The Food Standards Agency has published results from its latest study looking at levels of process contaminants acrylamide and furan in a range of UK foods. The report shows an upward trend in acrylamide levels in processed cereal-based baby foods (excluding rusks), and a reduction in other products, such as pre-cooked French fries, potato products [...]
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UK Acrylamide and Furan Survey Published – Vegetable Crisps not a Healthy option
April 17th, 2012 by Tony
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Latest UK Recalls include Cookies, Chocolate & Ravioli
April 7th, 2012 by Tony
Manning Impex Ltd withdraws one batch of Buenas brand Macapuno String Coconut Sport in Syrup due to the undeclared presence of sulphur dioxide – Monday 2 April 2012 Macapuno String, Coconut Sport in Syrup, 340g Risk: A single batch of the above product has been found to contain undeclared sulphur dioxide. This makes the product [...]
Shocking number of Failures reported from Northern Ireland food surveillance
April 4th, 2012 by Tony
The Northern Ireland Strategic Committee on Food Surveillance has published its fourth report on food sampling activity in Northern Ireland. Similar to 2009, the results of sampling in 2010 indicate that there have been relatively few detections of foodborne pathogens. However, almost a third of samples taken were reported to be of microbiologically unsatisfactory quality, [...]
Controls for desinewed meat enforced on UK by EU will cause ‘criminal waste’
April 4th, 2012 by Tony
The UK has been required to re-classify the process by which a very small part of its meat processing industry removes meat from animal bones. The European Commission has asked that a moratorium is put in place on the production of ‘desinewed meat’ (DSM) from cattle, sheep and goats. Desinewed meat is produced using a [...]
FSA to conduct Raw Milk Review
March 9th, 2012 by Tony
The Board of the Food Standards Agency (FSA) will decide next week whether the FSA should review the current rules governing the sale and marketing of unpasteurised, or raw, drinking milk and cream. This follows developments in the sale of raw milk which have seen producers using new routes of sale for their products, such [...]