Food Safety

The government is in discussions with the food industry regarding making the labelling on meat more detailed

A voluntary code of conduct for the beef industry has been put into place by the National Farmers Union (NFU) and British Meat Processors Association (BMPA) to improve trust in the sector

The Countryside Alliance has urged the Government to push for all processed meat products to display clearer country of origin labelling, therefore supporting British farmers

Richard Brooks, CEO of internationally accredited translation experts K-International, shares his advice following one of the latest EU food directives aiming to improve the obesity issues across Europe

The new standard has been developed over the past seven months by a range of employers including Aubrey Allen and Walter Smith Fine Foods, and has now gained ministerial approval

The UK Government has updated the law regarding olive oils, including labelling, packaging and selling olive oil on-tap

Recent research carried out by Defra and the Food Standards Agency (FSA) has shown that the level of misleading origin labelling on British foods has improved

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Half of the scheduled SALSA food labelling workshops (FICR) have now taken place, and have taught over 50 food industry workers about the new food labelling regulations

Food producers and retailers are being called upon to have their food produce tested in order to maintain levels of quality and clarity for consumers, following 1200 tonnes of fake food being seized by an Interpol-Europol investigation

Recent research has shown that a number of foods such as ham, cheese and prawns are being adulterated before being sold to consumers