Manufacturers have changed their practices because U.S. consumers are highly aware of food safety issues and have high recognition of third party certification as an effective signal of food safety assurance according to a new survey from Michigan State University. “Consumers are not only aware of food safety issues they are actually changing their shopping [...]
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Consumers Aware of Food Safety Issues and Third Party Certification
August 23rd, 2010 by Tony
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Lancaster Symposium to Debate Food Security
August 23rd, 2010 by Tony
A multi-disciplinary symposium to be held in the UK next month will be a forum for bioscientists, technologists, social scientists, specialists in ethics, economics and policy to share their research information and expertise on food security challenges around the globe. The symposium, taking place from 13 to 15 September, will be held at Lancaster University, [...]
Food Hygiene Rating Scheme Update
August 23rd, 2010 by Tony
The Food Standards Agency has written to all local authorities in England, Wales and Northern Ireland to tell them about local launches of the national Food Hygiene Rating Scheme (FHRS), its branding and other developments. FHRS will help consumers choose where to eat out or shop for food by giving them information about the hygiene [...]
Caterers Warned On Chicken Livers
August 4th, 2010 by Tony
The Food Standards Agency is reminding caterers to make sure chicken livers are handled hygienically and cooked thoroughly when used in products such as pâté or parfait. This follows a number of outbreaks of campylobacter food poisoning linked with chicken liver products where the livers may have been undercooked. Some recipes indicate that searing chicken [...]
Liquid Mercury found in Hong Kong Canned Food
August 4th, 2010 by Tony
The Centre for Food Safety in Hong Kong is alerting people that up to 48,000 cans of Greatwall Brand Chopped Pork and Ham contaminated with liquid mercury could be on the market. The Centre for Food Safety said it became aware of the problem after a complaint that one of the 340g tins contained 0.4g [...]