Food Safety

The lie of the land

03-Jun-2008

Lies, damned lies and PR spin. Welcome to the nonsensical world of food legislation, says Neville Craddock

How clean is your factory?

28-May-2008 By Allison Carvalho

Maintaining a clean factory is critical to keep manufacturers out of the headlines and the dock. Allison Carvalho finds out why

German pizzas break UK shelf-life rule

31-Mar-2008 By Rod Addy

Pizzas imported from German convenience food group Freiberger have sparked industry cries that the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA’s) 10-day...

Single food standard gets closer as US food giants back global initiative

18-Feb-2008 By Rick Pendrous

Fast food giant McDonalds could be the next big US company to put its backing behind the Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) following news last...

Industry rejects zero tolerance listeria proposals

04-Feb-2008 By Sarah Britton

Food safety will be improved by enforcing, rather than changing, legislation on Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) in ready-to-eat (RTE) products, the...

Keep it on the shelf

02-Jan-2008 By Rod Addy

Victory for four-year campaign as 10-day shelf-life is reinstated

Organic lobby continues to slam GM for being food safety risk

03-Sep-2007 By Rick Pendrous

Soil Association (SA) director Patrick Holden has once again dismissed the use of genetic modification (GM), claiming that it posed a ”food...

Global troubleshooters to offer food safety solutions

28-Aug-2007

An online database of food safety consultants has been launched to help firms manage food safety, hygiene and quality risks throughout the food...

Greencore grows foodservice

28-Aug-2007 By Rod Addy

Bosses plan to cut reliance on 'big five' by refocusing 20% of the business

A clean sweep

28-Aug-2007 By Rod Addy

Manufacturers have their work cut out to keep pace with new developments in European hygiene legislation. But help is at hand, with new independent advice and training on the cards, says Rod Addy

Bad weather raises concern over pathogens in food

30-Jul-2007

increased risk of e.coli and mycotoxins

Systems check

30-Jul-2007 By Rick Pendrous

A worrying rise in listeriosis could see calls for hygiene standards in food factories to be raised even higher, as Rick Pendrous discovers

Book gives guidance on food safety

30-Jul-2007

A handbook on food safety management is now available from BSI. The publication, ISO 22000 Food Safety Guidance and Workbook for the Manufacturing...

Cadbury fined £1M over salmonella contamination

16-Jul-2007 By Elaine Watson

Cadbury has been fined £1M by Birmingham Crown Court over its handling of last year’s salmonella outbreak.Cadbury is the first food manufacturer...

Health risk from hospital sarnies

18-Jun-2007 By Rick Pendrous

Hospital sandwiches and other ready-to-eat foods pose a high-risk from foodborne listeria contamination in vulnerable groups, particularly among the...

Cadbury in the dock

08-May-2007

Cadbury has become the first food manufacturer to face prosecution under EU General Food Law for failing immediately to inform the authorities of a...

Food quality and safety project launched

16-Apr-2007 By Elaine Watson

A new EU-funded project has been launched in a bid to harmonise analytical methods for monitoring food quality and safety across Europe and...

EU food safety agency to speed up advice

27-Feb-2007

More timely advise on the risks associated with food scares should emerge as the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) sets about streamlining the...

McDonald’s to investigate safe alternative to FSA guidelines for cooking burgers

19-Feb-2007 By Rick Pendrous

Fast food chain McDonald’s has welcomed the decision by a Food Standards Agency (FSA) expert panel to consider lower time/temperature options to...

Pressure mounts for a single global food safety certification standard

05-Feb-2007 By Rick Pendrous

A single international standard for the safety certification of food production premises moved a step closer last week when stakeholders in the...

Safe to say that it is a real obsession

29-Jan-2007

Constant vigilance ensures consumers are rarely exposed to risk, says Garry Parker

Mission critical

29-Aug-2006 By Michelle Knott

Michelle Knott discusses the implications of the new hygiene regulations, that came into force earlier this year, on manufacturers

Cadbury salmonella scare highlights a wider problem

10-Jul-2006 By Elaine Watson

The controversy surrounding Cadbury’s salmonella scare highlights a wider confusion amongst manufacturers over their obligations to inform the...

Cadbury may face legal action over salmonella scare

26-Jun-2006 By Elaine Watson

Cadbury has vigorously denied allegations that it broke the law by failing immediately to inform the authorities that some of its products had been...

Shelf-life recommendations for chilled foods take heat out of argument

12-Jun-2006 By Rick Pendrous

Chilled ready meals producers heaved a sigh of relief last week as a key committee agreed to recommend that government imposes a 10-day shelf-life on...

Rice rules trip up firms

29-May-2006

Two UK rice companies have fallen foul of a code of practice designed to ensure rice sold as Basmati is the real deal.In separate cases brought by...

FSA moves to head off threat of deadly bug in chilled packs

29-Mar-2006 By Rick Pendrous

Changes to shelf-life and temperature guidelines could cost the industry dear

Early public debate needed to allay fear over 'risky' products

12-Jan-2006

The food industry could avoid consumer backlashes over food safety by being more proactive and engaging with the public at a much earlier stage in...

FSA on target to slash food poisoning outbreaks in UK

21-Nov-2005 By Rick Pendrous

The Food Standards Agency expects this year to meet its target of reducing outbreaks of food poisoning by 20% from 2000 levels, according to the...

News In Brief

04-Nov-2005

Geest gets greenerBakkvör Group has moved into the fresh cut vegetable market with the £44m acquisition of prepared vegetable and convenience...

Food poisoning investigations require risk balance

10-Oct-2005

As the number of confirmed cases of E.coli in Wales climbs to 157, a food safety expert has highlighted the problems of investigating and managing...

FSA intervenes to allay vegetarian concern

10-Aug-2005

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has issued new draft guidelines on the use of the terms vegetarian and vegan following concerns that they are not...

Better education, training and control could help avoid risks

30-Jun-2005 By Elaine Watson

Biggest ever survey may help clean up the entire food chain

Sides are drawn in argument over meat inspection regime

13-Jun-2005 By Rick Pendrous

MHS inspectors' union fears haccp will not be good enough

Sudan 1 slanging match erupts as latest recall baffles supplier

04-Apr-2005 By Elaine Watson

Regulator defends strategy as fdf president demands answers

Risk experts raise doubts about need for Sudan 1 mass recall

07-Mar-2005 By Rick Pendrous

Experts question whether costly recall was justified in risk terms

LETTER

07-Mar-2005

Less salt has safety implications, too

MES gives meat control

06-Oct-2004

Tracking and traceability

Clean sweep for hygiene regs

09-Sep-2004 By Michelle Knott

New European food hygiene regulations could actually help UK manufacturers by forcing other states to come up to our high standards, says Michelle Knott