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UK – The Food Standards Agency (FSA) together with the UK Health Security Agency, Public Health Scotland and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) are looking into a Listeria monocytogenes outbreak linked to fish, that has led to the death of three people in the United Kingdom. The outbreak was first made public in April and so far, twelve patients across the…
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UK – The Food Standards Agency has announced that Snaffling Pig, a British snack food manufacturer, is recalling a small batch of its Perfectly Salted Pork Scratchings, as they could be contaminated with salmonella. The product, which is sold at most major supermarkets and online retailer Amazon, has prompted the retailers to also recall it. The company said in a…
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U.K – Flintshire County Council of the United Kingdom, is looking to approve the new Food Service Plan that sets out the aims and objectives for the service for this financial year and how these are to be achieved, to ensure the quality of food hygiene is maintained. The plan covers food safety, and the enforcement of food safety. It…
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UK – The Food Standards Agency (FSA) and UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), a non-departmental public body of the Government of the United Kingdom that directs research and innovation funding, has awarded £200,000 ($269,000) to six projects that connect researchers with the public on issues about food safety. One project will focus on underrepresented communities in the West Midlands to…
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UK – The Food Standards Agency (FSA), the standards regulator in the United Kingdom, has ordered Dorset Oyster, the shellfish providers of choice for top restaurants and chefs in the Kingdom, to recall their products due to concerns of norovirus. The FSA confirmed it was looking into a “possible outbreak of sickness and diarrhoea” linked to oyster consumption. Norovirus, also…
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UK – A research by Campden BRI, a food and drink industry research association, has revealed that Pulsed Electric Field (PEF) technology could help improve food safety and quality while avoiding detrimental changes in the sensory and physical properties of products. The technology has already shown commercial benefits for a range of product types leading to increased throughput, reduced energy…
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U.K – The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has called on the government to introduce more precise labeling on country of origin and “Buy British” filters for online grocery shopping so as to support the United Kingdom’s (UK’s) farming industry. This is in a report where it urges the government to complete a comprehensive report on UK food security later this…
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U.K – British farmers and food producers are set to benefit from access to a valuable new market which boasts high demand for quality pork meat, as Mexico has now officially opened its doors to British pork for the first time This development follows over four years of negotiations and inspections. The Mexican National Department for Health, Safety and Agricultural…
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