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Post Implementation Review of the Food Safety (Sampling & Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2013
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has launched a four-week consultation on a post implementation review (PIR) of Food Safety (Sampling & Qualifications) (England) Regulations 2013.
The Regulations...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
Defra has confirmed that avian influenza has been identified in wild birds this winter. All poultry keepers have been urged to review their biosecurity, sign up for disease alerts and register their...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published the results of its Biannual Attitudes Tracker (November 2017). It was conducted in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to monitor changes in consumer...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
EFSA has developed a harmonised approach to assessing and taking account of uncertainties in food safety, and animal and plant health. This approach will boost the transparency of the resulting...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
According to the main conclusions of an EFSA scientific opinion on Listeria monocytogenes and risks to public health from consumption of contaminated ready-to-eat food, Listeria cases have increased...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
Experts from EFSA has said that some substances belonging to a group of plant ingredients known as hydroxyanthracene derivates can damage DNA and may cause cancer, said EFSA after assessing their...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
EFSA’s Panel on Plant Health has reviewed a study which suggests that the pathogen causing a black spot disease (CBS) is present in Europe. Phyllosticta citricarpa is listed as a quarantine plant...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
In light of recent bird flu findings in wild birds, Chief Veterinary Officer has confirmed today that a bird flu prevention zone has been declared across the whole of England.
Following this...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has confirmed that bird flu has been detected in 17 wild birds.
This is the first confirmed case of the virus in the UK this winter and tests...
Thursday, June 7, 2018 - 15:45
The Food Safety Authority of Ireland (FSAI) confirmed that 69 Enforcement Orders were served on food businesses for breaches in food safety legislation in 2017, declining by over a third (35%)...