Raw pet food, smokies, and unapproved producers were some of the issues identified by food agencies in the United Kingdom in a report on food crime.
Details come from the 2024 Food Crime Strategic Assessment published by the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards Scotland (FSS). Food crime costs
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According to the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA), animal by-product controls need to improve in Iceland. At the same time, Norway continues to work on a range of audit recommendations.
Iceland and Norway are part of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) monitors how both countries
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There is room for improvement in the official food control systems of Iceland and Norway, according to the EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA).
Iceland and Norway are in the European Free Trade Association (EFTA). The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) monitors how both countries implement European Economic Area (EEA) rules on food
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Animal by-products, origin declarations, and potatoes are some of the topics on the radar of the National Food Crime Unit (NFCU), according to the agency’s annual update.
Major risks are the conflict in Ukraine and the cost-of-living crisis in the UK. For the latter, intelligence is pointing to cost-cutting practices by
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Finland saw a rise in the number of food recalls and outbreaks in 2021, according to a report. Food recalls increased for the sixth year in a row to more than 300 this past year.
The report presents findings related to food safety, official controls and monitoring programs on human
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A man in England has been jailed for selling a chemical sometimes marketed as a fat burner on the internet.
Jack Finney was sentenced at Chester Crown Court to 28 months in prison.
Products were found containing 2,4- dinitrophenol (DNP) in Northwich during an investigation by the Food Standards Agency’s
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Animal by-products, 2,4-dinitrophenol, beef and alcohol are among the product categories that have been part of food crime investigations by units in the United Kingdom.
Updates were presented at the Food Standard Agency’s Business Committee and Food Standards Scotland (FSS) board meetings.
The National Food Crime Unit (NFCU) has four
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Iceland has been told to improve its controls on animal by-products by the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).
The EFTA Surveillance Authority (ESA) added the country had made progress in other areas covered by past audits. An updated country profile summarizes Iceland’s system of official controls in the food and
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The World Bank is to help Moldova modernize the country’s food safety system.
The group’s board of executive directors approved a loan of $15 million to the Republic of Moldova for the third additional financing of the Moldova Agriculture Competitiveness Project (MACP). The World Bank Group is one of the
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