A food processing worker in the Manchester area has been identified as a suspected victim of modern slavery, after concerns were raised by factory supervisors.
The Food Crime Unit achieved three key goals over the past year, its boss Andy Morling claims in this exclusive video interview, filmed at Food Manufacture’s safety conference.
International arrests linked to fake food and drink have now reached nearly 100, according to the latest figures released by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills.
The policing of food industry employment standards could suffer if the Gangmasters Licensing Authority's (GLA's) remit widens while its budget is cut, as is feared.
Management of food safety incidents should be far more effectively handled once the Food Standards Agency (FSA) installs new computer systems helping it to analyse extensive information contained within its own and external data banks.
The new watchdog tasked with policing supermarkets’ dealings with suppliers will still have teeth, despite its “astonishingly low” budget, government officials have insisted.
