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Friday, June 8, 2018 - 14:02
Avian Influenza (bird flu), specifically H5N8, is something all birds are at risk from. UK poultry keepers are being urged to remain vigilant to the threat of bird flu and take action now...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
EFSA has launched a new tool to allow applicants to make their own estimates of exposure to food additives.
The Food Additives Intake Model (FAIM) is based on food consumption data collected by...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
As two thirds of households in the UK are choosing to have roast turkey for dinner, the Food Standards Agency (FSA) is offering the public tips on how to safely prepare turkey at home.
Dr Kevin...
Friday, June 8, 2018 - 14:02
In light of the new EU acrylamide regulation of 20 November 2017, IFST has updated its Information Statement on Acrylamide in Foods.
Acrylamide is a well-known industrial chemical whose primary use...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
The FSA has published a new Science Report by its Chief Scientific Adviser Professor Guy Poppy. In his seventh Report, Professor Poppy looks at the Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS), and its impact...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has published its second EU summary report on the monitoring of transmissible spongiform encephalopathies (TSEs).
The report provides results on data...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
The Food and Drink Federation (FDF) has published Industry Guidance on Setting Product Shelf Life with the aim to help food and drink manufacturers understand the requirements to assign the most...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
Food businesses in the UK will be required to put in place practical steps to manage acrylamide within their food safety management systems under new EU legislation which will apply from April 2018....
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
WRAP in association with the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Defra has produced a new guidance that sets out best practice in the choice and application of date labels and storage advice.
It brings...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
Top nine retailers have just published their results of campylobacter contamination in UK produced fresh whole chickens (covering July to September 2017) in line with a FSA protocol agreed with them...