The Foundation for Food Safety Certification, the owner of FSSC 22000, celebrates reaching a memorable milestone. The 1000th FSSC 22000 certificate is recently awarded to Edesia Global Nutrition Solutions. This certificate was issued for successfully passing the audit of compliance with the FSSC 22000 scheme requirements. FSSC 22000 contains a complete certification scheme for Food [...]
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1000th FSSC 22000 certificate
February 19th, 2012 by Tony
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FSA success in prosecution for over-temperature meat
February 14th, 2012 by Tony
The Food Standards Agency has won a case in the Old Bailey, against a meat company that failed to make sure meat was kept chilled throughout the entire food chain. A C Hopkins (Taunton) Ltd was charged, and found guilty, of an offence under the Food Hygiene (England) Regulations 2006. The allegation was that in [...]
FSA ‘Meat Plant Cause for Concern’ list published
January 23rd, 2012 by Tony
Starting today, the FSA is routinely publishing the full list of those meat plants that, on the basis of their audit reports, are considered ’cause for concern’. This follows agreement by the FSA Board last year to publish this information as part of the FSA’s ongoing commitment to openness and transparency. Last week, the FSA [...]
FDA Testing Orange Juice Imports for Carbendazim
January 19th, 2012 by Tony
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or the Agency) has issued a letter to alert the orange juice processing industry to the Agency’s position with respect to recent reports of the finding of the fungicide carbendazim in orange juice. Fungicides are chemical compounds or biological organisms used to kill or inhibit fungi or fungal spores [...]
UK Meat plants audit reports published
January 16th, 2012 by Tony
The Food Standards Agency has today started the regular publication of audit reports of approved meat plants in England, Scotland and Wales. This marks the beginning of routine publication of these reports, in line with the FSA’s commitment to transparency. More than 200 audit reports are being published today. These cover all audits that have [...]