Cost of meat safety inspections to rise Cost of meat safety inspections to rise 27-Apr-2009 By Rick Pendrous Abattoirs and meat cutting plants face steep rises in the charges imposed for safety inspections from 2011. The increases are the Food Standards...
FSA to debate Meat Hygiene Service costs increase FSA to debate Meat Hygiene Service costs increase 20-Apr-2009 By Rod Addy Proposals to increase industry charges for Meat Hygiene Service (MHS) official controls work call for an extra £1.2M from the meat industry from...
Unison opposes privatisation of MHS services Unison opposes privatisation of MHS services 16-Jul-2007 By Rick Pendrous The Food Standards Agency Board has been urged by the Unison union not to choose privatisation of services provided by the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS)...
New boss for hygiene service New boss for hygiene service 15-Aug-2006 The Food Standards Agency has appointed Steve McGrath as the new chief executive of the Meat Hygiene Service (MHS). He will take up the post on...
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
Meat inspectors accuse FSA of 'back-door' privatisation plan Meat inspectors accuse FSA of 'back-door' privatisation plan 17-Nov-2004 New hygiene rules produce opposition from official inspectors