Food Safety & Integrity
The latest on outbreaks, allergens and legislation.
FSA changes tack on allergen labelling deadline
Guidance on the implementation of full ingredient labelling for PPDS foods to be delayed.
Welsh food law committee gets under way
New group, including a CIEH member, will support government, the FSA and local authorities.
Alert issued over salmonella from eggs
News investigation uncovers numerous poisonings from British Lion Eggs.
Pub group's 52 houses receive top hygiene rating
Hall & Woodhouse, which has 52 managed houses, has been awarded food hygiene ratings of five at every one of its establishments.
Tales from the front line: making 'Grime and Punishment'
EHP Suzanne Lane talks about working with a camera crew over her shoulder.
Lords food inquiry hears of ‘them and us’ fears
National conversation on food, poverty, health and environment must focus on entire food system
Hula Hoops factory not a public health concern, say EHPs
Daily Star article claiming facility was ‘disgusting’ prompted local EH team to investigate – and they found no major problems
More people using FHRS to decide where to eat out
FSA survey shows increasing public awareness of hygiene ratings
Restaurant receives HEPN after customer’s allergic reaction
A Birmingham food business has been banned from offering allergen-free meals in one of England’s first examples of an HEPN being used for this purpose.
Birmingham council ‘unable to fulfil food safety function without external help’, says report
Authority’s food law enforcement plan warned that the EH team needs an extra 12 EH officers to prevent backlog.