Two importers who failed to translate food allergen declarations into English have been fined in New Zealand.
Tokyo Food Company was sentenced on two charges under the Food Act, and Japan Mart 2014 Company was hit with one charge under the same law. Both firms pleaded guilty.
Tokyo Food Company
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Food recalls increased almost 20 percent in Finland this past year, according to data compiled by the Finnish Food Authority (Ruokavirasto).
The most common reason for the 200 withdrawals in 2019 was related to allergens. Allergen errors accounted for the largest proportion of recalls for the second year running, at
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Food businesses in England and Northern Ireland will have to include full ingredients labeling on pre-packaged foods by summer 2021.
The new law was announced by Michael Gove, Environment Secretary, and is known as “Natasha’s Law” after Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, a teenager who died in 2016 after an allergic reaction to
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The Food Standards Agency is ready for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union with a new approach to understand risk and more surveillance, according to the authority’s leader.
Heather Hancock was questioned this past month by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee, led by Neil Parish. Topics
Continue Reading FSA gives update on Brexit planning, food crime and allergen labeling
How often during the course of last year did the 5 million people of Ireland lodge complaints related to their food? The Food Safety Authority of Ireland is out with a report on its Advice Line for 2015 that provides some answers. 
The FSA of Ireland took 2,739 complaints by
Continue Reading Complaints about poor food hygiene up 14 percent in Ireland
