instances its policy of openness is to be applauded.At the time I...
British Poultry Council defends abattoir safety
14-Jan-2008 By Sarah Britton
The British Poultry Council (BPC) has rejected claims by Unison union that abattoirs are risking meat safety by allowing untrained staff to carry out...
07-Jan-2008 By Rod Addy
The Cabinet Office strategy unit document on food and food policy could generate a confused approach to food policy and fails to address regional...
02-Jan-2008
A problem shared is not always a problem halved
21-Dec-2007 By Sarah Britton
Foods aimed at toddlers may be unsafe because manufacturers do not have appropriate nutritional guidelines to follow, a leading manufacturer of...
FSA appoints chief executive
19-Nov-2007 By Rod Addy
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has appointed Tim Smith as its chief executive.Smith, former chief executive of Arla Foods, will take up his post in...
24-Sep-2007 By Rick Pendrous
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has admitted that it needs to learn more about the practicalities of running a food business in order to become a...
20-Sep-2007 By Rick Pendrous
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has refused calls to persuade the European Commission (EC) to ban various additives after research was unveiled...
FSA chief confesses to additives cock-up
17-Sep-2007 By Rod Addy
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has admitted it got it wrong over its public handling of the media storm surrounding the publication of its study...
FSA seeks members for consumer committee
03-Sep-2007 By Sarah Britton
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is launching an Advisory Committee on Consumer Engagement (ACCE) to assess and improve its engagement with...
