Food Safety & Integrity
The latest on outbreaks, allergens and legislation.
Airline allergy procedures under review
Changes to how airlines safeguard passengers with nut allergies is on the cards as part of a consultation into the future of aviation.
Hotel fined £20,000 for food hygiene offences
A business that owns a hotel in Shropshire has been successfully prosecuted by its local council for food hygiene offences and fined £20,000.
Food safety laws 'being weakened' in pre-Brexit rush
Food safety post-Brexit is being put at risk because the penalties for wrongdoing are being weakened as EU laws are brought into UK legislation.
Brexit 'could help UK cut back on sugar'
Brexit could offer an opportunity to reduce the sugar consumption in the UK if the government uses it to reduce sugar supply.
Call for stronger deterrent after 'relatively small' egg fine
The British egg lobby group wants more effective food fraud deterrents following a €30,000 fine for a Dutch trader selling contaminated eggs.
FSA recruiting for specialist register
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is looking for new members to join its Register of Specialists.
Horsemeat trial begins
Two former managers of French meat processing firm Spanghero stand accused of passing off horsemeat as more expensive beef.
Brexit food safety checkmate
The lack of proper checking regime, however temporary, would lead to disruption and increased food fraud, say experts.
Delay in mandatory hygiene rating display
Mandatory display and declaration of food hygiene ratings England is at least two years away according to the Food Standards Agency.
Return of BSE detected
BSE has been detected in the UK for the first time in three years, during routine surveillance on a farm in Aberdeen, Scotland.