In the last few days Sainsburys, Co-operative Food and Asda have all recalled versions of their Camembert cheese due to possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes – as advised by the FSA. Listeria monocytogenes is a bacterium that can cause foodborne illness, particularly among vulnerable groups – these are pregnant women, unborn and newborn babies, those …
FSA board calls for more ‘pace’ on rare burger advice (By Rick Pendrous+, 29-Jan-2016, foodmanufacture.co.uk) The rising popularity of rare burgers in the UK continues to worry food safety experts who fear that, unless proper controls are introduced on their sale in UK restaurants and their consumption at home, it will inevitably lead to more …
Food hygiene ratings will be included as part of the information available on the NHS comparison website: ‘The performance of every care home in England can now be compared on an NHS website. Homes have been added to My NHS, part the NHS Choices site, allowing users to leave ratings and reviews to help other …
We are nearing twelve months since the introduction of the new allery and intolerance food labelling legislation (the EU Food Information for Consumers Regulation No. 1169/2011) came into force on 13 December 2014. Many small and medium sized businesses will have had to undertake a review of all their food supplies to ensure their labelling …
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